Pizza can be purchased for a good cause Tuesday. Upper Sandusky’s Domino’s Pizza franchise will be one of 167 participating stores throughout the country in a fundraiser to benefit Pelotonia, a grassroots bike tour with one goal: to end cancer.

Dr. K.K. Solacoff M.D. shows to attendees of the Upper Sandusky Moon Landing Party Friday night a photo of his Boy Scout troop, which he was in with astronaut Neil Armstrong. Solacoff, an Upper Sandusky native shared stories about astronaut Neil Armstrong’s life.

COLUMBUS — A Harpster resident will temporarily make the Ohio State Fair, which starts Wednesday, her home while she serves on the junior fair board. Rachael Herring, a 2019 Upper Sandusky High School graduate, explained that she is in her second year of a two-year program with the junior fair board. She said she was selected through Girl Scouts to serve on the junior fair board. Several different organizations, she explained, select representatives to serve on the junior fair board including Girl Scouts, 4-H, FFA, Technology Education, Grange and Scouts BSA.

Trinity Evangelical United Methodist Church, 108 Malabar Drive, Upper Sandusky, is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today; John Stewart United Methodist Family Life Center, 130 W. Johnson St., Upper Sandusky, is open from 10 a.m. to at least 7 p.m. today and Sunday; the Carey Fire Station, 127 N. Vance St., Carey, is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today for area residents; and the Mount Blanchard United Methodist Church, 204 S. Main St., Mount Blanchard, is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the heat wave.

Wyandot County Museum Curator Ronald Marvin Jr. said the showing of ‘First Man’ tonight at the Shawkshank Museum has been relocated to the Wyandot County Museum in Upper Sandusky due to the high temperatures. Marvin said doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the movie will start at 7 p.m.

The opening round of The Basketball Tournament kicked off Friday with regional action around the country.

Highs in the mid 90s with heat index values up to 107 are expected this weekend and an excessive heat warning is in effect until 8 p.m. Saturday. In hotter temperatures, Wyandot County residents should remember to take extra precautions to avoid dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

The Ohio Department of Transportation recently announced highway construction scheduled to occur within Wyandot County the week of July 22. Work is dependent upon weather conditions, and unless otherwise noted, it will take place during daytime hours.

HARPSTER — Harpster United Methodist Church is holding an ice cream social from 4:30-6:30 p.m. July 31. Sandwiches, noodles, salads, desserts and ice cream will be served.

Area non-profits and businesses brought their heads together Wednesday morning to share social media tips and strategies during a social media roundtable at the Upper Sandusky Community Library. The event featured representatives from the Upper Fantasy of Lights, the USCL, the Bucyrus Public Library, Wyandot Memorial Hospital, the Wyandot County Historical Society, Time Staffing, Marion Technical College, Angeline School and Industries, Quest Federal Credit Union and more.