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Bekele remains incompetent to stand trial for murder

By BRIAN HEMMINGERCity editorAn Upper Sandusky man remains incompetent to stand trial for murder following a review of his mental health, according to a competency hearing Monday in Wyandot County Common Pleas.Bethel Bekele, 31, was charged with aggravated murder, an unclassified felony, for the Jan. 1, 2023, death of Keris Riebel, 22, at the Dollar…

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Stansbery talks history of Kirby at museum

Daily Chief-Union/Brian Hemminger Tim Stansbery was the featured speaker Thursday at the Wyandot County Museum. Stansbery has lived in Kirby for 40 years and has been the village’s mayor for 26 years. After retiring last year, he was asked by a church member to do a history project on the village and he has been…

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