MOUNT BLANCHARD — During the final week of August and the first few weeks of September, county fair goers flock to the fairgrounds in Findlay, Kenton and Upper Sandusky for the Hancock, Hardin and Wyandot county fairs, which fall on consecutive weeks. The fairs are home to a wide variety of livestock shows for members of 4-H and FFA organizations and open shows for adults.

The Wyandot County Chamber of Commerce capped off months of growth with a name change to kick off 2017. The ageny’s growth and success were acknowleged across the state Thursday evening when President and CEO Kathy Grasz was surprised with the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Ohio’s Chamber Professional of the Year award. Grasz received the award during the CCEO Winter Conference in Newark.

A New Riegel man accused of attacking Wyndot County Sheriff Mike Hetzel was arraigned Friday in county common pleas courtr. Joshua B. Risner, 30, pleaded not guilty to a second-degree felony charge of escape and assault, a fourth-degree felony. Risner is accused of assaulting Hetzel on the third floor of the Wyandot County Courthouse in November, while awaiting to enter the courtroom for a pretrial hearing for a seperate case.

Upper Sandusky shook up its rotation and at times looked shook up Friday against Buckeye Central. An 11-0 fourth-quarter run carried the Rams to a 61-54 win. Wes Vent had 26 points. “What’s nice about these kids is, they hate to lose and they just figure out a way to win. We’ve had games like this over the past couple of years, but they think they’re going to win no matter what,” Upper Sandusky coach Jeff Winslow said. “They just toughed this one out.”

BUCYRUS — Challenged to step up in the second half, Carey did just that behind huge efforts by Trey Bame and Cody Luzader. The Blue Devils guards combined for 10 3-pointers and 39 points after halftime to help rally their team for a 76-66 overtime victory at Wynford on Friday night.

Upper Sandusky police officers soon will spend less time writing tickets and more time patrolling the streets and keeping the city safe. Some police cars will be equipped with eCitation electronic ticketing systems.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Having already made a three-quarter-court shot at the halftime buzzer, a 3-pointer from about 23 feet certainly was well within Brittany Hovest’s range.

Marathon Pipe Line LLC, a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Corporation headquartered in Findlay, is beginning construction on its newest addition to its transport services. A new pipeline will run from a location near Harpster and travel through Wyandot, Hardin and Allen counties to its destination at the Husky Refinery in Lima.

Buckeye Chuck saw his shadow during the annual Groundhog Day celebration this morning in Marion. Ohio’s official weather-predicting groundhog saw his shadow at 7:40 a.m., according to Paul James, program director at iHeart Media.