Visitor’s grant programs offered in Hancock County FINDLAY — The Hancock County Convention and Visitors Bureau once again is offering grant programs in 2019 to support local events. The Community Connect Program, Co Op Advertising Grant, Tourism Development Program and Tourism Growth Program, as well as two new programs, the Tournament Builder Program and Rebrand/Annual Program Marketing, will be available. Read More
VFW and Legion hosting fish fry Friday FOREST — The McVitty VFW Post No. 1182 and the American Legion Post No. 259 will hold the next monthly fish fry from 5-7 p.m. Friday. Meals are all you can eat. Read More
Wyandot County Fair Reverse Raffle is Saturday The 2019 Wyandot County Fair Reverse Raffle is Saturday at the Masters’ Building at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds. Doors open at 5 p.m., with the first tickets drawn at 6 p.m. Read More
Campus notes: February 7, 2019 TIFFIN — Tiffin University has announced its 2018 fall semester dean’s list honorees. Students are listed by hometown. Carey: Aaron Acree, Thurston Dyer, Raven Moloney, Timothy Musgrave, Joe Oren, Anna Smalley, Jenna Smalley and Gavin Woods. Read More
Eat tray love The Friends of the Library recently donated $90 to buy food trays for the Upper Sandusky Community Library’s What’s Cookin’ Cookbook Discussion Group. The trays were put to great use at the soup contest held recently at the library. Read More
Upper Library reveals February events BookTalk is 10-11:30 a.m Feb. 7. Come to this casual gathering of readers and find ideas and inspiration for a reading list. That Thursday Thing, 3-4 p.m. Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28. Read More
Addalynn Jean Crawford Randy and Rachel Crawford, of Sycamore, are the parents of a girl. Addalynn Jean Crawford was born at 10:52 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. She was 8 pounds, 9 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Jane Rigsby, of Upper Sandusky and the late Paul Rigsby. Paternal grandparents are William and Carol Crawford, of Sycamore. Read More
Weather cancellations cause blood donor emergency TOLEDO — The American Red Cross is reissuing its emergency call for blood and platelet donors to give now after multiple snow storms, frigid temperatures and the government shutdown further reduced lifesaving donations. In January, more than 4,600 Red Cross blood and platelet donations went uncollected as blood drives were forced to cancel due to severe winter weather blanketing parts of the U.S., and additional cancellations were expected this week. Read More
Hancock County offering visitor grants FINDLAY — The Hancock County Convention and Visitors Bureau once again is offering grant programs in 2019 to support local events. The Community Connect Program, Co Op Advertising Grant, Tourism Development Program and Tourism Growth Program, as well as two new programs, the Tournament Builder Program and Rebrand/Annual Program Marketing, will be available. Read More