COLUMBUS — State Rep. Riordan McClain of Upper Sandusky was among 36 select lawmakers to complete a leadership training program that identifies and assists emerging state and provincial leaders in the Midwest. McClain met with fellow lawmakers from Ohio, 10 other Midwestern states and three Canadian provinces Aug. 9-13, in Minneapolis, for The Council of State Governments’ 25th annual Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development.

CAREY — The Carey Exempted Village School District has welcomed four new teachers and one new administrator this school year. Betsy Speer Betsy Speer will be the new English teacher at Carey High School. Specifically, she will be teaching Advanced English 11, Advanced English 12 and an end-of-course English class. She also will facilitate the College Credit Plus classes at CHS.

SYCAMORE — Sure, Buckeye Central middle hitter Lexi Evak had 20 kills and four blocks. But on Thursday, she had lots of help.

BUCYRUS — Josh Crall shot a 49 to lead Wynford to its first Northern 10 Athletic Conference boys golf win of the season, 211-225 over Colonel Crawford on Thursday at The Golf Club of Bucyrus. Dylon Robinson shot a 52, Nash Farrell carded a 54, and Aden Caldwell finished with a 56 for the Royals (2-2, 1-1 N10).

The Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School District held its first day of the 2019-20 school year today.

Brett Montgomery continued his medalist streak and led Upper Sandusky to a 162-205 victory against Ridgedale in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference boys golf match Wednesday at Lincoln Hills Golf Club. Montgomery shot a 1-under-par 35 and has been at least co-medalist in every match and invitational this season. He birdied No. 3 and shot par on each of the other eight holes.

BUCYRUS — Wynford students return to several new changes today on their first day of school for the 2019-2020 school year. Among those changes, are new faces on the teaching staff that are ready to help make the year a success.

Wyandot County farmers and their families were given a chance to think about anything but paperwork and the weather Tuesday with a Farmer’s Night Off event in the Masters’ Building at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds. The event, organized by Wyandot County Commissioner Bill Clinger, area crop insurance companies and Pastor Jay Scott, was viewed as a way to give back to area farmers after a devastating amount of spring rainfall caused heavy losses this year.

CAREY — Carey’s Juliana Boes wasn’t sure what to expect. Having run on the Carey girls track team, she was familiar with distance running, but wasn’t sure how she would do running a 5K in her first high school cross country meet at the Upper Sandusky Icebreaker Invitational on Tuesday at Harrison Smith Park.

SYCAMORE — Tiffin Columbian rallied from a two-set deficit to knock off Mohawk in its volleyball season opener 18-25, 12-25, 25-20, 25-22, 21-19 on Tuesday night at Mohawk. “What a great high school volleyball match,” Mohawk coach Eric Hoover said.