It wasn’t just the fact that Don McLaughlin’s victory in the Men’s Wyandot Match Game on Sunday at Wyandot Lanes in Upper Sandusky was his fourth Match Game title that made his victory special. Facing his brother Allen McLaughlin in the finals, they were bowling on the birthday of their mother Judith McLaughlin, who passed away 25 years ago.

FREDERICK, Md. — Two Wyandot County youth captured regional titles earlier this month through the Elks Soccer Shoot competition. Sophie Lucas of Nevada and Gabe Randall of Upper Sandusky represented Ohio in the Mid-Atlantic Elks Soccer Shoot over the first weekend of March in Frederick, Maryland, and both took home first-place honors.

CAREY — The Dorcas Carey Library received a substantial donation Thursday evening from Upper’s Winter Fantasy of Lights. Representatives from the Fantasy of Lights presented a check for $35,000 to library staff and board members in a brief ceremony. The Fantasy of Lights donates to a different local non-profit each year.

Storm spotters are important to the warning operations of the National Weather Service, as meteorologists in the office will only know what the radar instrumentation is indicating. The storm spotters are the eyes on the ground, verifying all radar indicated weather is taking place. On Thursday, Christine Riley, warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Cleveland — one of 122 NWS offices across the country — provided NWS Skywarn classroom training to locals interested in becoming storm spotters.

BUCYRUS — Wynford received a presentation from Robert W. Baird & Co. Wednesday during its Board of Education meeting. Managing Director Mike Burns discussed the school’s A+ bond rating, which was 196th out of 405 rated school districts in Ohio.

Esther Walker happily decorates Easter eggs Tuesday at the Mohawk Community Library in Sycamore as part of an event hosted by Senior Connections. Seniors used a method of swirling food coloring in shaving cream, then coating the eggs for 10 minutes before pulling them out with unique designs.

BOWLING GREEN — Carey knew what to expect from Columbus Africentric. It simply had no way to effectively counter it.

BOWLING GREEN — Following the Carey boys basketball team’s 23-point victory over Wynford in the Division III sectional semifinal on Feb. 28, Carey coach Jamie Young knew the 2017-18 Carey Blue Devils were capable of making a long run in the tournament.

NEVADA — State Rep. Riordan McClain and Sherri Wagner of the Wyandot County Council on Aging were the special guests at Tuesday’s Mayor’s Breakfast at Buck’s Place in Nevada.

BOWLING GREEN — The Mohawk boys basketball team’s players and coaches got together, clapped their hands and faced thousands of their fans who made the trip to Bowling Green State University’s Stohl Center, all of whom applauded them for the success they achieved this season.