Dave Kitzler clears snow from sidewalks in front of the Wyandot County Courthouse and Sheriff’s Office this morning. The area was blanketed with 2-3 inches of snow Monday and overnight, causing school closings throughout the area.

McCUTCHENVILLE — Legal preparations are underway to dissolve the McCutchenville Volunteer Fire Department. Sycamore will take over the McCutchenville station and the two agencies will combine under the Sycamore Fire and Rescue name to cover both coverage areas.

COLUMBUS — Tanner May ended his freshman season with three straight losses in the state tournament, but his two championship bracket wins were good enough to finish sixth at 182 pounds. Saturday, May faced a familiar opponent in the consolation finals after dropping down with a loss against two-time champ and eventual runner-up James Handwerk in the championship semis Friday night.

COLUMBUS — It ended in surprising fashion. One second, Cole Draper, three-time state placer, appeared to be riding out a narrow victory in the final match of his career.

County residents had the opportunity Friday to have an open-door meeting with state Rep. Wes Goodman (R-Cardington) at the Upper Sandusky Community Library to discuss grievances and compliments just a few months into the recently elected representative’s term.

COLUMBUS — Cole Draper could not beat the three-time champ, but he is assured of placing for a third time. The Mohawk senior lost by technical fall, 23-7, to Mechanicsburg’s Kaleb Romero on Friday morning before recovering with an 8-3 victory over Christian Blank in the consolation bracket to get to the podium.

COLUMBUS — Tanner May felt his opponent’s weight and made his move. The Carey freshman broke a 1-1 tie with a takedown in the final 15 seconds of his Division III 182-pound championship quarterfinal against Versailles’ Jerome Bey on Friday morning at the state wrestling tournament in the Schottenstein Center at Ohio State University.

COLUMBUS — Carey’s Jonathon Racheter lost his only match Friday, but the state tournament experience was not lost on him. Racheter dropped a 3-2 decision to Patrick Henry’s Kent Petersen in the consolation quarterfinals of the 220-pound weight class in Division II.

COLUMBUS — At one point Friday morning, it looked as though Upper Sandusky’s Noah Clary could have unseated one of the top wrestlers in his weight class.