Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be highly visible and cracking down on impaired drivers during the Fourth of July holiday reporting period, which begins at 12 a.m. on Monday, July 3 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4. The Patrol’s zero-tolerance policy is part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign aimed at removing impaired […]
On 6/29/2023 at approximately 0924 hrs. the Hancock County METRICH Drug Task Force along with Findlay Police Department and the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant at 1100 Croy Dr. Suite B, Findlay, Ohio. This business is Massage Max, owned and operated by Xiaohong Jiang of Arlington. The search warrant stemmed from an investigation into anonymous complaints received on the business. The complaints alleged human trafficking and possible […]
Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will be possible today into Monday. Some of the storms will be capable of producing damaging winds. Locally heavy rainfall and isolated large hail could occur on Saturday as well. Listen to 95.3 WKTN for the latest on the weather.
An Alger man was sentenced recently on one count each of rape and gross several imposition. According to documents from Prosecutor Brad Bailey's Office: .Johnathan D. L. Shrader will serve a minimum of 16 years to maximum of 21 and half years in prison. He was classified as a Tier III Sex Offender. Shrader was indicted on the charges in September of 2022. The case dates back to late October […]
The closure of State Route 31 south of Kenton has been extended. 31, between Township Road 180 and Township Road 265, closed April 27 to install a box culvert. It was originally scheduled to reopen in late June, but will now remain closed an additional two weeks. Reopening now is anticipated to be on July 10 at the earliest. A detour will remain in place.
The Kenton Soccer Association is looking for youth who are interested in soccer. Association President Mark Schwemer, “The organization has been formed, and registration is currently open for the fall season. They will play in the Black Swamp League as the Y’s league had in the past. Registration is pretty simple. You can go to our website at kentonsoccerassociation.com, and registration is a little tab at the top, easy enough […]
The Hardin County Board of Elections will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, July 3. The meeting will start at 9 Monday morning. It will be held in their office in the Hardin County Courthouse in downtown Kenton. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss personnel.
There are numerous Fourth of July celebrations taking place around the county starting this weekend. The third annual Pride of Ada Fireworks will be tomorrow night. They will start at 9:45 Saturday night at War Memorial Park. The Patriotic Pops Concert will start at 7 Sunday evening at Ohio Northern University in Ada. The Hardin County Freedom Fest parade on Independence Day is at 9:30am on July 4. The fireworks […]
The United Way of Hardin County is looking for projects for the annual Days of Caring Event. That will take place August 4 and 5. If you have a project you would like to have considered, contact the United Way of Hardin Co. for an application. Volunteers will help with painting, light construction, cleaning, and yard work. Organizations, Churches, Parks and individuals are welcome to apply.