In her final year to compete, Katelyn Lewis of Upper Sandusky FFA was announced Showman of Showmen champion Friday afternoon. Trent Baum was named reserve champion. The Showman of Showmen competition was held in the arena at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds.

When the Tyson triplets, Nick, Landen and Conner, entered the arena for Junior Show Swine Showmanship in the beginner division, they didn’t expect the outcome would be the three of them in the first, second and third places. The three, age 11, are now in their second year of taking pigs to the fair, something they picked up from their cousins Jarod Fox and Grace Fox. They are members of the Carey Boys 4-H Club, of which their aunt and Grace and Jarod Fox’s mother, Kari Fox, is a co-adviser.

Saturday, Sept. 14 - Community First Bank Day Junior Fair Livestock Sale, arena....….9 a.m. Horse Open Show...…............………… 9 a.m.

Kappa Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International will meet at 10 a.m. today at Upper Sandusky’s Old Mission Church for a tour. They will then go to The Village Restaurant by 11:15 a.m. for a lunch and meeting.

Sycamore resident Clara “Mickey” Ekleberry was honored Thursday morning in the Masters’ Building as the Wyandot County Senior Citizen of the Year as part of Senior Day festivities at the Wyandot County Fair. Ekleberry’s accomplishments include being a member of the Wyandot County Council on Aging Board, the Wyandot County Community Foundation board of trustees, volunteering for Wyandot Cares, over 25 years served at the Mohawk Community Library and over 60 years with Saint Pius Catholic Church in Sycamore, among others.

The Upper Sandusky Library Board discussed issues with children’s behavior after school during its regular meeting Thursday afternoon. USCL Director Kathleen Whitt said after school programming typically has 30-50 children in the library almost every day. The children sign in, but they can be loud and disruptive, she said.

The Ohio Department of Transportation recently announced the following highway construction projects scheduled to occur within Wyandot County. Work is dependent upon weather conditions. U.S. 23 between CH 97 and the U.S. 30 interchange, north of Upper Sandusky, will be restricted to one lane in each direction through the work zone for pavement resurfacing. Variable speed limit signs will be in place to display the legal, posted speed limit through the work zone.

Kappa Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at Upper Sandusky’s Old Mission Church for a tour. They will then go to The Village Restaurant by 11:15 a.m. for a lunch and meeting.

COLUMBUS — During National Preparedness Month, the Ohio Department of Aging reminds all Ohioans that older adults may have a harder time adjusting during emergencies and extreme conditions than younger people do. This makes it even more important that older Ohioans have a plan for what to do if disaster strikes.

Bank of Sycamore Day Senior Citizens Day - Senior Admission $3 Senior Citizens Activities in Masters’ ..............all day