KENTON-Hardin County Soroptimist International announced the Club 250 winner for week 27. Be Rice-Anderson will receive $100. Club 250 is a fundraiser that helps to award scholarships to local women and girls. The group also announced that the June meeting will take place this Thursday June 6 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Kenton. Social time will begin at 5:30, and the meeting starts at 6pm.
One hundred and thirty runners came out to show support at the inaugural Hardin County Runs for Down Syndrom 5K event on Saturday, June 1st, 2019. All funds raised benefit the Columbus Buddy Walk and Reece's Roadies. Anyone interested in learning about the Columbus Buddy Walk or joining Reece's Roadies should go online to: https://www.ds-stride.org/columbusbuddywalk/profiles/team/ReecesRockinRoadies
Seven members and guest Linda Pollitz gathered at Basil’s Italian Grill Restaurant on May 22 at 5:30 p.m. Pres. Sandy Moore welcomed everyone and led them in the Lord’s Prayer. She also thanked Cindy Keller for the lovely arrangements. Following the delicious dinner, Keller introduced speaker Linda Pollitz, Program Manager of the Alzheimer’s Assoc. of Northwest Ohio Chapter, to speak about Alzheimer’s. Pollitz has experience in the field of gerontology with 28 years and then 18 years of the Alzheimer’s […]
COLUMBUS — A plan by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) to phase out coverage for Oxycontin and its generic form by the end of the year begins Saturday. Given their potential for abuse, misuse, addiction, and dependence, BWC will no longer pay for Oxycontin or generic sustained-release oxycodone tablets for workers who suffer on-the-job injuries on or after June 1. Injured workers currently on those medications will have until Dec. 31 to discontinue their use or switch […]
COLUMBUS, OH (May 31, 2019) – More than 25 million Americans and 991,628 Ohioans are estimated to have cataract, a clouding of the eye's lens, which blocks or changes the passage of light into the eye. Prevent Blindness has declared June as Cataract Awareness Month to educate the public on risk factors, symptoms and treatment options. Most cataracts are caused by changes related to aging. However, other factors may cause cataracts to form including eye infections, some medicines (such as […]
4th Quarter Principal’s Roll (4.0 GPA) 7th Grade: Joel Bowman, Brynn Butler, Delaney Buxton, Samuel Chen, Angel Forester, Alison Gerding, Mya Good, Heaven Harris, Isabella Hoffman, Kinley Howe, Anthony Hunt, Kylie Hurt, Claire Ketcham, Susan McElroy, Emma Mulligan, Trenton Rogers, Brailyn Thacker, Haylee Wise, Lauren Woltz, Ethan Yoder. 8th Grade: Mario Arreola, Grady Baum, Jayson Dyer, Drake Grant, Carter Hale, Allison Harpel, Brody Heckathorn, Brinley Hites, Riley Hunt, Kooper Johnston, Gavin Manns, Seth Manns, Aaron Modd, Avery Smith, Shane Spencer, […]
A Kenton woman was taken into custody on a warrant Thursday afternoon. According to the Daily Media Release from the Union County Sheriff's Office, a deputy from Union County met with a Hardin County Sheriff's Office deputy and took custody of 36 year old Rachel A. Bordner for an outstanding arrest warrant. Bordner was transported to the Tri County Regional Jail.
The Hardin County Historical Museums and Hardin County Heritage Farm are hosting the annual A Night at the Barn fundraiser. The event will be held Saturday, June 15th from 5:30-9pm. This year, Leslie Blankenship will be giving a talk on the Women's Suffrage Parade that was held in Columbus in 1912. Dinner will be catered by Viva Maria's in Ada with a live and silent auction alo taking place. Tickets are $25 per person, and they […]
Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Aging inducted 12 outstanding older Ohioans into the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame today during a special ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. Members of the Ohio General Assembly, Governor Mike DeWine and his cabinet, and leaders from Ohio’s aging network were on hand to congratulate and thank the inductees for their lifelong contributions to their communities, their professions, and their vocations. “The diverse contributions made by older Ohioans to enhance […]
WKTN is a locally owned and operated radio station broadcasting from Kenton, Ohio since 1963.
Our broadcast covers Hardin County and into Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Logan, Marion, Union, and Wyandot Counties including a majority of communities within.