Sycamore native serving on Farm Bureau committee COLUMBUS — Rose Hartschuh of Sycamore is serving on the 2019 Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Policy Development Committee. The committee collects and organizes public policy recommendations from county farm bureaus and presents the final policy suggestions to be voted on by Ohio farm bureau delegates during the state annual meeting in December. Read More
Veterinarian horse inspection requirements tightened in Ohio REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Department of Agriculture recently announced new veterinary inspection requirements for horses entering Ohio. This applies to all horses, including those intending to participate in the All American Quarter Horse Congress. The intent is to prevent the spread of vesicular stomatitis. Read More
St. Paul Confirmation Cassidy Breidenbach (left), the Rev. Anne Pairan and Bethany Ford (right) pose together June 9 at St. Paul Lutheran Church after Breidenbach’s and Ford’s confirmation. Read More
Pedestrian taken by LifeFlight with serious injuries after 3-vehicle collision Monday Early sheriff’s reports indicate a Forest man was sent via LifeFlight to St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, with serious injuries, after a crash involving three vehicles Monday evening on CH 330 near CH 108. Isaiah Abraszek was reportedly eastbound on CH 330 when he stopped his vehicle, a 2004 black Audi, on the side of the road after having motor trouble. Read More
EMS T-shirt sale aims to help breast cancer patients For the past five years, Wyandot County EMS has held a special T-shirt sale at the end of the summer, with all profits used to support patients fighting breast cancer at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. Wyandot County EMS/EMA Coordinator Dale Risley said to ensure funds raised stayed local, the profits from the annual sale were used to buy $50 gas cards, which were donated to WMH oncology services. Read More
Visit from a State Representative As part of its fifth and sixth grade leadership academy, St. Peter Catholic School welcomed State Rep. Riordan McClain (pictured above at right) for lunch and a short speaking engagement Monday. Principal Blake England said the program is aimed at older students, but all grade levels were available to hear McClain speak and for a question and answer session about leadership. Read More
Safety blotter: September 24, 2019 A Sycamore woman reported her daughter had gone missing from the 100 block of West Ninth Street in Sycamore the evening of Sept. 20. The responding deputy checked with hospitals and friends. It was later learned the daughter had gone to her boyfriend’s house after having an argument with her parents. Read More
Finally home: Land returned to Wyandottes 176 years later Saturday, 176 years after the Wyandot people were forced to leave their home in Upper Sandusky, 3 acres of land were returned to the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma, including the 2-acre cemetery and Old Mission Church grounds and a 1-acre burial ground on South Fourth Street in Upper Sandusky. Read More
Safety blotter: September 23, 2019 Officers assisted Wyandot County EMS with a man who fell from a ladder on the 300 block of West Johnson Street the morning of Sept. 20. An Upper Sandusky woman reported the theft of a car seat and car seat base from her yard on the 1000 block of North Warpole Street the morning of Sept. 20. A Tiffin woman reported her vehicle had been struck in the Walmart parking lot the morning of Sept. 20. A report was placed on file for insurance purposes. Read More
Criminal, traffic cases tried in muni court Tiffany R. True, Carey, charged by the state with menacing, pleaded not guilty, indigency hearing held, trial set for Oct. 10. Gregory A. Anderson, Carey, charged by the Carey police with domestic violence, pleaded not guilty, trial set for Oct. 7. Kaleb M. Hooper, Upper Sandusky, charged by the police with obstructing official business, continued to Sept. 23. Read More