MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale gave undefeated Kenton everything it had on the soccer field on Saturday night. In the end, however, the Wildcats were able to find the back of the net twice, as Landon Bartlett and Drew Hoppe tallied second-half goals on the way to a 2-0 victory.

A local couple is teaming with an Upper Sandusky church to collect donations for victims of Hurricane Harvey. The Category 4 storm made landfall in southern Texas the night of Aug. 25, packing 130 mph winds and dousing the area with as much as 50 inches of rain in nine days. Nearly 40 inches of rain fell near the town of Dayton between the night of Aug. 25 and early the morning of Aug. 28.

BUCYRUS — Wyatt Smith is expected to be a pocket-passing presence at quarterback for the Wynford football team, but he showed Friday night, he also can beat a team with his legs.

MOUNT GILEAD — Nate McMillan carried the load for Upper Sandusky, recording 343 rushing yards on 33 carries to lead the Rams to a 54-35 non-conference victory over Mount Gilead on the road Friday.

BUCYRUS — About 65 residents of the Wynford Local School District gathered Monday night to kick off a bond issue campaign to renovate and build an addition to Wynford High School. Former Wynford Board of Education member Jeffrey Schiefer is serving as campaign chairman.

CAREY — The Blue Devils’ busy volleyball week has not had an easy note. Carey was up-and-down in a win over Wynford, 25-13, 23-25, 25-7, 25-18, on Thursday.

The Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School district welcomes seven new educators this year, including two principals, a special education director and four teachers.

Brett Montgomery birdied four times while shooting a 33 to lead Upper Sandusky to a season-best score in a 163-207 victory against Mohawk on Wednesday at Lincoln Hills Golf Club.

Dense fog settled on Upper Sandusky and the surrounding area this morning. The fog caused Upper Sandusky, Carey, Mohawk, Riverdale and Wynford schools all to close as the fog lingered late into the morning.

A truck cab burst into flames in the parking lot of a gas station Tuesday morning, drawing a quick response from Upper Sandusky firefighters. The department was notified of a fire at Love’s Truck Tire Care around 9:56 a.m., as the 1,000-gallon pumper was returning from a fire drill at Essex Place, according to the USFD report.