Social media is changing the way people communicate and the way teenagers spend school days. Scott Grant, a business professor at the University of Findlay and founder of Triple Threat Leadership, addressed Upper Sandusky High School students about the importance of personal branding through social media during a school assembly Friday morning.

Upper Sandusky Community Library Director Kathleen Whitt has released her 2016 year-end report, showing circulation increased by .21 percent from the preceding year and highlighting the many activities offered to patrons.

Multiple Wyandot County first responder squads came on scene to a fire in the 300 block of Goodbread Street in Nevada on Friday afternoon. Wyandot East Fire District, Sycamore Fire and Rescue, the Upper Sandusky and Pitt Township fire departments, the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office and Wyandot County Emergency Medical Services all responded to the house fire.

Organizers of the Pizza & Passports event at the Upper Sandusky Community Library planned for between 60 and 80 people to attend to learn about the Wyandot County Council on Aging’s 2017 Seniors on the Go trips.

FOREST — The village of Forest is taking initial steps to address one of the largest nuisance properties in the town. Known locally as the Old Trailer Factory, the series of buildings has sat vacant for many years.

The Wyandot County Chamber of Commerce unveiled a new logo and welcomed an Upper Sandusky native to speak at its annual meeting Wednesday morning at Trinity Evangelical United Methodist Church.

The 2017 Wynford High School winter homecoming court is (front row, from left) Madi Schiefer, Tara Zinser, Kenzie Kent; (back row) Shannon Crabtree, Emily Rudd and Madison Wagner.

When his work was being bogged down by inconsistent accommodations, Pete Miller “tabled” the matter. A retired Upper Sandusky Schools teacher and longtime Upper Sandusky athletic trainer, Miller two years ago developed his own portable training table to establish a consistent work environment.

Area residents (clockwise from left) Cheryl Schube, Lori Fox, Kayleigh Tschanen, Carol Wadsworth and Kay Howard worked on lavender-scented rice heating pads during the Mohawk Community Library’s adult craft night Tuesday.

FOREST — About 572 AEP Ohio customers in and around Forest lost power about 6:43 this morning, according to the company’s website, as temperatures rose overnight to bring an icy mess into the area. Power was expected to be restored by about 11:13 a.m.