With a strong demand for workers, automotive parts manufacturer Kasai North America in Upper Sandusky decided to get creative. “We’re servicing Subaru for the first time ever and that created a need for jobs where we had 102 openings to fill,” Kasai Human Resources Manager Jennie Dranschak said.

COLUMBUS — Saturday couldn’t come soon enough for the Ohio State football team. Amidst all of the adversity, the question was how much everything that has transpired over the past month would affect the Buckeyes, who took the field without head coach Urban Meyer on the sideline, on Saturday.

BUCYRUS — Upper Sandusky’s girls were fourth and the boys were fifth Saturday in the Bucyrus Elks Invitational at the Crawford County Fairgrounds. Buckeye Valley finished with just 25 points to win the girls competition by a wide margin.

Since 2013, the Upper Sandusky football team had not won its first two games. But a 33-point first half — a half in which the Rams only needed one play to score two separate times — coupled with a shutout on defense ensured the Rams would be off to their best start in five years.

CAREY — Our Lady of Consolation School in Carey has introduced two new educators this year, both who have transferred into education after beginning their careers in other fields. Christina Hohman is the new librarian/media specialist, while Holly Frey is the school’s new preschool teacher.

SYCAMORE — It’s a combination that has worked well for the Mohawk volleyball team this season — junior Alexa Konkle as the setter and senior Madi Chester as the outside hitter — and Thursday was no exception. Konkle recorded 33 assists, five digs, two kills, two blocks and two aces, and Chester, the Northern 10 Athletic Conference’s leader in kills, led the Warriors with 15 kills as the Warriors won a three-set match, 25-12, 25-14, 25-19, over Carey on Thursday at Mohawk.

Alivia Oney had a hat trick as Upper Sandusky snapped a three-match losing streak with a 5-0 shutout victory against Tiffin Columbian on Thursday. Oney also assisted on the match’s opening goal, the first in the career of Riley Messersmith, which came six minutes into the match.

Some unique artwork now decorates the Merchants Building at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds. Local artist Dick Eyestone was commissioned to design an 8-foot-by-8-foot barn quilt for the Wyandot County Fair this year.

Upper Sandusky’s Tiny Rams, Mini Rams and junior high took first place, while the Little Rams and high school teams finished second in their divisions in the Carey cheerleading competition this weekend.

The new owners of Route 30 Harley-Davidson in Upper Sandusky are hoping to bring a family-friendly environment to the motorcycle dealership. Mandie and Joe Bayliff, of Dunkirk, closed on the dealership formerly known as Thiel’s Wheels Harley-Davidson on Aug. 1 and they held a big three-day Backyard BBQ event this past weekend to introduce themselves to the community.