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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pizza can be purchased for a good cause Tuesday. Upper Sandusky’s Domino’s Pizza franchise will be one of 167 participating stores throughout the country in a fundraiser to benefit Pelotonia, a grassroots bike tour with one goal: to end cancer.

An officer assisted Wyandot County EMS with a medical alarm on the 100 block of River Street the early morning of July 19. An Upper Sandusky woman had accidentally tripped her alert button while sleeping. A Harpster man reported a hit/skip accident on the 100 block of North Sandusky Avenue the morning of July 19. The man said he was calling in case the other party reported the accident and said he would fix a rear corner light on his vehicle himself.

Seth E. Franklin, Tiffin, charged by the sheriff with domestic violence, change of plea set for Aug. 28. Darien M. Sharp, Clinton, Iowa, charged by the patrol with aggravated possession of drugs, preliminary hearing continued to July 25.

Certificate of judgment: State of Ohio Department of Taxation, Columbus, judgment creditor, vs. Randall J. Harper, 825 Ohio 231, Sycamore, judgment debtor. Certificate of judgment: State of Ohio Department of Taxation, Columbus, judgment creditor, vs. Nicholas L. Newland, 975 Ohio 231, Sycamore, judgment debtor. Certificate of judgment: Blanchard Valley Medical Practice, Findlay, judgment creditor, vs. Cheri A. Billings, 1049 N. Warpole St., Lot 5, Upper Sandusky, judgment debtor.

Clona D. Courtad deceased to Julie A. Adelsperger, 1/2 interest in property in Upper Sandusky. Judith D. Reber and Sandra K. Fox to Julie A. Adelsperger, 1/2 interest in property in Upper Sandusky. Karen J. Magers to Rachel L. Ferguson, property in Upper Sandusky.