Shawshank Woodshop Museum Curator April Mullen poses at the newly renovated bar at the Shawshank Woodshop gift shop in Upper Sandusky. The bar was refurbished from the historic Woody’s restaurant in Upper Sandusky.

The Wyandot County Solid Waste Management District and Recycling Center celebrated 30 years of service Friday with an open house for the community. Attendees were given a voucher for a free lunch and signed up for door prizes including a toy garbage truck, Speedway gift cards, eco-friendly Nano towels, and a recycled lunch box, among others. Republic services also had a touch-a-truck station in front of the recycling center, where children could sit in the front seat.

TIFFIN — Led by Gabby Johnson’s 96, the Wynford girls golf team took seventh place among 13 teams Friday in the Tiffin Invitational at Seneca Hills Golf Club. Ashland dominated the field with a 308, with second-place Shelby 55 strokes back with a 363. The Royals shot a 424, while Mohawk came in 11th with a 487.

A local artist has a new platform thanks to Wyandot Memorial Hospital. Kelsey McBride, a 27-year-old Harpster woman with autism, was commissioned to create a coloring and activity booklet by Wyandot Memorial Hospital earlier this year, and the project was unveiled Tuesday.

NEVADA — The Wyandot County-based Women Helping Other Women group educated area women about human trafficking and self-defense at its summer event Thursday night at White Shutter Winery in Nevada. Certified nurse midwife Megan Bair with Wyandot Memorial Hospital spoke about human trafficking, explaining how it happens, who it happens to and how to identify someone who is being trafficked in order to offer help.

Upper Sandusky sneaked past Wynford 224-226 to finish off a perfect week Thursday at Lincoln Hills Golf Club and move to the top of the Northern 10 Athletic Conference girls golf standings.

Freshman Lauren Schoenberger remained undefeated but the Upper Sandusky girls tennis team dropped a 4-1 decision to Edison on Thursday. Playing No. 3 singles, Schoenberger picked up a 6-3, 6-2 victory against Alli Vogus for the only win for the Rams (1-2).

Public transportation was officially launched in Wyandot County on Wednesday morning with a ribbon cutting at the home base of Wyandot Ride Service, 100 S. Warpole St., Upper Sandusky. The Ohio Department of Transportation granted funds to the Hancock Hardin Wyandot Putnam Community Action Commission to expand public transportation offerings from Hancock County to Wyandot County. HHWP CAC was able to purchase four new vehicles to support the Wyandot Ride Service.

Wednesday, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose stopped at the Wyandot County Board of Elections to speak with staff, tour the facility and to discuss election security. LaRose spoke about the new security directive that, he said, was sent to all 88 election boards in Ohio’s a few months ago. The directive was created as a checklist to improve security, LaRose said, and election boards are responsible for enacting the directive by January, in order to boost election security.

The Upper Sandusky girls tennis team had a welcome addition to the lineup and defeated Kenton 4-1 on Wednesday. Japanese exchange student Saki Fukuta stepped into the No. 2 singles spot and took a 6-1, 6-0 victory against Lily Osborn.