Church in the park Joe Torrillo signs drawings of himself for a long line of guests at the 11th annual Church in the Park in Forest on Sunday. Torrillo, a retired New York firefighter, shared his experiences from Sept. 11, 2001, when he was buried in the rubble of the World Trade Center twice. Read More
Sycamore business destroyed in fire SYCAMORE — A Sycamore business that has spanned four decades in the village was a complete loss this morning in a large fire to which six area fire departments responded. Read More
USPD locates 70-plus pounds of pot edibles A Columbus man and a man from Warren County in southwest Ohio are in custody after police in Upper Sandusky located more than 70 pounds of marijuana edibles in their vehicle over the weekend. Read More
Ice cream at the museum The Upper Sandusky community band, under the direction of Cheryl Coakley (right), plays patriotic songs during the annual ice cream social at the Wyandot County Historical Museum on Saturday. Read More
Forest parade The 2016 Tree Town Festival kicked off with a parade on Friday evening. A large crowd watched on as the parade lasted for nearly an hour. Read More
Veterans organization ready to present plans for WWI monument to park board The Veterans Heritage Foundation of Wyandot County is ready to present its latest proposal for the World War I monument at Bicentennial Park to the Upper Sandusky Park Board. Attendees of the Thursday Evening at the Museum program got an early look at the plans, as members of the local heritage foundation presented Thursday’s program at the Wyandot County Museum. Read More
4-H winners The Wyandot County 4-H awards night recently took place for select projects in the Masters’ Building at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds. Members were judged on their 4-H projects June 27-28 in the categories of woodworking, cake decorating, electricity, pets, clothing, sewing and more. Read More
Finding Alec: Father, son search for right treatment for youth with OCD SYCAMORE — For Sycamore resident Kevin Romanko and his son, Alec, every day is a struggle for survival. More than 10 years after Alec’s diagnosis with obsessive compulsive disorder, Kevin finally has found a light in the tunnel of his son’s condition. Read More
Former NY firefighter to share his survival story of Sept. 11 KENTON — As Joe Torrillo drove into New York City on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, he knew this was going to be one of the biggest days of his life. It was, but not for any of the reasons he expected. Read More
Fire destroys Upper Sandusky home No one was injured in a structure fire that decimated the TH 58 residence of an Upper Sandusky couple Sunday. According to a press release from the Upper Sandusky Fire Department, firefighters responded to 12491 TH 58 at 7:14 a.m. for a fully involved structure fire and executed a “defensive attack.” Read More