Facing stiff competition, Upper Sandusky and even short-handed Mohawk rose to the occasion Saturday in the Swankhouse Invitational at Upper Sandusky. The Rams boys were third and girls came in fourth.

BUCYRUS — Wynford dominated a doubleheader against Mansfield Christian with a pair of 12-1 victories to get to .500 on the season Saturday. The Royals (6-6) scored twice in the first inning and then six times in the second to blow open a big lead in the opener.

Multiple schools in small rural communities struggle to maintain classes and organizations that deal with the arts alive as they seem to be the first items cut if money ever becomes a problem. Two local school communities have proven themselves as not only districts able to maintain music programs in their schools, but also be one of the top programs at what they do.

SYCAMORE — Wyandot County sheriff’s deputies recovered 13 marijuana plants from a Sycamore barn in the waning hours of “4/20” after a surprised caller stumbled on a grow operation on the edge of his backyard. April 20, sometimes known as Weed Day, is an annual celebration of marijuana, as the number 420 (also 4/20, 4:20; pronounced four-twenty) is a common code associated with the smokable plant.

Wyandot County Council on Aging thanked its volunteers with a free breakfast at the Senior Connection in Upper Sandusky on Thursday morning.

Micah Miller is proof that if a player has talent, colleges will notice no matter where he plays. The 6-foot-3 home school student signed a letter of intent Sunday to play basketball at Central Christian College of the Bible in Moberly, Missouri.

Upper Sandusky scored seven times in the second inning and rolled to a six-inning 13-3 victory against Bucyrus in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference baseball game Thursday. The Rams (8-8, 6-2 N10) led 1-0 when they went off in the second inning.

Upper Sandusky softball scored multiple runs in each inning it batted in a 16-4 victory Thursday against Bucyrus. The Rams (11-4, 7-1 N10) scored three times in the first inning, twice in the second, six times in the third and four times in the fourth.

Hancock Public Health now offers free medication and training that could save the life of a person overdosing on opioids. Project DAWN — an acronym for Deaths Avoided With Naloxone — is a community-based drug overdose education and Naloxone distribution program.