In what is believed to be the first time ever, a member of the Wyandot County Midget Football League in Upper Sandusky has competed in the DI Savage Regional All Star game.

Members of the Wyandot County Special Olympics team were given a heroes’ welcome Thursday with an escort through downtown Sycamore provided by the Sycamore Volunteer Fire Department.

Wyandot County residents are opening their homes and gardens to the public for a good cause early next month. The second annual home and garden tour takes place from 1-6 p.m. July 8 and will feature four area homes and two gardens in the county.

The Riverdale white team are the Hancock County Junior Pony League 2018 B Tournament Champions after a 6-3 victory over the Dunkirk Bears June 27 at Gormley Park in Forest.

Star stage veteran Charles Groth (center) portrays Chef Louis in the upcoming Star Theatre production of “The Little Mermaid.” The musical opens this weekend and runs at 7 p.m. June 29 and 30, at 2 p.m. July 1, at 7 p.m. July 5 and 7 and at 2 p.m. July 8.

Angie Ford of Wyandot County Water and Soil Conservation District holds a barred owl during the Birds of Prey program on Wednesday at the Dorcas Carey Public Library.

CAREY — Whether Easton Roark and his father, Carey High School baseball coach Joey Roark, were watching a college baseball game, the College World Series, a Major League Baseball game or Easton was playing baseball, each game had a teaching moment.

SYCAMORE — Sycamore Village Council voted to approve raises to the volunteer fire department officers and fourth-year lifeguards during its meeting Tuesday. The finance committee recommended a raise to 50 cents an hour over minimum wage to lifeguards with four years experience, $5,000 per year for the fire chief, $1,350 for assistant fire chief and assistant EMS chief, $300 for captain and $150 for lieutenants. The recommendations were approved unanimously.

American Legion Post No. 344 in Carey raised $1,077 for Hannah’s House from a guest bartending event held Saturday night.

Demonstrating how to play “Incy Wincy Spider” on “boomwhackers” during Tuesday’s summer reading program at the Gormley Park pavilion in Forest are (from left) Cody Flowers-Barger, Lonnie Adams and Alaina Tracy.