Ohio State Fair butter cow display commemorates Apollo 11 mission COLUMBUS — Fifty years after the first moon landing, this iconic moment in American history is being honored in the 2019 butter display at the Ohio State Fair. The sculptures are made from more than 2,200 pounds of butter, capturing the most memorable moments from the July 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Minyo to speak at Wyandot SWCD 71st annual meeting The featured speaker at the 71st annual meeting of the Wyandot Soil and Water Conservation District will be Dale Minyo, broadcaster for the Ohio Ag Net and the man behind the wheel of the brightly colored Ohio Ag Net Ram Soy Biodiesel truck. Read More
Rural Nevada man killed in crash along flooded road 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. Read More
Sleep tight: Don’t let the bedbugs bite 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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More