Solar-powered car makes local stop 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. Read More
Wyandottes tour ancestors’ homeland 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. Read More
New mayor 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. Read More
Star chalk 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. Read More
Wharton Festival The Wharton Festival returned Saturday after a two-year hiatus to benefit the Wharton Community Park. Activities included an antique car, truck and motorcycle show, performances by a magician, children’s games and more. Read More
‘Pokemon Go’ craze hits city, parks 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. Read More
Local youth, 13, shares Jewish faith 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 … Read More
A Willy Wonka July 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. Read More
New look Logan Dible, a summer work crew member in the city of Upper Sandusky, paints a light green pole in a new shade of black in the downtown area earlier this week. The summer work crew has been busy painting all of the poles in the downtown area. Read More
Hoops fundraiser makes more than $3,700 for Hospice of Wyandot Co. An event conceived only months ago raised more than $3,700 for Hospice of Wyandot County on Wednesday, and director Cathy Browne could not have been more pleased. “This was a fun fundraiser,” she kept saying. Read More