NORWALK — It was three years in the making, but Kenton High School’s Noah Eikenbary finally achieved his goal of making it to the Ohio High School Division II State Wrestling Tournament. The Wildcat junior punched his ticket to the state meet with a third place finish at the Norwalk district tournament on Saturday afternoon.

KANSAS —After splitting their first two matches on Friday, Riverdale’s Miles Frey and Ethan Shane were eliminated from the Lakota Division III district wrestling tournament in the consolation bracket quarterfinals on Saturday. Frey, a senior, was defeated by Western Reserve’s Aidan Fry-Silva by a 16-1 decision in the 145-pound weight class.

In 1851, William Parker has been both one of the most hated and one of the most admired men in America. He had led a group of black men in opposition to a band of men led by a slaveholder and a U.S. Marshal. The result had been the death of the former master.

ADA — Hardin County Commissioner Roger Crowe was named the 2018 Hardin County Citizen of the Year at the annual banquet sponsored by the Chamber and Business Alliance on Thursday evening. Crowe was recognized for his dedication to the community through such examples as his work with the Kenton Elks Lodge, where he not only served as its exalted ruler, but was also elected president of the Ohio Elks Association.

Members of the Ada Kiwanis Club learned about the Ohio Northern University Observatory at their meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at noon in the Dean’s Heritage Room, McIntosh Center, ONU. President Joe Ferguson called the meeting to order at 12:03 p.m. The invocation was offered by Jon Umphress. Dr. Jason Pinkney, Professor of Astronomy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, was …

Representing the youth of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kenton, Sarah and Nicholas Stacklin, with their mom, Stacey, present a $375 donation to the Kenton S.O.U.P. service, accepted by Dorothy Hogue. The money was collected the weekend of Feb. 2 as part of the church’s Souper Bowl of Caring fundraiser. Submitted photo

The Benjamin Logan High School Jazz Band participated in the 2019 Essentially Ellington Invitational Jazz Festival held at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music on Saturday, Feb. 23.

At one time, William Parker was one of the most hated and wanted men in the Southern states in the U.S. In 1851, Parker had led a group of black residents against a group of white men who arrived at Christiana, Pa., planning to capture four slaves who had run to the North for freedom.

When Kent Bragg and Donna Boerger first looked at buying the storefront at 116 N. Detroit Street in Kenton, it looked pretty rough. In fact, said Bragg, people advised them not to make the purchase.

FINDLAY — When things started to unravel for the Kenton boys basketball team on Wednesday night, they came apart quickly. With the game tied after eight minutes, Wapakoneta outscored the Wildcats 31-2 in the second quarter and cruised through the second half on the way to a 64-29 sectional semifinal victory at Findlay High School.