Word for the day: On the journey My kids remember it as the worst vacation ever. But of all our vacations, this is the one they keep talking (or laughing!) about. Read More
Documentary spotlights decline of the American church; 2 showings set at St. John’s UCC The documentary film, "When God Left the Building," will be screened Wednesday, Aug. 26 and Sunday, Sept. 13 at the St. John's United Church of Christ, 211 E. Carrol Street, Kenton. The screening will begin at 7 p.m. both days. Read More
Family Fun Day slated Aug. 30 at Grant UMC GRANT — The Grant United Methodist Church will hold a Family Fun Day on Sunday, Aug. 30 at the church, located on Ohio 53 in Grant. The public is invited to attend. Read More
Summer Festival at Immaculate Conception A staple of the annual Immaculate Conception summer festival is the cake wheel. Read More
Church festival Sunday The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 215 E. North St., Kenton, will be holding its annual summer festival on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. with plenty of food and entertainment for all. Read More
Kenton Full Gospel to host picnic Kenton Full Gospel Church will hold its annual picnic from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8 at the Hardin County Fairgrounds shelter house. Everyone is invited; the only requirement is to bring a covered dish. Everything else will be provided. Read More
Word for the day: Do not be afraid In the Broadway musical The Music Man (premiered December, 1957. Meredith Wison), traveling salesman Harold Hill tries to scam the people of River City into paying for band instruments they would never receive. Then Hill, as he had always done before, would skip town with the cash. Read More
Two Kenton churches plan Block Party Aug. 8 Trinity United Presbyterian and First Reformed Church will host a Neighborhood Block Party for the neighborhood surrounding the two churches in Kenton. The Neighborhood Block Party will be held in the First Reformed Church parking lot and on the lawn of Trinity Presbyterian from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. Read More
Lima Aglow to meet Pastor Beverly Smith will be the speaker at the monthly meeting of Lima Aglow International on Thursday, Aug. 13 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Church of the Good Shepherd, 224 S. Elm St., Columbus Grove. Registration at the door is $4. Read More
Novena for Assumption of Mary set at shrine CAREY — The Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey invites everyone to join it for the annual novena to Our Lady of Consolation in preparation for the feast of her Assumption, Aug. 6-14. The annual celebration of Mary’s Assumption into heaven is the largest event at the shrine. Read More