The Carey Competition Varsity Cheerleaders competed for the first time at the 10th annual Ohio Athletic Commission High School Cheerleading State Championship on Jan. 13 at Worthington Kilbourne High School and brought home a first-place trophy in the small high school on-mount intermediate level division and also won first place as the overall high point winner in the small high school division, earning state jackets and a state banner.

A Gahanna woman’s vehicle was a total loss Friday afternoon after it caught fire at a gas station in Upper Sandusky. The Upper Sandusky Fire Department received a 911 call at approximately 2:23 p.m. Friday stating a car was on fire at the Pilot gas station near the building, not the gasoline pumps.

The Wyandot Council on Aging held it’s annual Pizza Passports event Friday afternoon at Trinity Evangelical Church in Upper Sandusky. The event highlights the many trips available through the Council on Aging for the year.

NORTH ROBINSON — Coach David Sheldon did not have to do anything to get his team mentally prepared for Friday night’s rematch with Upper Sandusky. After the Eagles lost a heartbreaker at the buzzer in the first matchup, they were ready for another down-to-the-wire finish, and this time, they came out on top 47-46 at Mac Morrison Gymnasium.

After a contentious public meeting between Wyandot County residents and Ohio Department of Transportation officials concerning the closures of CH 50 and CH 121 at the U.S. 23/U.S. 30 intersections, the Wyandot County Commissioners voted unanimously to deny the state’s petition on Thursday afternoon at the Wyandot County Courthouse.

The Upper Sandusky Lions Club recently finished building a handicap ramp for the home of Melvin Dible, a Vietnam War veteran who lives in Upper Sandusky.

BUCYRUS — Only 27 seconds had passed when Wynford junior guard Rylee Alspach, who is second in the Northern 10 Athletic Conference in average number of steals per game, forced the game’s first turnover by getting a steal in the Royals’ full-court press.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale had all the momentum early in the second quarter, but McComb turned the tide and finally pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 48-35 victory in a Blanchard Valley Conference girls basketball game Thursday night.

LIMA — Last year was one of significant success locally for the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1, which encompasses Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert and Wyandot counties. Notable or unique highway improvement projects within Wyandot County during 2018 included:

BELLEVUE — Trailing by 13 with 4:51 remaining in the first half, it wasn’t only the Bellevue girls basketball team’s defensive pressure, trapping and speed in the full-court press and half court that worried the Upper Sandusky Rams.