A group is in the process of recording videos pertaining to the history of the City of Kenton. The goal of Project: Kenton Declassified is capturing the history before its forgotten. The project is being spearheaded by Jimmy Evans and Ken Newman. The two have spoken to a number of people who have shared stories and photographs of Kenton’s past, and they want to speak to more.
Lora Current is Miss South Central Ohio 2020 and will compete for Miss Ohio in June of 2021. Her story is compelling in that she was able to overcome dyslexia after being tested while in Middle School. Today, she is the founder of the non-profit group ReadOnUSA with the aim at getting books into the hands of children at a young age. Listen to the interview below....
A representative from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency was a guest on Public Eye. She talked about Shake Out Day which is Thursday October 15. It is designed to encourage Ohioans to prepare a plan for an earthquake as well as their manmade or natural disasters.
This Public Eye features a conversation with United way of Hardin County Executive Director Michele Daniels and Honorary Co-Chair Stephanie Temple. Both expressed optimism that will be able to reach the goal of $150,000. They talked about the many ways you can make a donation and the partner agencies that will benefit from the money raised.
The guest is Dre White from the Area Agency on Aging 3. He is talking the service provided to older Ohioans by his agency. He also talks about activities planned for Fall Prevention Week September 21-25.
The Never Give Up Football Camp is scheduled to take place on Saturday September 19. It will start at 7 that evening at Robinson Field in Kenton. Organizer Zack Turner said the camp is for individuals with a disability who want to experience playing under the lights at Robinson Field. This is the second year for the camp.
The Public Eye program that aired the weekend of August 8 on WKTN featured Dr. Joseph Gastaldo. He is an infectious disease doctor with OhioHealth. He talked about the coronavirus pandemic. He offered his opinion on the effectiveness of wearing face coverings in slowing the spread of the disease. The doctor also talked about the the impact of the flu season overlapping with the pandemic. Dr. Gastaldo urged everyone to […]
Another West Ohio Food Bank and United Way of Hardin County food distribution has been scheduled for June. The event will again be held at the Hardin County Fairgrounds in Kenton on June 11 from 10:00am to 2:00pm. This will make the fourth food distribution event held in Hardin County in the past few months. Two previous ones were also held at the fairgrounds and another was staged at Abundant […]
Table One is now a distribution point for West Ohio Food Bank. That started yesterday and will continue every Thursday for the foreseeable future. Jordan Jewitt from Table One and Tommie Harner from the West Ohio Food Bank, were guests on Public Eye this past weekend to talk about the distribution of food at the downtown Kenton restaurant You can also listen to the podcast here: