Traffic fatalities up in county for the year The Safe Communities Coalition is sad to report that the seventh fatal Wyandot County traffic accident occurred in August. According to Jeff Ritchey, of the Coalition, last year at this time, Wyandot County had only one traffic fatality for the year. Read More
Memorial bikeway ride rescheduled CRESTLINE — The Crawford Park District has changed the date of the Barb Dolch Memorial Bikeway Ride originally scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday. The Bikeway Ride will now take place at 9 a.m. Oct. 5. For more information, contact the Crawford Park District office at 419-683-9000. Read More
September is National Preparedness Month COLUMBUS — September is National Preparedness Month. It is a great time for Ohioans to take steps now to ensure they are better prepared for any disaster. Read More
Wynford FFA wins district forestry event The district forestry contest was held recently at Camp Michael. Read More
Donation event The Wynford FFA recently had a pork chop barbecue for the teachers, administration and the Adena construction crew. There were 80 meals sold between everyone. Wynford raised $850 with the meals and extra donations. Read More
Wynford homecoming court Wynford High School will hold its annual fall homecoming ceremony at 6:15 p.m. Friday. The homecoming dance is 8-10:30 p.m. Saturday in the high school cafeteria. Read More
Two-vehicle crash Injuries were sustained in a two-vehicle crash that occurred around 9:25 a.m. today at Eighth and Walker streets in Upper Sandusky. At least one person was taken to the hospital. Read More
Droll: City’s audit well-received, improvements suggested Upper Sandusky City Auditor Mark Droll addressed city council during its regular meeting Monday about the city’s recent state audit. Droll said the audit, which spanned 2017 to 2018, was well-received by the state. Read More
Creswell commends Upper students involved with fair at BOE meeting At the September Upper Sandusky Exempted Village Schools Board of Education meeting Monday, FFA adviser Anna Creswell said Upper Sandusky was well represented at the Wyandot County Fair. The junior fair king and queen and runners-up, Curtis Smith, Mackenzie Kidwell, Levi Myers and Grace Kinley, Creswell said, are all Upper Sandusky and FFA students. Read More
Carey approves contractor for village sludge removal CAREY — Carey Village Council on Monday approved a motion to accept the lowest and best bid from Agri Solutions, a company in Shreve, near Mansfield, for sludge removal from two ponds at the wastewater treatment plant. In addition to being the lowest and best bidder, Agri Solutions had an opening on their schedule in the middle of October to complete the work to remove the sludge. Read More
To Africa and Back!: Forest native Forseth serves as missionary PEORIA,Ill. — Katrina Forseth, daughter of Dallas and Brenda Parsell, of Forest, recently returned from a summer three-week mission trip to Uganda, East Central Africa, “To Africa and Back!” In 21 days, her team reached over 3,000 children in schools and Sunday schools across the country and also 1,500 adults through churches and conferences sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Moore killed in Wednesday head-on crash HEBRON — A Reynoldsburg man, previously of Upper Sandusky, was killed Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 40 in Licking County, according to a report from the Licking County Sheriff’s Office. Timothy N. Moore, 33, was traveling eastbound on the 4400 block of National Road/ U.S. 40 in Union Township in Licking County just before 4 p.m. Wednesday when his vehicle veered left of center into oncoming traffic and hit a westbound car driven by Justin Alan Crawford, 27, of Pataskala, head on. Both men were alone in their vehicles and were trapped and were extricated. The Hebron Fire Department and the Millersport Fire Department who, in addition to the Licking County Sheriff’s Office, responded to the crash, pronounced both men dead at the scene.
Two injured as semi smashes through Dunkirk home Friday DUNKIRK — Jerry Smith was spending some time in the living room at his home on the south edge of Dunkirk about noon Friday, when a loaded semi truck blasted through the house. The impact ejected Smith an estimated 30 feet in the air from the house, Hardin County Sheriff Keith Everhart told the Kenton Times.
