The Upper Sandusky Fire and Police departments and emergency medical services responded to a report called into the USPD by a third party of an alleged bomb threat made in the 400 block of North Sandusky Avenue on Friday night.

Library patron Brenda Gum (left) and Barb Coppler and Roger Jenot (right), both board members of the Dorcas Carey Public Library, participate in an adult coloring program in the Carey library meeting room Wednesday night.

The new executive director of the Wyandot County Council on Aging is getting comfortable in her role as she aims to spread joy among her staff and residents ages 60 and older served by the COA. Sherri Wagner became executive director of the Wyandot County Council on Aging on Nov. 1, replacing former director Ryan Payton, who accepted a position at Angeline School and Industries.

Wyandot Memorial Hospital Board of Governors Chairman Tom Menningen (left) presents a keepsake clock to Dr. N. Scott Cisar in recognition of his 33 years of volunteer service on the board.

CAREY — A local paranormal research group has released its first documentary, a 70-minute film that features history and unexplainable phenomenon at the old Carey School that since has been demolished. The Carey Area Paranormal Energy Research Society, formally organized in September 2011, is made up of members with diverse experience in energy work, psychic abilities and technology work.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Clay Thompson had everything ready for a surprise wedding proposal. The only thing he couldn’t control was the weather.

Wyandot Memorial Hospital on Friday announced a “generous” multi-million dollar gift from the estate of Norman Gottfried made in memory of Gottfried and his brother, Russell Gottfried.

Just two days before Christmas and all through Hannah’s House, a few creatures were stirring, though not one was a mouse. Those inside the house did their best to prepare, as they knew special guests soon would be there.

Over 6,000 miles away a light burns in a church, just as it did more than 1,000 years ago. The light burns every day and is closely monitored to be sure it never is extinguished, and now the light burns brightly in Wyandot County in a small, quiet church on CH 127.

SYCAMORE — Mohawk junior high and high school winter athletes spent the first day of winter break sorting and hauling food donations and otherwise assisting the Sycamore United Church of Christ Food Pantry. As part of a community service project involving Mohawk’s wrestlers and girls and boys basketball players, local youth got out of practice Wednesday morning and headed to the high school cafeteria, where they sorted through hundreds of items collected in a contest between younger and older students that began just after Thanksgiving, Mohawk High School Athletic Director Chip Dietrich said.