Four crop dusting planes completed work requested by local agribusiness crop specialists Wednesday. Wyandot County Airport manager Larry Fruth said each aircraft is capable of covering thousands of acres daily. It seemed like a baseball game because Mother Nature ordered either a rain delay or a seventh-inning stretch, former Wyandot County Commissioner Mike Wheeler said. Soon, the crafts were busy …

The Wyandot County Health District has resumed its West Nile virus monitoring activities for the summer. This year’s activities will include mosquito trapping and dead crow and blue jay reporting. Wyandot County Health Department Environmental Director Jeff Ritchey said mosquito trapping and testing were not possible last year due to funding cuts at the federal level; however, funding for the …

Ohio State University Extension Office of Wyandot County employees held a retirement reception Tuesday for one of their fellow workers who is leaving after 13 years of service. Retiring employee Glena Roszman has been the assistant for the Snap-Ed program, which stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Roszman said she taught nutrition classes to low-income families and visited schools to …

The 2014-15 Upper Sandusky FFA officers recently traveled to Lake Hope State Park with adviser Anna Creswell for a retreat to plan for the upcoming year. Creswell joins Upper Sandusky High School from the Hardin Northern FFA after teaching there for 15 years and is replacing John Lawyer, who retired this past school year. During the retreat, officers and Creswell …

CAREY — Carey Village Council voted unanimously Monday to allow the Blue Devils high school football team to use the village-owned soccer fields on a one-year basis from Friday through Oct. 31 on the condition that the school pay for damage, put down grass seed and take other steps to ensure the fields are ready for soccer in the spring. …