Upper Sandusky firefighter Drew Book stands at the intersection of Wyandot and Sandusky avenues collecting money for the Fill the Boot campaign. Representatives of the USFD stood at the downtown intersection and the Upper Sandusky Wal-Mart where over $3,000 was collected for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Norman Folk has had a lot of fulfilling jobs in his 92 years on this earth. But when his blood pressure began spiking in 2014, Folk became determined to get a different type of job, one that would keep him moving in good weather and bad.

Rick and Kim Daniel are the Wyandot Soil and Conservation District’s 2016 Cooperators of the Year.

CAREY — In its first year in a new building, Carey Elementary School is implementing a brand new program. The district is beginning reading recovery this fall to help start young students off on the right foot.

A special guest unveiled a new hands-on learning project Wednesday night as Team Newell second-graders at Union Elementary School got pumped up for learning, Ohio State Buckeyes-style, in a partnership with the National Elks Foundation and local Elks Lodge.

A 17-year veteran of the Ohio State Highway Patrol shared tips for elders to drive safer longer during the Lunch and Learn program at Fairhaven Community on Tuesday.

On Friday, the Carey Blue Devils will take on the McComb Fighting Panthers at Wentling Field in Carey, and the Wyandot County Safe Communities Coalition will mark the start of the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” traffic safety campaign with the second annual raffle for specialized footballs.

Area law enforcement officials located marijuana growing at three residences during cannabis eradication efforts for the year. The county applied for funding from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Sheriff Mike Hetzel said.