Students in the Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School District learned about the many benefits of trees in the city’s annual Arbor Day celebration Friday morning at Stepping Stones Park under overcast skies.

An electrical cord strung across a walkway, a recently waxed kitchen floor, a throw rug on a wood floor and a bath tub without a non-skid mat — these all are household hazards that can lead to the most common cause of injury of adults older then 65 — a slip and fall.

Local agencies teamed up to donate toward a bike helmet distribution during Saturday’s family fun fair sponsored by organizations that serve children birth through 8 years old and their families.

Ellie O’Flaherty, 7, shows off her adult gecko Oscar beside the baby gecko JC during the first science fair for the first grade classes at Union Elementary School on Wednesday.

Aven Simmons, 7, stands beside his poster showing the corrosiveness of soda during a first grade science fair Wednesday. When asked if the experiment made him want to drink less soda, Aven nodded, his eyes big.

Hunter Moler (standing, left), Micah Campbell (center) and Josh Harris pose with some of the items to be sold during Angeline Industries’ annual auction at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Upper Sandusky Mayor Scott Washburn (right) presents a proclamation to John Krock making area residents aware of hunger and food insecurity in advance of the annual Sing for Soup to benefit the Christian Food Center on Sunday.

Several northwest Ohio residents brought their rendezvous experience to the Wyandot County Museum on Thursday with a presentation portraying Eastern Woodland Indians and others living in the 1840s or earlier in this area.

Auctioneer Darren Bok (left) calls outs prices while Doug Walton points out bidders during an auction of the contents of Woody’s Restaurant on Monday afternoon. The parking lot at the former restaurant was filled with vehicles one last time as everything in building was up for sale during the auction.

The What’s Cookin’ discussion group, a program of the Upper Sandusky Community Library, sold 73 copies of “What’s Cookin’” during a book release party Monday evening to celebrate a new recipe book compiled by members.