Kirby council approves stump removal Also in old business, Stansbery reported he spoke with solicitor Richard Grafmiller about creating a property ordinance and said council could make the contract purely about grass but also could add in stipulations about garbage and other items if it wanted to. Read More
Safety blotter: October 2, 2019 A caller reported their dog got loose on the 300 block of West Bigelow Street the early morning of Oct. 1. The responding officer located the dog and the owner took control of it. The owner was warned for dog at large. Aaron W. Stansbery, Upper Sandusky, was cited for failure to yield while making a left turn, after a two-vehicle crash on East Wyandot Avenue near Pilot station the morning of Oct. 1. An Upper Sandusky man was transported from the scene via Life Flight with suspected serious injuries. Read More
Carey places 1st in agriculture, Upper in urban in county soil judging CAREY — The Wyandot County Soil Judging Contest took place Friday, Sept. 20 on the farm of Jim and Vivian Gery north of Carey. Agriculture students from the four county schools competed in two different soil judging contests, the agriculture (rural) contest and the urban contest. Read More
Upper Sandusky FFA soils teams win at districts, headed to state Both the agricultural soils team and the urban soils team from the Upper Sandusky FFA competed at the district contest Sept. 26 in Seneca County at took first place to earn a spot in the state event. There were over 200 students in attendance with 27 agricultural teams and 23 urban teams. Read More
Upper FFA takes 12th in state forestry NELSONVILLE — Students from the Upper Sandusky FFA took 12th place as a team in the State Forestry Career Development Event held Saturday at Hocking College in Nelsonville. The Forestry CDE involves numerous activities related to the forest and forest products industry in Ohio that vary from year to year. Read More
Annual SWCD tour educates officials on issues, successes The Wyandot County Soil and Water Conservation District held its annual soil and water tour Monday morning. The tour featured four programs the department works on with area landowners, explaining the programs to area government officials including the Wyandot County Commissioners, State Rep. Riordan McClain and the Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Dorothy Pelanda. Read More
R’dale BOE accepts bleacher donation MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Riverdale Local School District formally accepted the donation of the new soccer bleachers from the Riverdale Education Foundation on behalf of John and Kay Livingston at its regular board meeting Monday. Read More
Riverdale School District unveils unified logos MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Riverdale Local School District now has brought together a set of unified logos to be used on athletic uniforms and apparel. At the regular monthly board meeting Monday, Riverdale Superintendent Jeff Young said there was a need in the district to have a different logo. Read More
Trinity UCC in McCutchenville holds steak dinner McCUTCHENVILLE — Trinity United Church of Christ in McCutchenville is hosting its Baked Steak Dinner from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 12. The menu includes baked steak, mashed potatoes, dressing, gravy, coleslaw, corn, rolls, butter and drinks. Read More
Early morning roll-over First responders were called to the scene of a a truck roll-over just after 8 a.m. Tuesday on US 23 north and near Ohio 44. A spokesperson for the Ohio State Highway Patrol said one trailer, pulled by a truck pulling two trailers, overturned. Read More