Archive for: June, 2011

Police Reports: June 30, 2011

Kenton police Dalton M. Carmean, Richwood, was cited when he failed to maintain an assured clear distance ahead of the vehicle in front of him and striking the bumper of the vehicle, causing that vehicle to strike the rear bumper of the vehicle in front of it. Destiny M. Bushong, Kenton, reported threats at 350 [...]

Paul Terry Lyons

age 67, Alger Arrangements for Paul Terry Lyons are incomplete at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Ada. He died at 12:28 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center.

Connie L. Vice

age 61, Bellefontaine Services for Connie L. Vice were today at Eichholtz Funeral Home, Bellefontaine by Pastor Larry Brown. Burial was to follow in Middleburg Cemetery. She died Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born Jan. 20, 1950 in Bellefontaine to Ivan and Zella Ann (Carpenter) Losey. Surviving are two sons, [...]

Robert J. Ziegler

age 51, Kenton Services for Robert J. “Bob” Ziegler I will be 11 a.m. Friday at Price Funeral Home in Kenton by Pastor Chuck Zweizig. Burial will be in Grove Cemetery. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. today. He died Tuesday, June 28, 2011. He was born April 12, 1960 in Kenton to Richard “Dick” and [...]

Caiden Alan Bridenstine

Eric and Tonya Bridenstine of Patterson are parents of a 7-pound, 6-ounce, 20-inch boy, Caiden Alan, born at 5:34 a.m. Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Blanchard Valley Hospital  in Findlay. Grandparents are Denny and Katie Everhart of Patterson, Fay Bridenstine of Patterson and the late Earl Bridenstine, and Terry and Cora Lewis of Forest. Great-grandparents [...]

Mission Control

Times columnist Jodi Miller is pictured in Mission Control during one of her assignments at Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala. She had the role of CATO (Communications and Tracking), which provides mission commentary and flight control operations to news media and the public. Click here to read her weekly column about the camp.

KCS awarded $600,000 grant for international studies

Kenton City Schools on Wednesday was awarded a $600,000 federal grant to help students develop skills to be competitive in the global marketplace. The district received a Race to the Top Innovation Grant, the Asia Society International Studies Grant. Only five schools in Ohio were awarded this grant, said Superintendent Jennifer Penczarski, with Kenton the [...]

Governor ready to sign $56 billion Ohio budget

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. John Kasich is ready to sign Ohio’s nearly $56 billion state budget, a spending blueprint that makes such sweeping policy changes as privatizing prisons, eliminating the estate tax, banning most abortions in public hospitals and overhauling Medicaid. The Republican-led Ohio House on Wednesday voted 59-40 along party lines to send [...]

Bridge, anyone? Club plays cards for 60 years

One of Kenton’s oldest clubs plays a card game unfamiliar to many younger people. The Memorial Park Bridge Club meets every Wednesday afternoon at the Veterans Memorial Park Golf Club annex, and has been meeting as a group for close to 60 years. The club, which used to be an all women’s club but now [...]

Writer spends week at Space Camp

Last week, I was one of 250 lucky teachers that got picked out of 1,100 applicants to attend space camp for educators in Huntsville, Alabama. Yes, you read that right…space camp. The Honeywell Company (which is known for their air conditioning units) every year sponsors children and teachers to attend space camp for one week [...]

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