The Wyandot Soil and Water Conservation District hosted a tour Thursday morning of various projects around the county that are ongoing or have been completed. The tour primarily was an opportunity for local officials to take a glance at the projects.

Deputy Travis Yeater (right) helps clean up and investigate a two-vehicle injury crash near the intersection of Ohio 199 and TH 28 this morning.

A group of undergraduate engineering students from Minnesota made a pit stop at Tee Pee Campgroud in Salem Township overnight Tuesday. They were on their way to Pittsburgh to race a solar-powered car they had built from scratch.

Members of the Wyandotte Nation came to Wyandot County on Monday to visit landmarks associated with their ancestors. Twenty-two Wyandotte teens traveled to Ohio from Wyandotte, Oklahoma, on an annual historic trip taken by teens who are hired by the Wyandotte Nation in a summer work program.

Armand Getz (right), former Carey Village Council president, signs his name to paperwork after being sworn in as mayor by Wyandot County Common Pleas Court Judge Kate Aubry on Wednesday afternoon in council chambers.

Mary Newell (front) and Kait Huston work on sidewalk chalk drawings featuring Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka” characters Saturday while the box office was open for ticket sales for the upcoming Star Players’ production of the show.

In the past two weeks, Upper Sandusky parks have had the usual crowds of walkers, bicyclers and ball players and fans, with little to no rain and warm summer days. But area residents may have noticed the parks have been a little more crowded since the release of “Pokemon Go,” a free smartphone app that has captured the attention of young and old alike.

Spillane prepares for bat mitvah The land throughout Wyandot County is dotted with Christian churches, sharing a wide variety of beliefs within the religion. But one Upper Sandusky family has unique traditions compared to the Christian congregations, and is sharing those traditions with their neighbors and friends. The Rosenthals beam with pride for 13-year-old Kyra Spillane, who will be in …

Merchants along West Wyandot Avenue will share their sidewalks with local artists from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Chalk art enthusiasts are encouraged to decorate the sidewalk from Freedom Caregivers to Newell’s Optometry with Willy Wonka-inspired art, and they got busy early as several renditions have popped up on the sidewalks this week.