KENTON — Wyandot Classics and Cruisers representatives Jim Rhoden and Dan Newell recently presented a $500 donation to the Kenton High School information technology program.

Four new teachers with ties to Wyandot County and the surrounding area have joined the staff at the Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School District for the 2016-17 academic year. Joining the staff at Union Elementary and Upper Sandusky Middle School this year are Jake Leonard, Elizabeth Oberlander and Rachel Smith, while Stacy Sprague is the newest addition at East Elementary School.

A memorial outside the Upper Sandusky Safety Building honors the 343 New York Fire Department firefighters, including a chaplain and two paramedics, who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Last year’s Wyandot County Fair queen Renee Sherman (left) crowns Evie Hall-Case as the 2016 queen for Westbrook Assisted Living and Memory Care at a National Grandparents Day celebration Sunday.

Participants in a balloon release recognize National Grandparents Day on Sunday at Westbrook Assisted Living and Memory Care. About 45 guests, including around 12 grandchildren, registered for the free luncheon, entertainment and balloon release, Westbrook marketing director Brittiny Leeth said.

It has been a roller-coaster of a year for Daily Chief-Union sports editor Lonnie McMillan, his wife, Shauna, and their extended family. In the early months of 2016, after months of testing and asking questions, Shauna’s sister and brother-in-law, Lindsey and Robert Hayman, of Rutland in southeast Ohio, received some of the worst news parents can get — their only son, Evan, has a fatal neurological disorder, and the gene mutation runs in families.

Area residents lined up inside the Upper Sandusky Community Library on Thursday evening for the biannual clothing swap. Two rooms in the library basement were filled with donations of gently used and new clothing given in the past two weeks, and the public was invited to stop into the library starting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday to choose from a variety of clothing, including different styles and sizes, accessories, shoes, purses and more.

Mike Alspach (right), of Upper Sandusky Knights of Columbus No. 2050, presents a check for $944 to Angeline School and Industries Superintendent Todd Dilley. The funds were raised in the club’s annual Measure-Up campaign.

The Thursday Evenings at the Museum lecture series completed its latest installment this week with a presentation given by Ronald Marvin Jr., the director and curator of the Wyandot County Museum and Wyandot County Historical Society.

BUCYRUS — With seven new teachers this year, Wynford Local Schools has a mix of former Royals themselves and graduates of other schools, as well as a mix of teachers just getting their start and teachers who have some experience.