Wyandot Avenue hole A hole in the ground allows a crew to install storm sewer lines near the intersection of East Wyandot Avenue and Fifth Street in Upper Sandusky. A crew from Underground Utilities Inc. is working roughly 20 feet below the surface of the street in less-than-desirable soil conditions, wastewater treatment plant supervisor Aaron Putnam said. Read More
Wall climb Ashley McKinney (left) tests her upper body strength as she climbs over an 8-foot wall while trying to catch teammate Kyle Jacoby during the first Fierce Games at Fierce Fitness by Shannon on Saturday morning. Read More
Overland Inn dinner helps fund repairs to 187-year-old structure A premier historical landmark in Wyandot County has started to show its age, causing renovations to begin to be planned. The 187-year-old Overland Inn located in McCutchenville is the oldest building in the village and many of the original pieces of the structure are beginning to falter. Read More
Feeling furry friends Toledo Zoo employee Karen Farrell (left) holds out a chinchilla named Alfalfa for Zander Lehman of Marysville (center) so he can feel its fur at a program on mammals at the Forest-Jackson Public Library on Thursday night. Read More
Riverdale royalty Riverdale High School will celebrate its homecoming tonight with the crowning of the queen and king prior to the football game against Cory-Rawson. Read More
Local personal trainer’s strength training leads to 1st Fierce Games If any one word can describe local personal trainer Shannon Mullholand and the 65 clients she has obtained in her first year of business, it is “fierce.” Mullholand, owner of Fierce Fitness by Shannon, is bringing the first Fierce Games to Wyandot County in what she plans to make an annual event taking place the first Saturday of every October. Read More
Blue Devils court The 2016 Carey High School homecoming court includes seniors (front row, from left) Danielle Berardinelli-Clark, Carley Coppler, Noel Orians, Jessica Johnson, Morgan Blair; Read More
OMA to focus on autonomy and dignity for locals living with Alzheimer’s disease While 1 in 10 Americans older than 65 are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, a new program at Fairhaven Community aims to provide dignity through choice and use strength-based psychology to open the minds of local residents to the power of their own creativity. Read More
Riverdale BOE agrees to install The Boot MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Riverdale Local School District has pledged its support for the Hancock County-wide installation of The Boot interior door security in all the county’s schools. Read More