The Hardin County Board of Elections will meet this Friday, February 6th, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. in their office in the courthouse for their monthly Board Meeting. This is a change of the original Board Meeting date of February 12, 2026. The meeting date has been changed to meet the Ohio Secretary of State’s deadline for certification of petitions.
Photo: Karen Miller Owners of Viva Maria in Ada are thanking first responders and the community after a fire damaged the restaurant Monday afternoon. Multiple fire and emergency units from across the area responded to the scene, with some crews remaining for hours despite cold conditions. The owners said the fire followed a series of security alarms at the building, and when they arrived, smoke was pouring from the rear of the restaurant. Employees and community members also gathered at […]
After seating a jury and presenting opening statements, the State began laying out its case against Andrew McCafferty yesterday in Hardin County. Prosecutor Brad Bailey called three witnesses to the stand Monday afternoon. They included Emily Roy, the Communications Coordinator at the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, who presented the timeline from the first 9-1-1 call made by McCafferty’s live-in girlfriend, who reported that James Collins had been stabbed. Colin O’Connell, a paramedic with South East Hardin–North West Union County EMS, […]
Marion, Ohio Police Department The Marion Police Department is asking for assistance in locating 17 year old Preston Jolley, who was reported to MPD as a runaway on 1/16/26. Preston is 6'9" tall, 238 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. It is believed that he is in the Marion area or possibly Delaware, Ohio. If anyone has information as to the whereabouts of Preston Jolley, please contact Marion PD at 740-387-2525.
Jury selection for the trial of Andrew McCafferty concluded today, Monday, February 2, in the case involving the October 1 stabbing death of James Collins in Mt. Victory. The trial is now underway, with opening statements presented by both the prosecution and defense. Assistant Prosecutor Morgan Fish, in his opening statement, claimed that McCafferty's live-in girlfriend left the house on the night of September 30—the night before the killing—following an argument. She took her two high school–age foster children with […]
Riverdale Local Schools Registration for Riverdale Kindergarten Screening is open now. Parents who have children who will be five years old on or before August 1 are eligible to register. Visit the school's website, riverdalefalcons.org to register. You can do so through March 31.
City of Findlay- Mayor's Office The City of Findlay was one of nine cities in the United States to win a 2026 Healthy and Sustainable Communities Award from American Beverage, the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America and the United States Conference of Mayors. They won first place in the Small City category. Findlay will receive $150,000 for its Urban Prairie Pilot Project. The project is a model for sustainability and will convert flood-damaged, city-owned turfgrass in the Blanchard […]
Eleven University of Northwestern Ohio Sport Marketing and Management students, accompanied by two professors, are set to showcase their skills on a national stage at Super Bowl LX in San Francisco, California. The internship, hosted by the NFL and the Bay Area Host Committee, will have students actively participating in events leading up to the big game on February 8, 2026. The students’ primary assignment involves volunteering at the Super Bowl Experience, a dynamic, interactive pro football theme park at […]
A jury was seated today, Monday, February 2, in the Hardin County murder case against Andrew McCafferty. The twelve-member jury includes seven women and five men. The trial is scheduled to begin following jury selection and is expected to last five days. McCafferty, a Mount Victory man, is facing charges of aggravated murder, murder, involuntary manslaughter, felonious assault, and two counts of tampering with evidence. He is accused of stabbing James Collins to death in Mount Victory on October 1, […]
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.
