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Three stranded in floodwaters
Three men were stranded in floodwaters for more than an hour Thursday morning after a vehicle drove into high water on TH 44 west of TH 103. Manuel Cruz-Diaz, Gumaro Cabera-Cruz and Camerino Cruz-Cabera, all of Pioneer, stood on what appeared to be a trailer attached to the back of the 1999 Ford F-350 truck Cruz-Diaz was driving and were rescued by a boat provided by the Carey Volunteer Fire Department water rescue squad.

Three men stranded in high waters on TH 44 rescued by boat
By ALISSA PAOLELLA
Staff writer
Three men were stranded in high waters early Thursday morning for more than an hour before being rescued by a Carey Volunteer Fire Department water rescue boat.
The brothers, Manuel Cruz-Diaz, Gumaro Cabera-Cruz and Camerino Cruz-Cabera, all of Pioneer, were not injured.
The Wyandot County Sheriff's Office received a call at about 7:36 a.m. from a nearby resident who advised the men were stranded in high waters. Only about 4 inches of the top of the 1999 Ford F-350 truck Cruz-Diaz was driving could be seen.
The men stood on what appeared to be a trailer attached to the back of the vehicle for more than an hour before being rescued, checked by Upper EMS and transported to the sheriff's office, where they were provided with dry clothes, coffee and food.
Before the boat was called in, the men advised none of them could swim.

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Wyandot County Commissioners hear about waterways
By LAUREN SCHLOSSER
Staff writer
The Wyandot County Commissioners received updates on environmental matters at the annual Wyandot County Soil and Water Conservation District meeting Thursday.
Commissioner Mike Wheeler said at the meeting, it was announced that 34 ditches have been put on maintenance programs since 1990, for a total of 96 ditches that now are on maintenance in the county.
Clearing log jams from waterways was discussed. Farmers are allowed to pull jams from rivers running through their property, but are not allowed to drive equipment into the river.
There is a jam 1,000-feet long north of Upper Sandusky, and groups are trying to coordinate efforts to clear it.
Bob Vargo, the Northwest Ohio Scenic River coordinator, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Natural Areas and Preserves, informed the group that if they are interested, it could be possible to have more portions of the Sandusky River in Wyandot County be declared a scenic river.