A local small business received a visitor Monday afternoon from the Trump presidential campaign. The Donald Trump campaign in Ohio requested a visit by Eric Trump, son of the Republican presidential nominee, to the Ithaca Gun Company location on North Warpole Street.

The city of Upper Sandusky, beginning this week, will provide a list of expected road closures each Friday for the coming week.

The Upper Sandusky Fire Department concluded last week’s Fire Prevention Week with an open house for area children to learn more about the equipment used by firefighters. Upon arrival, children were able to choose between a pink or red firefighter helmet and given stickers and a goodie bag.

In 12 years as a reporter, I’ve never quite felt the heat like I did Oct. 7 during a media day at the Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office. I have responded to countless fires over the years to seek the truth in what occurred. During my first night at The Daily Chief-Union in 2004, a former city editor showed me the ropes when responding to an apartment fire in Upper Sandusky.

Seventh-graders from the Carey, Mohawk and Upper Sandusky school districts participated in the annual Wyandot Soil and Water Conservation District tours this week and stopped at a variety of locations throughout the county to learn about its natural resources.

Fairhaven Community is the 2016 Wyandot County Iron Chef competition winner after a week of delectable meals served at the Wyandot County Council on Aging’s Senior Connection.

A total of 120 people were expected to attend the first evening of haunted walking tours in Upper Sandusky as part of a Thursday program of the Upper Sandusky Community Library in conjunction with former Wyandot County Museum Curator Ashlie Payton and her father, Mike Webb.

Volunteers demonstration how to use hydraulic rescue tools like Jaws of Life during last Friday’s “Feel the Heat” media day at the Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office. Local fire departments are stocked with rescue tools to help on the scenes of serious crashes.