Upper Sandusky native Riordan McClain narrowly edged out opponents Steve Reinhard and Doug Weisenauer Tuesday to capture the Republican nomination in the primary for the 87th District for the Ohio House of Representatives.

Rick Roberts recently captured this photo of neighbor Paul Amos mowing his lawn into a checkerboard pattern for which he has become known.

The hit only traveled about 40 feet, but it was far enough. With the Norwalk-Upper Sandusky Division II sectional semifinal softball matchup tied entering the bottom of the seventh inning, junior pitcher Alivia Oney led off with a double, but the next two batters grounded and flew out.

A year after the Junior High Track and Field State Championships were initiated, two Upper Sandusky Middle School eighth-grade students will be competing in the state meet for the first time. Gage Frey and Kendra Conley, both pole vaulters, each have qualified for the 2018 Junior High Track and Field State Championships that will take place Saturday at the Lancaster High School athletic complex.

McCUTCHENVILLE — The Wyandot County Historical Society met Monday with the county commissioners and a representative from UIS Insurance at the Overland Inn. The Overland Inn was originally built in 1829 as a stagecoach stop on the Harrison Trail.

The Upper Sandusky Safety Committee heard a presentation from area student Olivia Barth Monday during its regularly scheduled meeting. Barth proposed changing the intersection at Fourth Street and Bigelow Street from a two-way stop to a four-way stop, citing safety concerns.

CAREY — This time, there was no sixth or seventh inning rally. Seneca East starting pitcher Jake Hall threw a complete game shutout and only allowed two hits as the Seneca East baseball team defeated Carey 3-0 on Monday at Carey High School.

BUCYRUS — Down by two with two runners in scoring position in the bottom of the sixth inning, Wynford had its best hitter at the plate, and she came through. Jenna Coffman drilled a line drive into left field, and the fast-moving shot got past the outfielder and went all the way to the fence.

A local nonprofit paranormal investigation group is hosting a public investigation for a good cause. JARS Paranormal will hold two public investigations of the Cinderella Brown house on Ohio 199 from 6:30-9 p.m. and from 9:30 p.m. to midnight Friday.

SYCAMORE — Mohawk and Wynford played a combined 23 innings with 54 hits, 40 walks, 13 hit batters, 16 errors and about seven and a half hours over two days. The end result was a split, with the Warriors taking a 12-10 victory in 13 innings in the completion of a suspended game and the Royals winning 12-11 in 10 innings in the second game Saturday at Mohawk.