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Remembering history
Chief Leaford Bearskin pauses to contemplate his ancestors at the Mission Church in Upper Sandusky. The Wyandotte tribe chief was part of a delegation that came to Ohio to purchase property in northern Ohio containing former Indian burial grounds. The delegation came to Upper Sandusky on Wednesday night to visit some of the former historical locations pertaining to the tribe's history.
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City finds past due water bills dating five years old
By ALISSA PAOLELLA
Staff writer
When Upper Sandusky Mayor Scott Washburn took office in January, he began going through all of the departments within the city to make sure there was open communication between departments to keep the city running smoothly.
A problem with computer software in the water department has brought on an "embarrassing" situation for the city, Washburn said Wednesday, as past due water bills had not been getting mailed out and had been lost in the computer program used in the department.
One of the biggest departments in the city, Washburn said the city had not provided the two clerks with adequate tools to do their jobs correctly.
"It's not a lack of them wanting to work," he said. "It's a lack of us giving them the tools to do their job."
Large numbers of past due water bills, up to five years old, now are being collected, Washburn said, as water department supervisor Dave Westbrook is helping to organize the department after taking the top spot about six weeks ago.
"(I am) upset, embarrassed as a city, that we let things get out that far," Washburn said. "We have to collect the money. This is a business and we're running it as such. ... We have to collect money owed to the city. We can't just hit delete. ... This is not how (the city does) business."
The service committee on Tuesday night approved the purchase of a new computer program as the city readies itself to go to monthly water billing instead of quarterly.
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Meeting with the candidates
Mike Carroll (right), who is running for the Congressional seat in Ohio's Fourth District, speaks with Zorina and Neil Swinehart at The Pour House, Upper Sandusky, on Tuesday night. Carroll was one of two Congressional candidates who spoke at the restaurant.
Democratic candidates talk about job loss at Democratic Party meeting Tuesday
By BRANDON DRAKE
Staff writer
Two Democratic candidates running for Congressional seats sat down with members of the Wyandot County Democratic Party for a roundtable discussion at The Pour House, Upper Sandusky, on Tuesday evening.
Mike Carroll and George Mays, who are running for Ohio's Fourth and Fifth districts, both spoke about their campaigns and listened to the concerns of local residents as November's election draws nearer.
Carroll, who is running against Republican Jim Jordan, said he is running for working class families. He presented those in attendance with a letter he found on Jordan's Web site, which presented a question of "will this decision effect the family," but he said Jordan has had a record of voting against the middle class.
"(Jordan) says he's for family values, but time and time again, his voting record doesn't (show that)," he said.
Carroll, of Mansfield, is a veteran of the Ohio Air National Guard and has worked for AK Steel for nearly 24 years.
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Diverting youth
John Case (left), fiscal manager for the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Seneca, Sandusky and Wyandot Counties, thanked Chuck Laudenslager (middle) for his years of service in the Wyandot County Reach program, which is a youth diversion program that aims to keep children and youth out of the juvenile court system. Laudenslager is pictured with his wife, Julie.
Reaching out: Laudenslager retires from youth diversion program
By ALISSA PAOLELLA
Staff writer
The Wyandot County Family and Children First Council and the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Seneca, Sandusky and Wyandot Counties thanked an employee for his time and dedication to the Wyandot County Reach juvenile diversion program Tuesday with an open house at East of Chicago Pizza Company.
Chuck Laudenslager started the program in September 2002, reaching out to youth who were referred by principals of local school districts.
He said the goal of the program is to keep first time youth offenders out of the juvenile court system.
"It helps juveniles ... to stay out of the court system, to give them a second chance," said Laudenslager, who officially retired April 18. "A lot of kids do dumb things and they need a second chance. That's what the program is all about."
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