Sparks were flying Monday afternoon in Wharton after a tree limb fell on a live electric wire during tree trimming. The Wharton Fire Department and Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office secured the scene until the electric company arrived to fix the wire.

Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School Board President Eric Landversicht will give rival Carey credit when its due. He said at Monday evening’s board meeting that he likes a Carey program that indiscreetly gives out hygiene products to students so well that he would like for Upper Sandusky to copy it.

CAREY — During Monday’s Carey Exempted Village School District Board of Education meeting, local resident Don Stock voiced concerns about sections of the lower rows of the football stadium’s bleachers not having railings. Stock said after speaking to Carey EMS, he learned two people fell in the bleachers. He asked if railings could be put in to prevent falls in the future.

Upper Sandusky City Council was informed of a major shake-up with the city’s water department at its meeting Monday. Upper Sandusky Mayor Scott Washburn informed the council that Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor Aaron Putnam submitted his letter of resignation over the past week and the city needed a new plant operator with grade III certification for 20 hours per week.

CAREY — At Monday’s meeting of the Carey Village Council, councilman Jacob Wentz resigned from his seat on council. Wentz began his term on council in August 2017 and his term was set to conclude Dec. 31. He has resigned so he can take the property maintenance officer position in the village.

COLUMBUS — Recent trends in safety, demographics and demand have spurred the Ohio Department of Transportation to develop its first-ever policy plan for walking and biking. Stakeholder and public engagement will help ensure that policies and investments meet the needs of people walking and biking.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol transferred a call about a possible reckless driver at Love’s Travel Mart the early morning of July 14. The responding officer located the vehicle as it was pulling out of Love’s and was unable to observe any driving issues.

Saturday, Wyandot County Museum curator and director Ronald Marvin Jr. lead a tour around Upper Sandusky Saturday to places that were significant in Neil Armstrong’s life, while he lived in Upper Sandusky from 1942-1944. Armstrong lived in Upper Sandusky, Marvin said, during his seventh, eighth and ninth grade years.

Christian rock band Heaven’s Rain was one of the musical entertainment acts at the Village of Nevada Festival on Saturday afternoon.

COLUMBUS – Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton, MD, MPH has confirmed the state’s first measles case of 2019. The young adult from Stark County recently traveled to a state with confirmed measles cases. ODH is currently not disclosing additional information about the infected individual.