Joseph Wayne Hovey, 45, of Kenton died in a car-semi crash on SR 68 north of Kenton at 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
The Hardin County Sheriff's Office responded to the 7000 block of State Route 68, north of Kenton at 8:02 pm. A maroon Pontiac was traveling south bound on State Route 68 and started to pass a semi-truck. As the Pontiac entered into the north bound lane, the north bound International semi-truck hit the Pontiac. Hovey was pronounced dead at the scene. Both vehicles came to stop in fields on each side of the roadway.
The driver of the commercial truck, David Cherry of Windsor, Canada was treated and released at the scene.
The 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech at Ohio Northern will be commemorated with a forum of six people who heard his talk here. The program, which will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Freed Canter, is free and open to the public.
Panelists include:
Terry Keiser, who taught biology
Alfred Cohoe, who taught psychology
Monty Siekerman, who was director of public information
Sadicka White, a student then
Bob Parsons, a student then
Joel Weaver, a student then.
Here is the next PaintINN project to be held at The Inn on Thursday evening, Feb. 22. For details about the project or to make reservations, call 419-772-2500.
Flight of Obscurity XV, a sculpture installation by Nathaniel Foley, is now on view in the ONU Elzay Gallery of Art from Jan. 16 until Feb. 23. Gallery hours are 1–4:30 p.m. daily while classes are in session. A story on the artist and exhibit is below.
Flight of Obscurity XV, a sculpture installation by Nathaniel Foley, is now on view in the Elzay Gallery of Art from Jan. 16 until Feb. 23. Gallery hours are 1–4:30 p.m. daily while classes are in session.
An artist talk is schedule for Thursday., Jan. 25, at 5:30 p.m. in the Elzay Gallery.
Nathaniel Foley received his MFA in sculpture from Miami University, and is currently teaching at Tiffin University and Owens Community College. Having grown up in a family of pilots, he was inspired by the imagery of flight and airplane model-building from an early age, and often utilizes the techniques of aviation construction in his sculpture.
