Petting zoo Chandler King (from left), 2, Hayden Lane, 6, and Corbin Lane, 4, check out a goat at a petting zoo last Tuesday during an event put on by the Upper Sandusky Community Library as part of its summer reading program. Read More
Top rookie team The Upper Sandusky team of Alec Ogg (from left), Monte Boes, Katelyn Lewis, Rachael Herring and Niki Young won the top rookie team award and placed fourth overall in the state envirothon competition. The adviser for the team was Upper Sandusky High School agricultural education teacher Anna Creswell. Read More
Wyandot County FSA releases crop certification deadlines In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers are encouraged to visit the Wyandot County FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline. The following acreage reporting dates are applicable for Wyandot County for 2017 crops: July 5, final day to report prevented planted soybean; July 15, final day to report all corn, grain sorghum, spring oats, popcorn, potatoes, soybeans, tomatoes and all other crops. Read More
New Upper Sandusky PD dog makes first drug bust The newest member of the Upper Sandusky Police Department was put to the test on his first shift on duty early Sunday morning. K9 D’Jeke indicated that drugs were inside a 2007 Chrysler four-door vehicle on U.S. 23, which led to the arrest of a Huntington, West Virginia woman. Read More
Shotzy’s, Upper community rally around bartender in time of need June 24, 2016. For most people it was just another day, but Courtney Lucas of Upper Sandusky remembers that day all too well. It was the day doctors diagnosed her with Goodpasture syndrome. Read More
Old Carey school property auction pushed back for rezoning CAREY — The auctioning of the old Carey school property will be pushed back a month so the area can be rezoned. Matt Walter, a realtor and auctioneer with Walter Bros., Findlay, presented three different plans to divide the land on East South Street where the old school building used to stand into parcels during a regular school board meeting Monday. Read More
Girls soccer camp The Upper Sandusky girls soccer team held camp for girls in grades 1-4 (above) and 5-8 (below) last week. Read More
Safety Blotter: June 27, 2017 A man in the 100 block of East Johnson Street reported two individuals looking into his window early the morning of June 17. The responding officer did not locate the suspects. Read More
Walmart honors 3-year-old boy By official decree and proclamation, Saturday was named an honorary holiday in Upper Sandusky in recognition of a 3-year-old boy. June 24, 2017 will forever be known as Ashtyn Thacker Day. Ashtyn was honored by Upper Sandusky Mayor Scott Washburn at a celebration of Walmart Distribution’s Heart to Heart program Saturday. Read More
$25 million lottery winner arrested in Wyandot County A Washington State Lottery multimillion-dollar winner was found to be in possession of drugs, a stolen handgun and more than $10,000 in cash after a single-car crash on a Wyandot County highway Sunday morning, according to a sheriff’s office report. Read More