The Upper Sandusky quiz bowl team hosted five other area schools in a three-round cycle Tuesday morning. Upper Sandusky, Carey, Tiffin Calvert, Seneca East, Hopewell-Loudon and Buckeye Central all gathered at USHS for the competition.

The gift of giving can go a long way. Even to some of the world’s most ravaged places. Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, is the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, a press release states.

Wyandot County Home Health is celebrating 50 years of service in the local community with an open house from 2-4 p.m. Thursday at 210 N. Sandusky Ave. in Upper Sandusky. As it celebrates a half-century of service, Wyandot County Home Health also has been named among the top 25 percent of home health agencies in the United States by the ABILITY Network and DecisionHealth.

CAREY — The Wyandot County Office of Economic Development celebrated its most productive year during its annual dinner Monday at Dance on Vance in Carey. The year included a record five business expansion projects; the office also helped establish a community reinvestment area in Sycamore, reinvigorated the Columbus-Toledo Midway Industrial Park in Upper Sandusky, partnered to present the first small business and entrepreneur development fair and hosted a regional JobsOhio network meeting.

A few ways to show support when a friend’s loved one dies are to give a hug, share a meal, offer financial assistance and simply be present for those grieving the loss.

SYCAMORE — Twenty-one United States military veterans participated in an assembly and luncheon hosted by Mohawk Local Schools in celebration of Veterans Day on Friday morning.

Upper Sandusky Middle School students were tuned into local veterans’ stories on Veterans Day in what has become a tradition at Union Elementary and Middle School.

The Upper Sandusky Community Library Board celebrated the 30th anniversary of the library’s dedication Thursday before a regular board meeting. The library was dedicated Nov. 10, 1986.

The Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program, a division of the Ohio Department of Insurance, offered free Medicare checkups for registered Wyandot County residents at Senior Connection on Thursday. Wyandot County Council on Aging Director Amy Gardner said enough people registered for every half-hour appointment slot from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday to be filled for two OSHIIP representatives who visited the county.