What started as a simple landscape improvement idea has evolved into a two phase project on the Wyandot County Courthouse lawn. Upper Sandusky resident Janice Woods initially came to the Wyandot County Commissioners with an idea to improve the area around the flagpole at the Wyandot County Courthouse.

Amid the hustle and bustle of Saturday morning shoppers preparing for Easter, Walmart employees passed out Easter eggs to children ages 1-12. According to Walmart employee Terri Grubbs, the Upper Sandusky Walmart has been holding what she calls “Easter egg finds” since it opened 13 years ago.

Team members (front row, from left) Lori Davidson, Kim Thiel, Martha Schaller, Jason Kemerly; (back) Rob Carlton, Steve Miller, Jack Walton, Phil Burnside and Roger McColly went to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to play in the 80th Wisconsin State Dartball tournament April 6-7.

CAREY — Our Lady of Consolation parishioners traced a familiar path Friday in remembrance of the miracle that turned the church into a shrine. Beginning Friday morning, nearly 100 people braved the cold and rain to walk the seven mile distance from Frenchtown to the steps of the Our Lady of Consolation Church, and they did it while carrying a large wooden cross on their shoulders.

Area children were given a brighter Easter on Friday thanks to generous local residents and the Upper Sandusky Rotary Club through the Good Egg program.

Growing up in a family of dirt bike racing enthusiasts, it wasn’t long before 7-year old Uriah Messersmith of Upper Sandusky developed a penchant for the sport as well. It didn’t take long for him to start earning accolades for his on-track accomplishments either. When he was 3 years old, he rode one of his family’s dirt bikes for the first time.

Angeline School and Industries was the big winner at the Safety Awards Banquet Thursday afternoon in the Elks Lodge ballroom. Angeline had over 2 million work hours dating back to 2014 without a claim for a work-related injury.

Even with Seneca East having lost two straight Northern 10 Athletic Conference games coming in, Upper Sandusky felt like the Tigers were the team to beat to prove they are the class of the league this year. The Rams got a two-hit shutout with 17 strikeouts from Jason Holly and knocked off the three-time N10 champs 1-0 on Thursday at Upper Sandusky.

Did the Mohawk baseball team panic when the Wynford baseball team nearly erased the Warriors’ early three-run lead? Nope. Thanks to timely hitting and Mohawk’s Cole Widmer’s pitching, the Warriors added three more runs — two in the fifth and another in the top of the seventh — to pull away for a 6-2 victory over Wynford on Thursday at Wynford.

BUCYRUS — Businesses and organizations from the Wyandot, Bucyrus and Galion chambers of commerce had an opportunity to network Thursday at the inaugural Route 30 Business Expo, which was held at The Pickwick Place in Bucyrus. The event hosted several area businesses including the White Shutter Winery, Freedom Caregivers, A-1 Printing and Verne Hart Insurance as well as organizations including Community Opportunity and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.