Five Wyandot County authors gave presentations to the public and signed copies of their books Thursday evening at the Upper Sandusky Community Library. Lori Arnold, Cassie Carlson, Jason DeZurik, Dr. Betty Lok and Pat Williams have published nine books combined and all are working on new content.

Angeline volunteers grouped up outside A&A Grocery in Upper Sandusky Friday morning to help secure donations for the Stuff the Bus food drive, which lasts until the end of the month. Some were dressed up for Formal Friday as part of Angeline Spirit Week.

Upper’s Winter Fantasy of Lights made a record-tying donation to Upper Sandusky Senior Village Thursday evening at the Masonic Temple in Upper Sandusky. Representatives from Senior Village received a check for $35,000 from the Fantasy of Lights, tying the record-breaking donation given last year to the Dorcas Carey Public Library.

BUCYRUS — At Thursday’s Wynford Local School District Board of Education meeting, the board recognized and celebrated individuals and organizations that are helping area students. Amanda Sheets, operations manager at the Crawford Success Center, a satellite of North Central State College in Bucyrus, said that the Arts for Success event, a fundraiser to generate scholarship money for local students, was a huge success thanks to area student artists, local artists and artists from around, or with ties to Ohio that created works to be auctioned off at the event.

The Upper Sandusky girls basketball team recently held its awards banquet. Winners were (front row, from left) Alexis Fogle, All-Northern 10 Athletic Conference first team, All-District 6 Division II second team, All-Northwest District third team, four-year letter winner, Lady Ram Unity Award; Alivia Oney, All-N10 second team, All-Northwest District honorable mention, Lady Ram STUPH Award; Madison McLaughlin, All-N10 second team, All-Northwest District honorable mention, three-year letter winner; Lady Ram Passion Award;

The Ohio State Fire Marshall visited the Wyandot County EMS building Wednesday afternoon to award grant money to seven Wyandot County fire departments. Jeff Hussey and his Chief Deputy Bill Spurgeon presented a check for $279,017.29 to the Upper Sandusky, Carey, Sycamore, Wharton, Wyandot East, Marseilles and Pitt Township fire departments to be used for a new multi-agency radio communication system (MARCS).

“New girl” Allie Kramer (center) reads an anonymous love letter to friends played by Oliva Barth (left) and Annea Bjorkquist-Kastmark (right) in the Upper Sandusky High School production of “Back to the ‘80s.”

Upper Sandusky City Council agreed on a minimum bid for the sale of Waterworks Park at its meeting Monday. The city has owned 12 of the acres of Waterworks Park since the early 1900s and it purchased 16 additional acres for $2,000 an acre in 1998.

The Sycamore Volunteer Fire Department received a $2,000 donation from Hord Family Farms Monday evening at the department’s annual meeting in the Sycamore Community Center.

Earl Kinley (left) and Patricia Kitzler look at their hats in the 50/50 hat game at the St. Peter's Benefit Auction Saturday in the St. Peter’s school gymnasium. The 50/50 prize of $500 was donated back to St. Peter’s.