Ohio State Highway Patrol to Conduct OVI Checkpoint in Marion This Week

Ohio State Highway Patrol to Conduct OVI Checkpoint in Marion This Week

The Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be conducting an OVI checkpoint this week. The county where the checkpoint will take place will be announced the day prior, and the exact location in that county will be announced the morning of the checkpoint. If you plan to consume alcohol, designate a driver or make other travel arrangements before you drink. Operational support for the sobriety checkpoint will be provided by local law enforcement agencies.

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US 68 Reopens After Railroad Crossing Gate Repairs in Dunkirk

A railroad crossing on US 68 in Dunkirk was blocked early this morning due to malfunctioning railroad crossing gates. The Hardin County Sheriff's Office advised motorists to find an alternate route due to the situation. The crossing gates were repaired and normal traffic resumed around two and half hours later.

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Storms Bring Down Power Poles, Trigger Widespread Outages

Several rounds of thunderstorms have rumbled across the area over the past couple of days. Monday morning's storm brought down power poles and lines in the 900 block of East Columbus Street in Kenton which resulted in a widespread power outage. AEP crews had power restored to most customers by 6:00 Monday evening. If that's not enough, a transformer fire that occurred on State Route 31 near County Road 160, interrupted service to customers south of Kenton. Power was restored […]

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Findlay Police Officer Fires Fatal Shot During Rodeway Inn Incident

Findlay Police Dispatch received a call from a resident of the Rodeway Inn, room 214 at 1 p.m. Monday of a male threatening to harm himself. The caller stated he had a gun and then disconnected. Officers arrived on scene and located the male, identified as Holden Smith, (37 year old male) standing in the parking lot in front of the room when Officers arrived. Holden possessed a gun in his hand and was waving and pointing it. Officers attempted […]

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Thunderstorm and Flood Watches in Effect

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 8 this (Monday August 10.) A Flood Watch is also in effect until midnight: .Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for […]

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AEP Estimates Power to be Restored by 8:30pm August 10

From AEP Facebook page: Storm 12:20 p.m. Update: About 21,000 customers across our service area remain without power after severe weather moved through this morning. The hardest-hit area is Newark, where about 11,800 customers are currently without power. Strong to severe storms will continue to move across our service areas today. Please know our crews will continue to work as quickly and as safely as possible to get your lights back on. Remember:: All downed lines are dangerous. Stay as […]

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Water Leaks Detected at Two Locations in Kenton

Water leaks have been detected at two locations in the City of Kenton. One was on Eliza Street between Main and Detroit, and the other is in the 100 block of North Detroit Street. Safety Service Director Cindy Murray said the leaks were detected as the result of a leak detection survey conducted at the city’s request that is designed to find leaks in an ongoing effort to cut down on the loss of water throughout the city. Because a […]

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Kenton School Students Receiving Free Breakfast and Lunch During 2026-27 School Year

Kenton City Schools will be implementing a new option available to schools participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for School Year 2026-2027. What that means for families of the Kenton City School District is, all enrolled students of Kenton City Schools, Hardin Community School and Hardin County MRDD are eligible to receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at school at no charge to your household each day of the 2026-2027 […]

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Two People Facing Charges Connected to Fatal Crash in Marysville

A Union County Grand Jury has indicted two people in connection to an accident that occurred July 12, 2026 at the intersection of State Route 31 and Mill Road. According to a release from the Marysville Police Chief Tony Brooks, 31-year-old Javonte A. Henderson was indicted on one count of aggravated vehicular homicide and two counts of child endangering, and 30-year-old Shania C. Henderson was indicted on one count of complicity to aggravated vehicular homicide and two count of endangering […]

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