The Wyandot County Board of Commissioners met with Jeff Loehrke of the Ohio Department of Transportation and Greg Moon of the Wyandot County Office of Economic Development on Thursday to discuss the possibility of the county becoming a transportation improvement district.

After three weeks of treatments, Westbrook Assisted Living and Memory Care received notification Thursday that the facility is bed bug-free. A summary of service receipt from Ehrlich Extermination of Groveport notes Wednesday was the final service date.

Potential algae blooms at two locations in the Sandusky River are believed to consist of green algae and testing did not detect toxins, county environmental health director Jeff Ritchey told the health board Wednesday.

Despite skyrocketing costs at the county’s vaccination clinics, a report compiled by the nursing director at the Wyandot County Health Department indicates a total loss of less than $4,000 from January through June as the health district continues to bill for equipment, medication and administrative costs.

Upper Sandusky and Carey youth kicked off the 2016-17 academic year for public school districts serving Wyandot County students today. Sheriff Mike Hetzel is asking parents to also study school rules as their children start a new year.

TIFFIN — Tiffin Fire Chief Kevin Veletean announced the department has received a $1 million grant to purchase a new ladder truck at Tiffin City Council on Monday night. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters grant is a 90-10 split with the city of Tiffin, covering $1 million of the $1.102 million project.

A proposed water system improvement in the city of Upper Sandusky is stalled for the next two weeks after a resolution authorizing the mayor to seek Ohio Public Works Commission funding was tabled during Monday’s regular meeting.

Many parents are looking back at the past two and a half months wondering where the summer went. But it’s that time of the year.

CAREY — Carey Council dismissed a request from the mayor to fire an appointed full-time village employee during a regular meeting Monday. Council voted 4-0, with councilwoman Mellisa Cole absent, to turn down a request by Mayor Armand Getz to remove fiscal officer Nickie Coppler from her position.

The Upper Sandusky High School soccer teams are hoping the school board and community will support a two-story 16-by-16 building in between the bleachers at the soccer field. Heidi McLane proposed the building at Monday night’s school board meeting.