Area children were given a brighter Easter on Friday thanks to generous local residents and the Upper Sandusky Rotary Club through the Good Egg program.

Growing up in a family of dirt bike racing enthusiasts, it wasn’t long before 7-year old Uriah Messersmith of Upper Sandusky developed a penchant for the sport as well. It didn’t take long for him to start earning accolades for his on-track accomplishments either. When he was 3 years old, he rode one of his family’s dirt bikes for the first time.

Angeline School and Industries was the big winner at the Safety Awards Banquet Thursday afternoon in the Elks Lodge ballroom. Angeline had over 2 million work hours dating back to 2014 without a claim for a work-related injury.

Even with Seneca East having lost two straight Northern 10 Athletic Conference games coming in, Upper Sandusky felt like the Tigers were the team to beat to prove they are the class of the league this year. The Rams got a two-hit shutout with 17 strikeouts from Jason Holly and knocked off the three-time N10 champs 1-0 on Thursday at Upper Sandusky.

Did the Mohawk baseball team panic when the Wynford baseball team nearly erased the Warriors’ early three-run lead? Nope. Thanks to timely hitting and Mohawk’s Cole Widmer’s pitching, the Warriors added three more runs — two in the fifth and another in the top of the seventh — to pull away for a 6-2 victory over Wynford on Thursday at Wynford.

BUCYRUS — Businesses and organizations from the Wyandot, Bucyrus and Galion chambers of commerce had an opportunity to network Thursday at the inaugural Route 30 Business Expo, which was held at The Pickwick Place in Bucyrus. The event hosted several area businesses including the White Shutter Winery, Freedom Caregivers, A-1 Printing and Verne Hart Insurance as well as organizations including Community Opportunity and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.

BUCYRUS — For the last 10 years, Board of Education President Steve Crall has been serving the Wynford Local School District. Kimberly Miller-Smith, the central region manager for the Ohio School Board Association, recognized Crall for reaching the milestone at Wednesday’s regular board meeting with a distinguished board member award.

Upper Sandusky Middle School students had the opportunity to learn financial literacy skills during a reality store event Wednesday morning at Union School. The event taught seventh and eight grade students about the financial challenges they will face as adults. Local businesses and government officials were invited to participate at different tables for the interactive experience.

BUCYRUS — This wasn’t the first time that Carey junior shortstop Hailey Niederkohr hit a home run to lead off the game. On Wednesday, Niederkohr, hitting lead off once again, crushed the first pitch she saw from Wynford pitcher Hannah Messmer over the fence in right center, setting the tone for a day in which the Carey softball team hit three home runs in their 12-1 run-rule victory over Wynford in six innings at Wynford.

BUCYRUS — A young Carey baseball team grew up a little Wednesday. Rather than folding when it lost an early lead, the Blue Devils buckled down and won their first Northern 10 Athletic Conference game by rallying for a 9-6 road victory against Wynford.