Kenton City Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination during the meal service. Children will need to be present and eat the meal at the meal site. No food can be taken from the site. […]
Ohio Northern University will again be offering academic, music and athletic camps for students in elementary, middle school and high school during the summer season. Opportunities being offered are: Summer Academic Camps in the arts and sciences, June 12-17; Pharmacy Campus, June 12-17; GenCyber Camp for middle schools students, June 5-10 or June 12-17, Summer Music Camp, June 19-25; and ONU Athletics Campus, various times. For more information and to […]
Marion, Ohio – The Palace Cultural Arts Association (PCAA) has a lineup for the Summer that features two movie weekends, an adult comedy show, and a local production. June kicks off with the first of two movie weekends featured throughout the month. The movie features are currently TBA, with many great options to choose from based on release dates and availability for the Palace big screen. Movie weekends in June […]
The community is mourning the loss of a young man who lost his long courageous battle against osteosarcoma. William "Mason" Bloom passed away Monday May 23 at Nationwide Children's Hospital surrounded by his family just a few weeks shy of his 23rd birthday. Mason was well loved by the community around him and greatly appreciated the support provided to both him and his family. He was a 2018 graduate of […]
In remembrance of the victims of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Governor Mike DeWine issued a flag lowering order directing that all U.S. and Ohio flags be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout the state. The order is in accordance with the order issued by President Biden. An 18-year-old high school student killed at least 19 children and two teachers during the tragic attack at Robb […]
There have been two fatal crashes since Tuesday afternoon in Marion County. According to the first release from the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, an 80 year old man from Marion was killed in a one vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday afternoon on County Road 108. James Howell lost control of his vehicle while driving west on 108. The vehicle went off the south side of the […]
The Kenton JROTC program has been awarded the 2022 OHSAA Exemplary Service Award for Kenton High School. The Ohio High School Athletic Association has established an annual Exemplary Service Award to recognize Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity. This award may be presented to a coach, teacher, administrator, booster, or supporter of the school program. It is an opportunity for every member high school in Ohio to honor their own with this […]
The Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2022 from Kenton High is scheduled for this Saturday, May 28th. It will start at 7:30 Saturday evening at Robinson Field. The rain date is 7:30pm Sunday, May 29th also at Robinson Field. The livestream of the ceremony can be viewed at: https://live.kentoncityschools.org/
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), John Thune (R-SD), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced legislation to allow retired first responders to withdraw from their retirement without being penalized. The senators’ legislation would improve and reform the Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety Act (HELPS), by changing state and local direct payment requirements from mandatory to optional, and creating an alternative to the current method, allowing […]