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Sycamore fire receives grant

SYCAMORE — Sycamore Volunteer Fire Chief Rodney Clinger reported Sycamore EMS received a grant at Tuesday’s Sycamore Village Council meeting. Clinger said the priority 1 grant was worth $4,443 and will be used towards new vacuum back boards, which the EMS uses often. Clinger thanked Josh Riel for writing the grant application.

Safety blotter: July 24, 2019

An Upper Sandusky woman reported a scam the morning of July 23, saying she had received a call that she had won $250 million, but needed checking account information. The woman was advised to keep an eye on her accounts in case her information was used and a report was filed.

Rural Nevada man killed in crash along flooded road

Fatal crash

A rural Nevada man was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning on TH 136 after floodwaters washed out a portion of the road, Wyandot County Sheriff Michael Hetzel said. Jonathon K. Miller, age 29, was a passenger in a 1998 Chevrolet truck driven by Anthony C. Moler, age 29, of Sycamore. The two were southbound on TH 136 after 1 a.m. Monday when Moler struck an area of roadway washed away by floodwaters from heavy rain Sunday.

Sleep tight: Don’t let the bedbugs bite

Bugging out

Parents have been telling their children to sleep tight and “don’t let the bedbugs bite” for years, and until the last few decades, children could sleep soundly, as bed bug populations were not an issue in the United States. Jeffrey Ritchey, director of environmental health at the Wyandot County Health District explained that bedbugs were almost completely eradicated in the United States thanks to the chemical DDT. However, use of DDT was discontinued after it was found to also have harmful effects on wildlife and the environment. With increased tourism to countries where bedbugs were not, for the most part, eradicated, the tiny bloodsucking bugs that creep and crawl at night made their way back to the United States in the late 1990s, he said.

Riverdale studies changes to its water system

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Water pipes and fixtures at Riverdale are facing corrosion issues due to interaction with purified water, according to Superintendent Jeff Young. Young reported to the board at its regular monthly meeting on Monday that the district’s reverse osmosis system, which filters out sediments and impurities in water, has been under observation due to the corrosion.

Safety blotter: July 23, 2019

An Upper Sandusky woman reported an unruly runaway juvenile on the 200 block of East Johnson Street the early morning of July 22. The juvenile was found across the street with a friend and a report was forwarded to the juvenile prosecutor.

Downed tree

Downed tree

An Upper Sandusky Streets Department crew works to remove a fallen tree on West Walker Street near the North Eighth Street intersection Sunday evening in Upper Sandusky during bouts of heavy rain.

A chance to shine

A chance to shine

Wyandot Classics and Cruisers hosted its inaugural Show and Shine in the Park car show at Harrison Smith Park in Upper Sandusky Saturday. The show was originally planned for June 22 but was postponed due to flooding at the park.

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