Wyanstock 2017 will rock the Wyandot County Fairgrounds on July 1. This is the fourth year for the 12-hour music festival put on by Wyandot County Young Professionals. The schedule is jam-packed with bands, food, drinks, vendors selling arts and wares, a cornhole tournament and a meat smoking competition from noon to midnight. Camping sites are available June 30 and July 1.

The Wyandot County Commissioners on Thursday approved two resolutions setting in motion the process of putting an additional 1.5-mill levy on the November ballot to support the Wyandot County Board of Developmental Disabilities.

Manfred Hanke is a man about town, and you seldom see him without his camera. Known around Upper Sandusky as “Fred the Photo Guy,” Hanke snaps priceless pictures like the double rainbow that arched over the Wyandot County sky recently, as well as sights of people just living life in the city.

MELMORE — A Buckeye Central student died after a head-on crash on Ohio 100 in Eden Township, Seneca County, on Thursday morning, according to a media release from the Fremont post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The Advertiser-Tribune first reported the crash.

The state of Ohio will determine if Wyandot and Crawford counties will move forward with a joint ditch petition after lawmakers from the counties were split in a vote to green-light the project Thursday.

McCUTCHENVILLE — Members of the McCutchenville Fire Department received training on equipment the department purchased as a result of public support. McCutchenville Fire Chief Robbie Miller said the department spent $28,100 on JAWS rescue equipment to better serve the community in a crisis.

Upper Sandusky has named its next police chief. Capt. Dan Ross accepted the job offer from city officials during a special safety committee meeting Wednesday. He will take the job effective July 5.

The son of an Upper Sandusky gun manufacturer is facing felony weapons charges after police say they found two loaded handguns and marijuana in his car during a traffic stop.

SYCAMORE — First National Bank of Sycamore will pick up the tab for one free swim day and one free pizza night each week at the Sycamore Community Pool this summer. Thursday is the first free swim day and free pizza will be served Tuesday, followed by another free swim day Wednesday.

Area businesses in buildings more than 50 years old may have an opportunity to earn tax credits for future improvements. Representatives from Ohio History Connection and the Ohio Development Services Agency visited the Wyandot County Chamber of Commerce on Monday morning as part of a Historical Tax Credit Coffee tour through Northwest Ohio.