MOUNT BLANCHARD — Callie Sudlow scored a pair of goals as Riverdale closed out girls North Central Ohio Soccer Association play with a 3-0 home victory against Van Buren on Wednesday night. Haley Frey got the Falcons (8-6-1, 4-1 NCOSA) on the board first only 4:16 into the match with a goal assisted by Hanna Breidenbach. With just 4:21 left in the first half, Breidenbach assisted Sudlow’s first goal to make it 2-0.

The Wyandot County Commissioners recently traveled to Washington, D.C., with fellow commissioners from Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky for a Regional State Leadership Day. The commissioners heard from National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler and White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Jim Carroll.

The American Red Cross held a blood drive Wednesday at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. Pictured, Phlebotomist Joy Wright places a bandage on blood donor Trey Washburn, manager of environmental services at the hospital, after his blood donation.

COLUMBUS — Riverdale junior Andrew Kuenzli knows the challenge that awaits him. Two years after finishing in a tie for 51st place with a 38-over par score of 182 in the boys Division III at the state golf tournament, Kuenzli will compete at state for the second time in his high school career.

As Brett Montgomery prepares to play in his final high school golf event, he is not especially nervous. The Upper Sandusky senior has played in the state tournament twice before, including once at NorthStar Golf Club. “It’s almost a little bittersweet, my last tournament playing for this school, but this being my third year, I’m a little bit more comfortable,” Montgomery said.

Dr. Byron Morales, who deals with population health and wellness at the Wyandot County Memorial Hospital, shared a program Tuesday evening at the Upper Sandusky High School Library sharing information about vaping, juuling and e-cigarettes.

SYCAMORE — As the match between the Upper Sandusky and Mohawk volleyball teams progressed, Mohawk senior outside hitter Tess Weinandy and her teammates noticed a weakness in the Rams’ defense. “Going line on them, because their middle back wouldn’t rotate to the line, so the deep corners were open a lot,” Weinandy said of what enabled them to have success offensively.

An Upper Sandusky woman was transported by medical helicopter to St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima Monday evening after a single-vehicle crash, which ended in Harrison Smith Park after the car tumbled end over end down a hill into the park in Upper Sandusky.

Election Systems and Software Rep. Jerry Amick (left) conducts logic and accuracy testing at the Wyandot County Board of Elections on the new Express Vote machines that will be used on Election Day Nov. 5 as Chairman of the Board of Elections George Macnamara and board member Bill Evans (right) look on.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Aricka Lutz scored three goals, including two fairly late in the second half to rally Swanton to a 3-3 draw against Riverdale in a nonconference girls soccer match Monday at Riverdale. With the Falcons (7-6-1) leading 3-1, Lutz scored on a penalty kick with 16:23 remaining, and then two minutes later, she scored again.