Trial begins for Upper man accused of cooking up meth The first day of trial for an Upper Sandusky man accused of contributing to meth lab operations was completed Tuesday in Wyandot County Common Pleas Court. Wyandot County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Eric Figlewicz and defense attorney Thomas Nicholson spent approximately 2 1/2 hours questioning potential jurors for the trial. Read More
MOBL and Cardington champs The Upper Sandusky fourth grade girls basketball team is undefeated this season and recently won the championship at the Cardington tournament. The team is 11-0 and beat Shelby twice to win the Mid-Ohio Basketball League championship. Read More
Snow day Dave Kitzler clears snow from sidewalks in front of the Wyandot County Courthouse and Sheriff’s Office this morning. The area was blanketed with 2-3 inches of snow Monday and overnight, causing school closings throughout the area. Read More
McCutchenville Volunteer Fire Dept. to merge with Sycamore McCUTCHENVILLE — Legal preparations are underway to dissolve the McCutchenville Volunteer Fire Department. Sycamore will take over the McCutchenville station and the two agencies will combine under the Sycamore Fire and Rescue name to cover both coverage areas. Read More
Elida holds off Upper Sandusky, 58-53, for district title ADA — Upper Sandusky is familiar with displays of great outside shooting, but normally it is the Rams putting on the show. On Saturday afternoon, Elida used a 10-of-16 performance from beyond the arc to overcome 21 turnovers and knock off the Rams, 58-53, in the Division II district final at the Ohio Northern University Sports Complex. Read More
Freshman May takes 6th place COLUMBUS — Tanner May ended his freshman season with three straight losses in the state tournament, but his two championship bracket wins were good enough to finish sixth at 182 pounds. Saturday, May faced a familiar opponent in the consolation finals after dropping down with a loss against two-time champ and eventual runner-up James Handwerk in the championship semis Friday night. Read More
Senior Draper finishes 4th COLUMBUS — It ended in surprising fashion. One second, Cole Draper, three-time state placer, appeared to be riding out a narrow victory in the final match of his career. Read More
Goodman addresses local residents’ healthcare concerns County residents had the opportunity Friday to have an open-door meeting with state Rep. Wes Goodman (R-Cardington) at the Upper Sandusky Community Library to discuss grievances and compliments just a few months into the recently elected representative’s term. Read More
Draper becomes 3-time All Ohioan COLUMBUS — Cole Draper could not beat the three-time champ, but he is assured of placing for a third time. The Mohawk senior lost by technical fall, 23-7, to Mechanicsburg’s Kaleb Romero on Friday morning before recovering with an 8-3 victory over Christian Blank in the consolation bracket to get to the podium. Read More
May makes semis, locks up place in 182’s top 6 COLUMBUS — Tanner May felt his opponent’s weight and made his move. The Carey freshman broke a 1-1 tie with a takedown in the final 15 seconds of his Division III 182-pound championship quarterfinal against Versailles’ Jerome Bey on Friday morning at the state wrestling tournament in the Schottenstein Center at Ohio State University. Read More