Amelia Grace Christine Ashba Alan and Amber (Cain) Ashba of Libertyville, Ill., are parents of a 7-pound, 13-ounce, 20-inch girl, Amelia Grace Christine, born at 5:01 a.m. Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Ill. Grandparents are John and Tracie Cain of Ringwood, Ill., Stewart and Bernadette Coats of Ridgeway, and Steve and Deb Ashba of Kenton. Great-grandparents are Mary … Read More
Declan Raleigh ustine and Garrett Oliver of Bellefontaine are parents of a 21-inch and 7-pound, 15 1/2-ounce boy, Declan Raleigh, born at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Memorial Hospital, Marysville. Grandparents are Doug and Kristen Elton of Bellefontaine, and Steve and Kathy Oliver of Rushsylvania. Read More
Willow Eloise Tiffany and Jacob Long of Kenton are parents of a 9-pound, 5-ounce, 22-inch girl, Willow Eloise, born at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Bluffton Hospital. Grandparents are Doug and Peggy (Ray) Long and Mike and Sarah Patton. Great-grandparents are Chuck and Barb Long, Paul S. and Peggy Ray, and Carolyn Messenger. The infant is joined at home by … Read More
Andrew Amos Battles Sara and Logan Battles of Sebastian, Fla., are parents of an 8-pound, 1-ounce, 20-inch boy, Andrew Amos, born at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Indian River Medical Center. Grandparents are Richard and Madge Battles and Steven and Suzanne Green. Great-grandparents are Patricia Battles and the late James Battles, Lloyd Mabrey and the late Virginia Mabrey, Carole Green and … Read More
Laney Jane and Luciana Yvonne Bechtel Lindsey and Matt Bechtel are parents of twin girls, Laney Jane and Luciana Yvonne, born on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine. Read More
Jayce M. Boyles Amanda and Johnny Boyles of Kenton are parents of an 8-pound, 8-ounce, 21-inch boy, Jayce M. Boyles, born at 12:30 a.m. Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Bluffton Hospital. Grandparents are Susana and Chris Thaxton. Great-grandparents are Sandy and Bruce Thaxton. Read More
Alva Sebastian LaVergne David LaVergne and Judith Teferes-Wang of Amherst, N.Y., are parents of an 8-pound, 3-ounce, 21.5-inch boy, Alva Sebastian LaVergne, born at 12:04 p.m. Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Millard Filmore Hospital. Grandparents are Thomas and Nanette LaVergne of Kenton, Alberto Tiferes and Diana Wang of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Read More
Adelyn Belle Eric and Ashlee (Downey) Townsend of LaRue are parents of an 8-pound, 3-ounce girl, Adelyn Belle, born at 5:56 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 at Marion General Hospital. Grandparents are Arnold and Amy Downey of Kenton and Don and Sue Townsend of LaRue. The infant is joined at home by a sister, Everlee Arianna, age 2. Read More
Kayleigh Renee James and Alyssa Brown of Bellefontaine are parents of an 8-pound, 2 1/2-ounce girl, Kayleigh Renee, born at 9:58 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at Marysville Memorial Hospital. Grandparents are Teresa and John Anderson and Laurie and Richard Brown of Bellefontaine, and Kevin and Nikki Moon of Newport, Tenn. Great-grandparents are Janet and Mark Allshouse of West Mansfield, Ivan Dick of … Read More
Emily Maria Stuckey Jennifer Matic and David Stuckey of Kenton are parents of a 7-pound, 8-ounce girl, Emily Maria Stuckey, born at 7:54 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima. Grandparents are Maria Matic of Kenton and Elaine and Dan Stuckey of Kenton. The infant is joined at home by a brother, Luke Stuckey. Read More
Hardin County takes part in eclipse mania A large crowd made its way to Ohio Northern University’s observatory in Ada to watch the eclipse on Monday afternoon.
KCS gets new year off to good start “It’s been three great days so far,” Kenton City Schools Superintendent Jennifer Penczarski said of the opening of the 2017-2018 school year. She recapped activities that took place prior to the first day of school during the board of education meeting Monday night.
Kenton finance panel gets ready for tough budget Kenton City Council’s Finance Committee is asking the administration and department heads to be as precise as possible when it comes to the 2018 city budget. During its monthly meeting Monday night, member David Beazley said the city expects to fall short of its projected income tax revenue for 2017 and “we can’t expect it to increase next year.”
