The Wyandot County Veterans Service Commission held an open house Friday to celebrate its new location. The commission moved from downtown Upper Sandusky to 250 Highland Parkway, just north of the Wyandot County Fairgrounds in Upper Sandusky.

LANCASTER – Regionals could not have gone much better for Mohawk. After advancing the 3200 relay team and Taeylor Mullholand in the high jump to state Wednesday, the Warriors qualified in two more events Friday, highlighted by Destini Oler dominating the field in the 800 run during Division III competition at Fairfield Union.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Zupanic Award is presented each year to state’s top engineering and technology project by the State Engineering and Technology Showcase. It is awarded to the project selected as best of show during the professional organization’s annual gathering.

Wyandot County Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staff member Amanda Bains serenaded attendees of a memorial service held at the County Home Thursday evening while Carl Bowen played piano.

AKRON — The Mohawk softball team never lost hope. Trailing by one run entering the bottom of the seventh inning, the Warriors scored twice to take a 5-4 victory against East Canton in a Division IV regional semifinal softball game Thursday at Akron Firestone Stadium.

AKRON — It usually is the game-winning hit that people remember, and while Madi Chester’s RBI single was key in Mohawk’s 5-4 victory against East Canton, so much more went into the Warriors’ second rally of the day.

Upper Sandusky gained a pair of historical markers Wednesday in recognition of the city’s contributions to the movie, “The Shawshank Redemption,” which debuted 24 years ago in 1994. The festivities began at the Wyandot County Courthouse, where a crowd was welcomed to the third floor courtroom where Andy Dufresne was famously found guilty of double homicide in the film.

Friends, fellow cheerleaders and family met Wednesday at the grave of Dafne Bianchi for a special check presentation. A check for $1,100 was presented by Bianchi’s friend Katie Taylor to Dafne Bianchi’s mother Leslie Bianchi, father Jack Bianchi and brother Brett Bianchi for the Dafne Bianchi Memorial Scholarship Fund.

LANCASTER — Mohawk high jumper Taeylor Mullholand dug deep with her back against the wall Wednesday in the Division III regional track and field meet at Fairfield Union High School The result is a trip to the state meet as a freshman after finishing fourth in the finals of the event.

TIFFIN — Just like two years ago, Wynford’s boys sprinters just keep getting better. The Royals qualified both the 400 and 800 relays for the finals of regionals, along with Alizhah Watson in the 400 dash, on Wednesday in Division III action at Tiffin Columbian’s Frost-Kalnow Stadium.