County officials commemorated April Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month with a ceremony on the Wyandot County Courthouse lawn Wednesday afternoon. Proclamations were read by Upper Sandusky Mayor Scott Washburn and Wyandot County Commissioner Steven Seitz.

WHARTON — An outbuilding and camper were destroyed in a fire Tuesday night in rural Wharton. A Wyandot County Sheriff’s report states two deputies and a sergeant were dispatched to the 16000 block of TH 42 at 11:39 p.m. for a structure fire.

Tuesday, the Wyandot County Democrats hosted a community action event at the Upper Sandusky Community Library focused on the impact of drug addiction in the community. Speaking were Keith Durkin, a professor of sociology at Ohio Northern University, with a research area of interest in substance abuse; Wade Melton, director of programs for Hardin County juvenile court and director of Hardin Community School, a charter school that deals with children struggling with addiction and mental health; and Tristin Kilgallon, an assistant professor of criminal justice from Ohio Northern University.

The Upper Sandusky Police Department responded to a crash on the 100 block of East Wyandot Avenue Tuesday afternoon. At approximately 1:33 p.m., Glenn E. Vehrs, Harpster, backed from a parking space into East Wyandot Avenue, where his blue 1996 Buick was struck by a silver 2005 Honda driven by Sandra J. Deringer, Forest.

SYCAMORE — A new ordinance for junk vehicles received a first reading during a regular Sycamore Village Council meeting Tuesday night. The ordinance will allow the village to involve the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Department if residents don’t respond to requests to clear unused vehicles from their yards.

HARPSTER — Continued harm to roads in the village park from heavy commercial trucks owned by the CSX railroad lead Harpster Village Council to take action. At Tuesday’s regular meeting, council members approved the posting of a sign to “disallow” commercial trucks on those roads.

The American Red Cross is assisting an Upper Sandusky family after a two-story house fire Sunday night on Sunset Drive. An Upper Sandusky Police report states an officer responded to a fire on the 500 block of Sunset Drive at approximately 9:07 p.m. Sunday. The officer observed heavy smoke traveling north across the roadway and made contact with a female resident to confirm everyone was out of the home.

With pool season looming ever closer, the Upper Sandusky parks board Monday discussed applications for pool employees. Councilman Aaron Korte said 22 lifeguard applications and four cashier applications have been received for the 2019 season.

NEVADA — In order to cover maintenance costs, the village of Nevada is looking at increasing the rent it charges the Wyandot East Fire District for use of most of the building they share. Nevada uses only a small portion of the building on Grant Street as a village office, with the rest of the building, which includes three emergency vehicle bays, rented to the district at a cost of $100 per month.

SYCAMORE — The First National Bank of Sycamore made its case for the Mohawk Local School District to keep its funds local during Monday’s Mohawk Board of Education meeting. First National Bank of Sycamore President Dean Keller discussed the long term performance of the Ohio State Treasurer’s STAR Ohio account, which was an option presented to the board by a financial adviser during March’s meeting.