A hearing on Competency has been scheduled for a Kenton man. Charles Castle was evaluated in late January to determine if he is competent to stand trial on charges connected to the kidnapping of a 7 year old girl. The 57 year old entered pleas of not guilty by reason of insanity on one count of aggravated attempted murder, one count of rape, 6 counts of kidnapping, three counts of […]
Search warrants were served at four residential locations in Upper Sandusky this past Friday. According to a release, the Wyandot County Special Response Team served the warrants at 375 Spring, 663 South Eighth, 539 North Warpole and 528 O'Donnell in the city. Cocaine, LSD, methamphetamine and marijuana were recovered in the searches. A large amount of cash, firearms and items associated with drug trafficking were also seized. Charges are expected […]
Kenton High School will be administering the English 2 state test beginning at 8:00am tomorrow (Tuesday) and Wednesday. This is for all students, including KOLA students, enrolled in an English 2 class, which is the majority of the sophomore class. Students who are testing must have their school laptops charged and ready. Students who are not testing will be running on a 2 hour delay schedule. KOLA students who are […]
Preschool and Kindergarten Registration and Screening for the Kenton City School District has been scheduled for Monday April 11 through Thursday the 14. In order to more efficiently operate the process , Kenton has decided to cancel all Preschool and Kindergarten classes that week. That will allow the entire staff to conduct the process and give the maximum amount of focus to the children that will be attending for the […]
Third row (L-R): Bethany Cameron, Kylie Hurt, Angel Forester. Second row (L-R): Kylie Allmon, Kelsey Bressler, Elaine Webster, Gavin Manns, Ali Harpel. First row: Brock Heckathorn. On March 24th and 25th, a group of Kenton High School students participated in the HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) State Leadership Conference. Two students, Angel Forester and Ali Harpel, advanced to the physical therapy skills portion of the conference. Angel Forester receiving […]
City of Kenton fishing and boating licenses for France Lake remain on sale. A yearly boating permit is $20, $15 for veterans. Yearly fishing permits are $10, $5 for veterans. They can be purchased on the City of Kenton website : https://cityofkenton.com/ or at the office at France Lake. The hours are Friday 1-6pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm and Sunday 1-6pm.
The Kenton City Schools announced Celebrate Disabilities Day this Thursday March 31. Everyone is encouraged to wear orange on Thursday. That is the color to raise awareness for all disabilities. Students are encouraged to take a pledge to sit next to someone who is alone at lunch and say hello to them in the hallway. There are around 2.3 million students in the country who have a learning disability diagnosis. […]
The average price for a gallon of gas in Hardin County remained the same as last week. According to AAA the average is at $3.93 a gallon today. The lowest average in our region is in Logan County at $3.89 a gallon. The most expensive is Hancock County's $4.11 a gallon. The average price in the State of Ohio is $4.04. The National average is at $4.24 a gallon.
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Niegel, Navy Office of Community Outreach MILLINGTON, Tenn. - A Ottawa, Ohio, native assigned to Public Works Department (PWD) Bahrain, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Central (NAVFAC EURAFCENT), was recently recognized for exemplary performance. Petty Officer 2nd Class Carl Basinger is a 2014 Ottawa-Glandorf High School graduate. Today, Basinger serves as a Navy engineering aid. “Engineering aides work directly with construction engineers […]