Kenton News

Kenton, Ohio sophomore quarterback Maty Mauk led the Buckeye state in passing yards in 2009 with 3,786 yards on 300 completions.

Walter Phillips, 56, of Cleveland, was indicted on charges of rape, gross sexual imposition, and felonious assault.

KENTON - Michael Angelo's Pizza recently raised $14,400.55 for its 3rd annual 'We Support Our Troops' fundraiser event, falling slightly short of last year's $16,500. The funds were a blend of 100 percent of pizza sales on Dec.

The Division of State Fire Marshal offered a Blue Ribbon arson reward of as much as $5,000 to anyone with information leading to the identification of the person or persons responsible for the Tuesday, Dec.

Back in 1975 I officially gave a baby girl to an Amish couple. No, this was not my child, but because I worked for a year as a social worker for the Hardin County Welfare Department in Kenton, Ohio, I was able to oversee the adoption of little Effie Yoder by her new parents.

Two hurt and one fire fighter injured. Earlier this week a fire in Kenton killed 35-year old Gary Wells and left two other family members injured and hurt one fire fighter.

The Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office ruled Thursday that a deadly fire was intentionally set.

A house fire that killed a Kenton man was "deliberately ignited," the State Fire Marshal's Office said Thursday.

COLUMBUS: Jennifer K. Landsberg, 27, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2009.

Case heard in Hardin County. A year after Terry Shepherd of Dunkirk admitted to killing three women in 2008, one near Wharton, two others in Kenton, Shepherd's wife Brandi Jean admitted she took part in covering up the murder of Claradell Keller at her rural home near Wharton, and the arson of her car.

By JORDAN CRAVENS Staff Writer KENTON -- The wife of three-time convicted murderer Terry D. Shepherd has pleaded guilty to charges for helping her husband cover up an arson following the September 2008 murder of 78-year-old Claradell Keller, of Wharton.

Sandra Kinnan knows better than to shop on Black Friday. "I don't go out," she said.

KENTON - The 23rd annual Christmas Around the Square is in downtown Kenton on Saturday.

Greg and Barbara Rice of LarRue, Ohio are pleased to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Jessica Rae Rice to Jeremy Kyle Reed.

FOREST: Doris E. Jones, age 89, formerly of E. Lima St., Forest, OH, and Marion, OH, died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2009 in the Kenton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

Oct. 2 Arrests Keona M. Keese, 19, 1041 Bellefontaine Ave., Lot 1, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

Henry Joseph Dick, 88, died at 2:10 a.m. Oct. 6, 2009, at Hardin Memorial Hospital, Kenton.

The University of North Texas Press has confirmed publication of a new book on Stan, with an anticipated publishing date of Spring, 2010.

KENTON - Lawrence Woods Nature Preserve will be a featured destination for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources newest GPS program called NatureCache on Saturday, Oct.

RICHWOOD: DeLynn Kale, age 65, of Richwood died at home Thursday evening, September 24, 2009 surrounded by his devoted and loving family.