Jason M. Phillips, Upper Sandusky, charged by the police with petty theft, amended plea to no contest, found guilty; and open container in public, dismissed. Wayne C. Sharpe Jr., Rutherfordton, North Carolina, charged by the patrol with possession of marijuana, pretrial held, continued to March 11. Max A. Wilcoxon, Columbus, charged by the state with domestic violence, amended plea to no contest, finding deferred pending pre-sentence investigation.

Korey Adam Kromer to Dylan J. Musgrave, .82 acre in Crawford Township. Carol J. Niederkohr deceased to Thomas L. Niederkohr, 1/2 interest in .81 acre in Crane Township.

Criminal: State of Ohio vs. Yashin S. Lawrence, Columbus, drug abuse (aggravated possession of drugs). Personal injury: Tim B. Williams, Fostoria, vs. Shawn M. Frey, 209 N. Seventh St., Upper Sandusky.

Robert William Swartz, 25, 263 Nantucket Drive, Upper Sandusky, laborer; and Ashley Marie Hawkins, 26, 263 Nantucket Drive, Upper Sandusky, attorney, Feb. 28. Curtis David Milum, 28, 14440 CH 47, Upper Sandusky, laborer; and Kyra Lynn Sayre, 24, 14440 CH 47, Upper Sandusky, cashier, March 1.

Sheriff Michael R. Hetzel has released his activity report for the month of February:

Walker Gottfried, who with his father and brother operate Ohio Family Farms of Upper Sandusky, was a panelist during the BASF-sponsored Science Behind event held in Orlando, Florida, the day before the opening of the 2019 Commodity Classic last week.

For the 16th consecutive year, Developmental Disability Awareness Month was celebrated by giving a Wyandot County authority figure a simulated disability for the day. This year’s participant was new Upper Sandusky High School Principal Tasha Stanton.

Plumes of smoke poured out of the southwest corner of a home on the 300 block of West 10th Street in Sycamore at about 10:30 p.m. Friday. The Sycamore Volunteer Fire Department requested mutual aid after confirmation of visual flames at the location and vehicles from the Wyandot East and Upper Sandusky fire departments responded as well as the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office.

Keeping election results safe is a national issue, and the Wyandot County Board of Elections took a big step to make the county’s elections more secure this week by approving the purchase of new voting machines. The county’s current voting machines are over 12 years old and debuted in 2006.

That dreaded day of the year is here once more — daylight saving time. Sunday at 1:59 a.m. we’ll say goodbye to standard time until Nov. 3 and hello to 3 a.m., and difficulty waking up and falling asleep.