When Elaine Boes Thomson and son Josh Boes quietly opened their restaurant for the first time April 30, they expected only a couple of close friends. What they got was a line of 15-20 people standing at the door.

SYCAMORE — The Sycamore community swimming pool will open by June 15, so long as there aren’t any unforeseen major repairs needed, and village officials urge residents to support the pool if they want it to remain open beyond this summer.

McCUTCHENVILLE — A Wyandot County sheriff’s deputy responded to a burglary in the 200 block of CH 35 early the morning of May 23. The resident said she received a call from a person claiming to be her grandson and he said he needed help in Tiffin.

MARION — Each year, Levi Brown, Riverdale’s technology and applied engineering teacher, attends the Ohio Technology and Engineering Educators Association Tech Conference. As he has done in the past, Brown took some of his students’ projects with him to this year’s conference in Marion to be judged along with projects from students all across the state. The results blew him away.