When the new school year begins this month, some second-grade students in the Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School District are likely to have a new tool at their disposal thanks to a partnership with a local bank and the hard work of their teacher.

Most people can’t say they have been at 14,411 feet. Most people can’t tell a story of triumph over the most glaciated mountain in the United States, the highest point in the Pacific Northwest and looking down at the clouds, instead of up at them.

The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action organizes World Breastfeeding Week from Aug. 1-7 annually to raise awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding and the need for global support. To mark the occasion, thousands of breastfeeding women and their babies and children across the world will gather in their own communities to take part in the global Big Latch On, a synchronized breastfeeding event.

Local girls gathered once again this summer for an annual tea party sponsored by Jean Orians, of Upper Sandusky. Pictured are (from left) Hailey Rossel, Avery Kraus, Rylie Kraus, Hadley Thiel and Laney Thiel.

Most high school science projects are limited to the classroom or school premises, but the project the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Cleveland area students performed at the Wyandot County Airport on Thursday scanned a vast area.

BUCYRUS — On the court, most basketball coaches are enemies, but off the court, they can be the best of friends as evidenced by the support Dave Hirschy and his wife, Kathy, are receiving. Kathy was diagnosed with early-onset dementia more than three years ago at only 46 years old, and a number of coaches from north central Ohio have come together to put together the “August 1st” benefit to raise money for the family and for the Alzheimer’s Association.

Red Hat Society members (from left) Ruby Trautwein, Donna Young and Jacie Lehman chat with Monette Hull and Catherine Hull amidst a historic hat exhibit Saturday at the Wyandot County Museum.