A large Christmas wreath was hung over the the Wyandot Courthouse entrance Wednesday afternoon with the help of a bucket lift truck from Carl R. Harris Electrical Contracting as well as Dan Harris.

The Korean War Memorial at Bicentennial Park in Upper Sandusky recently was completed by adding a list of nearly 400 names of Wyandot County veterans who served.

DOLA — A 10-point fourth quarter by Hardin Northern’s Maddie Grappy helped bring her team to within two points of Riverdale’s lead with just 20 seconds left of Tuesday’s non-league contest.

From left, Rianna Robertson, Isabelle Dawson, Matt Dawson and Paris Robertson helped prepare Matt Dawson’s shrimp po boy recipe for members of the What’s Cookin’ cookbook discussion group Monday.

NORTH ROBINSON — Upper Sandusky’s boys rolled to victory in a season-opening swimming tri-meet against Colonel Crawford and Wynford on Monday at Colonel Crawford. The Rams boys scored 125 points, with the Eagles topping the Royals 58-33 for second.

Based at the front of Stepping Stones Park in Upper Sandusky, “The Upper Tree” is back for round two now that Thanksgiving is over. Area residents are invited to decorate the tree with their own decorations and post on “The Upper Tree” Facebook page. Daily Chief-Union/Brian Hemminger

The defense was steady, so getting separation from Riverdale on Saturday evening was just a matter of creating enough offense. Alivia Oney hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter to cap a big run that gave Upper Sandusky some cushion and allowed them to pull away for a 49-32 victory against Riverdale.

The Wyandot Council on Aging has a special display set up as Home for the Holidays approaches on Dec. 1. “It’s called Grandma’s Attic,” WCOA Activities Director Amy Gardner said. “We want people to think about visiting grandma’s house when they stop by this next week.”

MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Riverdale girls basketball team was looking for revenge Friday night in the season opener against rival Carey in a non-conference game. They found it, defeating Carey 40-36 in a thriller that went down to the wire and was decided by free throws. The teams shot a combined 60 free throws in the game, with Riverdale connecting on 20-of-29 while Carey was just 13-of-31 from the charity stripe.

COLUMBUS — Winter weather is here. Annually, the Ohio Department of Transportation makes final preparations to ensure equipment and employees are ready for whatever Old Man Winter throws our way. Each of ODOT’s 1,629 trucks received a 150-point check as part of annual county-by-county Operational Readiness Inspections.