Wyandot County Sheriff Mike Hetzel watches results of the presidential election on a map of the United States in the Wyandot County Board of Commissioners office Tuesday night.

On Tuesday, Wyandot County voters turned out to vote at about the same rate as the 2012 presidential election, with 10,557 out of 15,588 or 67.73 percent of registered voters casting a ballot in the 2016 general election, according to unofficial results released by the Wyandot County Board of Elections.

Wyandot County voters overwhelmingly backed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during Tuesday’s election. A total of 7,346 or 70.19 percent of voters cast their ballots for Trump, compared to 2,484 (23.73 percent) for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

Both of the countywide tax levy issues on Tuesday’s general election ballot were approved by voters in support of the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Medical Services and Public Health. A total of 6,707 voters or 65.63 percent approved the .5-percent sales tax renewal to support the sheriff’s office and EMS.

Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts from Troop No. 777 assisted at the Wyandot County Board of Elections on Tuesday night as precinct officials returned vote tallies to the Wyandot County Courthouse. Pictured are (front) Chase Smith; (back, from left) Brennen Westrick, Vance Tumey, Simon Getz, Brice Gottfried, David Tumey and Anderson Donaugh.

Nicole Garvin brought her nearly 4-year-old daughter, Caroline, to the polls to learn about her civic duty to vote this Election Day. Polls will remain open until 7:30 p.m.

A local small business received a visitor Monday afternoon from the Trump presidential campaign. The Donald Trump campaign in Ohio requested a visit by Eric Trump, son of the Republican presidential nominee, to the Ithaca Gun Company location on North Warpole Street.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Riverdale Local School District is asking its voters to approve a three-year, 1-percent income tax renewal on the Nov. 8 ballot. The levy, if approved, will continue to generate an estimated $1.5 million annually in general operating money for Riverdale. It would take effect Jan. 1, 2018.

The first person to vote in Wyandot County as early voting began Wednesday was nearly nonagenarian Helen Vogel, of Upper Sandusky, according to a press release from the Ohio chapter of Hillary For America.

FOREST — In May 2014, Forest was preparing to open its swimming pool for the season when major physical concerns were discovered. The old pump house built under the concrete deck was collapsing.