SYCAMORE — In a special meeting Tuesday, the Mohawk Board of Education unanimously approved a three-year contract and a two-month consultant contract for new Mohawk Superintendent Dr. Mark Burke.

As more children are engaging in risky online behaviors, internet safety expert Jesse Weinberger gave a presentation on internet safety to local parents Tuesday evening at Upper Sandusky Middle School. Weinberger’s presentation covered sexting, cyber bullying, all of the social media outlets that are available to children, the risks and consequences of using social media in the incorrect fashion and ways that child predators use social media and the internet.

BASCOM — Josh Crall’s heavily contested layup attempt before the second overtime buzzer came up short, and Wynford found itself in a familiar position Tuesday night, losing a game it had an opportunity to win. Crall scored 34 points, including 17 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, but Ashland Crestview rallied from an early deficit and then held on in double overtime 55-54 in a Division III sectional semifinal game at Hopewell-Loudon.

Power crews respond to a downed line along Ohio 231 Monday after a fallen tree knocked out power in Nevada and surrounding areas Sunday evening. According to AEP Spokesperson Karen Salajko, 516 customers lost power at 6:22 p.m. Sunday.

Not many distance runners are pole vaulters in the spring. But Upper Sandusky High School’s Madelyn Shasteen not only has run cross country in the fall and several running events in track and field, she has been a state qualifier in the pole vault as well.

CAREY — Led by Anthony Bell’s 41 points, top-seeded Carey beat No. 2 seed Mohawk 74-63 in the championship of the Northern 10 Athletic Conference boys basketball tournament Saturday at Carey. Also scoring for the Blue Devils (21-1) were Ashton Hill with 15 points, Collin Ferguson with 9 points, Derek Lonsway with 4 points, Cameron Pahl with 2 point, Riley Brooks with 2 points and Easton Korody with 1 point.

BUCYRUS — Wynford High School freshmen students Daniel Kurek and Natalie Stover will be the first students to represent the Royals at the March 23 District Science Fair at OSU Marion in 11 years, after receiving superior ratings on their projects at the Wynford Local Science Fair Saturday.

Amid tidings of congratulations and sentiments of “please don’t go,” local organist Esther Walker, and the people she served celebrated the conclusion of her 65 years of musical ministry with a reception at John Stewart United Methodist Church Sunday.

James Stone, a featured artist at the Art Connections Auction Fundraiser, encourages the crowd to bid more on his piece called “Roses Make People Love.” The annual auction, held this year at Moreno’s Vault in Carey, raises funds for the Angeline Industries Art Connections program, which supports individuals with disabilities in Wyandot County.

NORWALK — Maybe this is the start of a new streak of consecutive sectional titles. On Saturday at Norwalk, Wynford won its first sectional title since the 2014-15 season with a 52-37 victory over Danbury in a Division IV sectional final.