Imagine thinking a family member had been dead for decades, only to discover not only were they alive in Florida but they were the longest living female World War II veteran? That was the case of John Walker, an Upper Sandusky city councilman, and his Aunt Ruth.

The Wyandot County Museum opened its doors this weekend to celebrate Veterans Day by filling its rooms with numerous uniforms, military memorabilia and information from Wyandot County veterans dating back to the Civil War. The Wyandot County Historical Society participated in the Bells of Peace on Sunday, an international ringing of bells at 11 a.m. to commemorate the 100th anniversary …

Wynford High School brought back its Science Club after a six-year hiatus with a “Pizza under the Stars” event that included a presentation by (from left) Rich Krahling, Dan Wade and Bryan Summer of the Crawford Park Astronomy Club.

HEBRON — Temperatures in the low 30s with winds steadily gusting around 15 mph and a muddy course are not considered ideal running conditions. And heading into her first appearance at the state cross country meet at National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Carey freshman Sarah Reinhart was nervous.

With one book already under her belt, Kelsey McBride was not one to rest on her laurels. McBride, a 26-year-old Harpster woman with autism, published her first coloring book “Kelsey and Friends” this past September with the help of the First National Bank of Sycamore.

Cheryl Lyon shared stories, photos and souvenirs from her recent trips to Panama and Switzerland with her daughter during a special “Around the World in 80 Minutes” program Thursday evening at the Upper Sandusky Community Library. Submitted photo

It’s been quite a career. Throughout the years that Upper Sandusky native Rosemary Austin has played on travel softball teams that include Golden Gals and Freedom Spirit, a 75 and older softball team, she has garnered 14 gold medals, 12 sliver medals, two bronze medals, one ribbon, seven All-American awards as well as two all-tournament and one best defensive player, seven plaques, nine patches and one cup.

The Wyandot County Office of Economic Development celebrated 10 years with its annual dinner Monday evening at the Shawshank Woodshop in Upper Sandusky. WCOED Executive Director Greg Moon welcomed attendees and cited workforce development as one of the most important projects in the county currently, with significant efforts to educate the workforce as well as expose area high school students to local opportunities.

Traffic may be restricted at times for work related to the installation of a traffic signal at the east U.S.23/U.S.30 and CH 330 interchange in Upper Sandusky. ODOT says work performed by Perram Electric is expected to continue through late November.

WILLARD — Upper Sandusky’s boys and Buckeye Central’s girls were picked to repeat as Northern 10 Athletic Conference basketball champions during a media vote Thursday evening in Willard. Winners of three straight N10 championships, the Rams, 19-4 overall and 15-1 in the N10 last year, garnered all eight first-place votes for a total of 360 points in the poll.