County commissioner experiences day with simulated disability In honor of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in March, Angeline School and Industries has put on a breakfast for the last several years and asked one community member to spend a morning with various simulated disabilities. Read More
Event raises almost 7,800 to help family of local teen with leukemia East of Chicago Pizza Company provided hope to a local family by hosting a benefit Saturday to raise funds for increasing medical expenses for an Upper Sandusky teen battling leukemia. Read More
Nonprofit plans to restore veterans gravesites in Wyandot County Two representatives from the local Veterans Heritage Foundation told more than 100 township and county leaders about a proposal to begin repairing and restoring cemetery headstones of veterans at the annual township trustee banquet Thursday night. Read More
Celebrating Dr. Suess Two-year-old Calloway Morgan (front, left) tosses a bean bag into Dr. Seuss’ hat with assistance from his mother, Karah Windau, on Wednesday at the Dorcas Carey Public Library. Read More
Residents pack into fairgrounds dining hall to learn QPR method Eighty area residents, teachers, medical professionals, faith-based groups, first responders and law enforcement personnel learned how to give hope through positive action Tuesday evening during a suicide prevention training sponsored by Firelands Counseling and Recovery Services and the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office. Firelands representatives Karen Goshe and Julie Williams presented the question, persuade, refer training, an evidence-based approach to helping someone who is suicidal. Read More
Cheer winners The Hardin Heat Cheer level 1 and level 2 teams combined for eight first-place finishes in five events this year. Both teams were first in the Mindy K. Justice Winter Cheer Extravaganza at Riverdale, the Battle of the Lake competition and the Children’s Cheer Classic. Read More
Snow dino Lucas Rowe, Megan Rhoades and Kail Rowe transformed Sunday’s snow into a green snow dinosaur at their residence in the 400 block of North Seventh Street, Upper Sandusky. Kail, 6, is pictured with his creation. Read More
Commissioners recognize American Red Cross Month in March The Wyandot County commissioners read a proclamation Monday morning on the steps at the Wyandot County Courthouse declaring the month of March as American Red Cross Month. The proclamation says the month is used as a special time to recognize and thank the everyday heroes who reach out to help people in need. Read More
Wyandot County snowplow drivers prepare roadways for other motorists At 7 a.m. on a cold, Sunday morning, while some are sleeping, preparing for church or getting ready to spend a lazy day with their family, 12 Wyandot County snowplow drivers are out on the roadways beginning to clear snow for drivers. Read More
Woman injured in rollover accident HARPSTER — A Harpster woman was transported to Wyandot Memorial Hospital after a two-vehicle accident on CH 119 on Thursday morning. Sarah Hough, Harpster, was traveling southbound on CH 119 near CH 58 in a 2002 GMC Sonoma at approximately 9:30 a.m. when she lost control of the vehicle on the snow-covered road, hit a guardrail and struck the body of a Wyandot County snowplow truck driven by Aaron Derr, of Carey. Read More