A Harpster woman has been given the opportunity to live out her dream thanks to some help from the First National Bank of Sycamore. Kelsey McBride, a 26-year-old artist with autism, always wanted to publish a coloring book.

SYCAMORE — Mohawk pushed its winning streak to eight with a 25-7, 25-17, 25-18 victory against Upper Sandusky on Monday night at Mohawk. After the Warriors (8-1, 5-1 Northern 10 Athletic Conference) rolled in the opening set, the Rams (1-9, 1-5 N10) hung close through the first half of the final two sets before Mohawk pulled away.

ONTARIO — The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging Inc. recently announced James Gatchell has been selected as the 2018 Outstanding Senior Citizen for Wyandot County. He and eight other recipients were honored on Aug. 23 at a ceremony hosted at Hawkins Corner.

BLUFFTON — Hanna Breidenbach scored a pair of goals as Riverdale tied Bluffton, 2-2, in a nonconference girls soccer match Saturday night at Bluffton. Breidenbach scored with 21:08 left in the first half to give Riverdale (4-1-2) a 1-0 lead and scored with 20:54 remaining to tie the match.

The Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School District has introduced four new educators this year across all levels of the district from elementary to high school. The district’s new educators have experience ranging from first year to 18 years of previous experience, and their responsibilities range from principal to supervisor to teacher.

In a game most likely circled by high school football historians with fond memories of the Northern Ohio League, former NOL members, Galion and Upper Sandusky, entered Friday’s nonconference football game undefeated, and looking to remain that way.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale showed last week what it could do with its ground game, running for 301 yards in a victory against Hardin Northern. On Friday night, the Falcons showed they could take to the air.

Allen East made it interesting early in the fourth quarter, but the Wynford football team made some big plays down the stretch to pull away for a 31-13 victory Friday night in a non-conference match-up.

Gerald Mast, a communications professor at Bluffton University, spoke at the Upper Sandusky Community Library Thursday evening about Amish culture, the history of the Anabaptist religion, how Amish society has evolved in areas like Holmes County in Ohio and the growing Amish population.

BUCYRUS — Mohawk extended its winning streak to seven straight matches with a 25-11, 25-11, 25-9 victory against Wynford in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference volleyball match Thursday night. Madi Chester finished with 12 kills, five aces and eight digs to lead the Warriors (7-1, 4-1 N10).