Kenton wins eighth consecutive state powerlifting championship Kenton had three individual champions on the way to first place out of 22 teams at the 2019 Division 1, 2, 3, 4 State Powerlifting Meet on Saturday at Kenton High School. Read More
Second in the state The Benjamin Logan cheer team placed second in the 2019 State Cheer Competition in Division IV at Ohio State on Sunday. Team members include seniors Mason Straker, Macy Arn, Peyton Kinney, LeAnn Regula and Kristen Miller; junior Kenzie Deardorf, sophomores Ella Studebaker, Raistlyn LeVan, Reise Anderson, Mary Bickham, Grace Grant, Elanie McWade and Gabe Hemmelgarn, and freshmen Sami Meeker and … Read More
County expects to have 9-1-1 texting capability by end of year In recent months, Franklin County has earned recognition for being one of the first in the state to offer 9-1-1 services through texting. Hardin County is not far behind, said Sheriff Keith Everhart. Read More
Quiz Bowl champions The Kenton Middle School Quiz Bowl Team won the Hardin County Middle School Quiz Bowl on Thursday, March 7 at Hardin Northern. Kenton posted a 4-1 record, good for 70 points to take first place. Read More
Eikenbary falls one win short of a spot on state podium COLUMBUS — Having to wrestle a returning state champion was already going to be a formidable task for Kenton junior Noah Eikenbary. Trying to win a match after suffering an injury proved to be even more difficult. Read More
Off to state Kenton High School junior Noah Eikenbary (left) gives a high five to teacher Chuck Moore as he leaves the school to go to Columbus and compete the Division II state wrestling tournament on Thursday morning. Read More
Big check Members of the Kenton Fraternal Order of Eagles present a check for $17,072.43 to the Kenton Little League Association. The money will be used for general expenses at the fields and will help pay for “scholarships” for players who can’t afford the participation fee this spring. Read More
Eikenbary wins opener at state tourney COLUMBUS — Days after qualifying for the 2019 OHSAA Individual Wrestling Championships for the first time in his high school career, Kenton junior Noah Eikenbary didn't wait long to notch his first victory. With his championship preliminary match against East Liverpool’s Skylor Wooley scoreless after one period, an escape and a takedown in the second period was all Eikenbary (220 pounds) needed for a 3-0 victory over Wooley in the Division II championship preliminaries on Thursday at Ohio State University’s Jerome Schottenstein Center. Read More
Pair of Raiders ousted from state tournament COLUMBUS — Even though their first trips to the 2019 OHSAA Individual Wrestling State Tournament didn’t end the way they hoped, Benjamin Logan juniors Joel Abbott and Steele Boysel are optimistic about the future. Abbott was pinned at the 1:15 mark by Jacob Potok of Akron St. Vincent St. Mary in at 145-pound bout at the Division II championship preliminaries on Thursday at the Jerome Schottenstein Center and later got pinned by Ontario’s Ethan Turnbaugh at the 4:45 mark in the Division II consolation round. Read More
Intern highlights scouting in new exhibit at museum When Joey Morrison learned his internship through the Wildcat Community Connectors program would be at the Hardin County Museum, he wasn't sure what to expect. He had seen the big house on North Main Street in Kenton, but the Kenton High School senior knew little about what went on inside. Read More