Wildcats Open Season With Win At Coldwater
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on 12:27:49 AM EDT
Maty Mauk rushed for 2 scores and threw for another as the Kenton Wildcats began their 2011 season with a 24 to 17 win over Coldwater on Friday.
Mauk completed 26 of 33 passes for 234 yards. That included a 16-yard touchdown toss to Matt Bahr. Mauk also carried the ball 32 times for 153 yards and scored on a pair of 2-yard runs. Justin Sawmiller and Zach Wolowicz paced the Wildcat receiving corps as Sawmiller caught 11 passes for 92 yards and Wolowicz finished with 8 catches for 40 yards.
Defensively, Brice Fackler and Sean Kelly each intercepted a pass for Kenton.
The Wildcats begin defense of their Western Buckeye League title on Friday when they host St. Marys in a game that will be carried live on WKTN.
Friday Night Football Final Scores
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on 10:50:27 PM EDT
Kenton 24 Coldwater 17
Bath 40 Allen East 6
Bryan 16 Van Wert 6
Elida 45 Henry Ford 6
Ottawa Glandorf 32 Fostoria 0
Shawnee 13 Marion Local 7
St. Marys 41 Sidney 21
Versailles 31 Celina 28
Wapak 48 Bellefontaine 0
Mohawk 21 Upper Scioto Valley 7
Elgin 34 Bucyrus 21
Ada 53 Hardin Northern 7
North Union 50 Fairbanks 14
Arlington 49 Riverdale 20
Ben Logan 57 Riverside 13
Carey 42 Upper Sandusky 13
Hardin County Wind Farm Faces Possible Headwinds
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on 2:23:44 PM EDT
A proposed 200 turbine wind farm in Hardin County is still on track, but it is facing a potential derailment.
Three years into Ohio's renewable energy law, there are concerns about changes being discussed at the state level that could be a potential deal breaker.
Hardin Wind Energy Public Relations Manager Paul Flethcher told Hardin County Commissioners Thursday that any changes to the law would, "Really put the project in limbo in some respects. From our perspective, if that occurs, that's pretty much a deal breaker."
A hearing is set for Monday before the Ohio Power Siting Board in Columbus. Flethcher said approval by that board would provide a "larger piece of the puzzle" to get the project operational by the end of 2012. He added that his company, "Does not anticipate any reason why they would not approve that."
Hardin County Representative to the State Senate Cliff Hite, said he is against changes to the law at this point, "If we were to stop this process now, it would curtail the potential for 6 or 7 projects just in my senate district, and I know the people have worked hard to get these and it's hard to get a power purchase agreement. In fact, that's why I suggested that we give them two more years, and I just want to make sure that all this comes to fruition."
Senator Hite said he intends to fight had to stop any dramatic changes to the law, "I really do believe that I can talk to enough people that understands what we went through to get to this point and get the message out to slow this down. That's my hope and that'll be something I will fight for tooth and nail if it gets to that point. We've already had the debate on this I think it's time to shelve that type of legislation for now and try to keep competing with these other states in the area."
Man Facing Multiple Charges Following Arrest
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on 2:21:04 PM EDT
A Kenton man was arrested and is facing numerous charges following an incident at Forest Court Apartments Thursday morning.
According to the Kenton Police Department report, officers were dispatched to an apartment at the complex following a 9-1-1 hangup. Upon investigating the incident, 21 year old Christopher Jauzemis was taken into custody and is facing charges of endangering children, domestic violence, failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer and possession of drug paraphernalia.
One Person Sentenced in Common Pleas Court
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on 1:14:12 PM EDT
A Kenton man was sentenced recently in Hardin County Common Pleas Court.
According to the document from Prosecutor brad Bailey's Office, Larry W. Woodruff was placed on three years community control with conditions on two counts of trafficking in drugs.
The case was heard by Judge William D. Hart.
Ridgemont Schools Receives Grant
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on 1:13:18 PM EDT
The Ridgemont School district has received a grant from the Race to the Top Program.
Mary Reepenhauf, a Race to the Top Regional Representative, attended Ridgemont’s Board Meeting to present a check for $60,000 to the Board of Education. The funds will be used to implement the AVID Program. AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination and will be implement in grades 7-12 and eventually district-wide over the next three years.
Teachers and administration alike are grateful for the Innovative Grant which makes this program possible. Because of the grant, a team of 8 educators recently traveled to Chicago for training and will have the district’s AVID plan ready for certification by September 1st. The program will be fully implemented by the second semester.
After the check presentation, Ridgemont’s AVID team shared on the following items: AVID in the Core Classroom, “My eyes were opened to new things” and AVID Development and Process. The staff members who presented were Lori Moody, Jason Robinson, Danielle Webber, and Jessica Kroetz.
Boys Scounts Looks To Grow in Hardin County
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on 1:07:34 PM EDT
The Boy Scouts of America is looking to expand its numbers in Hardin County.
Rick Newland, Troop 125 leader, said boys greatly benefit from being involved in scouting including earning a merit badge for emergency preparedness, "With all the tornadoes, earthquakes, fires and other disasters, our kids are trained in what to do in those situations, It is certainly a good merit badge to have."
For the complete discussion, tune in At Issue, Saturday morning at 7:35 on WKTN.
State Releases School District Report Cards
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on 1:17:03 PM EDT
Two Hardin County school districts received an Excellent designation in the 2010/2011 school year report card released Wednesday.
.Ada Schools met 23 out of 26 state indicators and received a 100.5% performance index.
.Riverdale met 21 out of 26 state indicators and a performance index of 97.9%.
For the 2009/2010 school year, the Kenton Schools district received an excellent designation, but for last school year, the district received an Effective designation. Kenton Schools met 19 out of 26 state indicators and a performance index of 95.7%. Superintendent Jennifer Penczarski explains the reason for the downgrade, "Is because of our value added rating. Prior to this year, we had two consecutive years of above expected growth in the value added category which is why the district was rated excellent. And so this year, we met the expectations for value added growth. so we met the exact same number of indicators we had on last year's report card, and if you look carefully, our performance index actually increase. So overall, we showed improvement, but because of that value added rating, our rating doesn't reflect that if you will."
She explains what the value added rating is and what it means to the report card, "real complicated mathematical system that the state uses to determine whether or not a student makes a year's growth. And so what you saw in the last two report cards was the Kenton put in so many innovative programs, especially in the areas of reading and math that they were seeing enormous growth in those two areas so that's why Kenton was ranked as above expected growth because we did a lot better than the state projected that we would. This year what's happened is since those programs of been in place, and the achievement has been, you know, we've been meeting those standards, we've been doing all these things, this year we met that indicator so they're saying that our students made a year's growth which is what the state expects us to do."
The superintendent said she expects better things next year, "New innovative grants that we have. A lot of new things going on, we have a district curriculum plan. A strategic plan so our district leadership team will be re-evaluating and looking through closely, but I'm confidant that you're going to see the growth and hopefully you'll see more indicators met and an even better report card next year."
Also receiving Effective designation were Hardin Northern, which met 16 state indicators and performance index of 91.4%, Upper Scioto Valley, with 16 indicators met and performance index of 92.3% and Ridgemont with 22 out of 26 state indicators met and performance index of 96.9%
Motorists Urged To Watch For Stopped School Busses
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on 1:16:32 PM EDT
With students back in school, motorists need to mindful of school busses on the roadways.
Sgt. Bob Burd, from the Lima Post of the Ohio State Patrol said law enforcement officers are asking motorists to take extra precautions on the roadways especially during times when school busses will be out, "When you leave for your day or on your way home from your day, clear your mind during that drive and give yourself a little more time and understand that when you come around a curve or over a hill, you really need to focus on what time of the year it is and expect a stopped school bus. We want to keep our children safe in our communities, an we really ask that you watch your speed and really pay attention and expect that this time of the year since everyone is back in school."
Sgt. Burd added that the law states you can't pass a stopped school bus even if the lights are not flashing, "It's written in there that way because if the lights were to malfunction, then there is a fail safe there where if you have to stop for a stopped school bus then we're not worried about you running over a child and creating an accident just because the lights malfunctioned. Again, it's a mechanical object, it's going to happen eventually, sometime, so if that were to happen, you are actually directed to stop at a stopped school bus regardless of if the lights are flashing or not."
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