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ODOT Announces Delay for Start of Columbus Street Repaving Project

The deadline for the Paving of State Route 67 east, which is Columbus Street in Kenton, has been extended by the Ohio Department of Transportation. Safety-Service Director Cindy Murray stated that the date now is September 29.   She noted that Bluffton Paving is working on getting a contractor to complete the ADA sidewalk approaches prior to starting the road work.  When started, Columbus Street in the city of Kenton, between Wayne St. and Morningside Dr., will be restricted to one […]

todayAugust 28, 2023 91

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State Awards Money to Law Enforcement Task Forces

44 law enforcement agencies around Ohio received money aimed at helping their drug task forces enforce the state’s drug laws and combat illegal drug activity. A total of three million dollars was awarded to the agencies. In our region, the Hardin County Sheriff's Office received $5400, the Allen County Sheriff's Office was awarded nearly $84,000, Auglaize County just over $76,000 and Logan County received $6000. The money can be used by agencies to investigate drug trafficking organizations and disrupt the […]

todayMay 26, 2023 138

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HN Drone Teams Find Success at Nationals

Here are the results of Hardin Northern’s two Drone Teams going to Nationals in Denver! Polar Props got Runner-ups in the Nation overall !!! 2nd year in a row! The team won a drone from Skydio Drone valued at $2,500! Hardin Northern "Polar Props" Drone Team Hardin Northern "Top Drone" Drone Team Portfolio and Display-2nd place in the nation year for Polar Props Design & Engineering-1st in Nation-Polar Props4th in Nation-Top Drone Capture the Flag-3rd in the Nation-Polar Props5th in […]

todayMay 15, 2023 205

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Man Arrested in Connection to Death of Woman at Upper Sandusky Dollar Tree

This release came from the Upper Sandusky Police Department….. On January 01, 2023, at 4:25 p.m. the Upper Sandusky Police Department was dispatched to Dollar Tree for a man waving a weapon around inside the store. Before police arrived, the man left the store. Officers arrived and found a female employee deceased. A short time later an officer located a suspect and he was taken into custody. Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is currently processing the crime scene. The Wyandot […]

todayJanuary 1, 2023 126

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KHS JROTC Thanks AEP Ohio

Kenton High School’s JROTC is thanking AEP Ohio in Kenton for installing a One Rope Bridge training site for the Raider team.  Zach Wolowicz, Justin Crossman, Todd Sherman, and Ashtin Frey brought their truck and installed two telephone poles for the team to train on at the High School campus.  “Having the site so near saved the team an hour of training time every day and enabled them to become highly proficient in building a One Rope Bridge which is usually […]

todayNovember 22, 2022 119

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ONU Law ’22 Graduates’ Bar Passage Rate Among Atrongest In The State

ADA, Ohio - Ohio Northern University Law graduates who sat for the Ohio bar exam in the summer of 2022 collectively earned one of the highest passage rates compared to those from other colleges, at 81 percent. According to Kelly Stevens, ONU bar success coordinator, this cohort placed third, just behind Case Western Reserve University and The Ohio State University. Stevens points out that the numbers are even more impressive considering that these graduates started their studies in fall 2019, […]

todayNovember 22, 2022 155

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Fall Festival Scheduled in Forest

A Fall Festival in Forest has been scheduled for Saturday October 22. It will go from noon until 8pm that day in the village. There will be: Food Trucks, Craft Vendors, Kid Vendors, Baking Contests and more. Plans are in the works to have a  Hayride as well Categories for the baking contest are expected to be announced at the end of this week.

todayOctober 12, 2022 136

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for our It is for Hardin, Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Logan, Marion, Union and Wyandotte counties. The watch means severe weather is possible in and close to the watch area. The Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 2:00pm this (Saturday) afternoon.

todayJuly 23, 2022 114

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