Nevada Market closing; owner retiring NEVADA — Bruce Samples, the owner of Nevada Country Market, is retiring after 48 years in the meat industry. The market is closing Friday. “The place is still for sale,” Samples said. Samples has owned the market on Nevada’s Main Street for the last eight years. Read More
1st place Demolition Fight Team recently took first place in the Cory Washburn Memorial wrestling tournament at Upper Sandusky Middle School. Upper Sandusky placed second, and Carey was third. Submitted photo Read More
USDA offers disaster assistance to farmers in Wyandot County The USDA recently designated Crawford, Marion and Seneca counties as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by drought that occurred from June 1 through Oct. 4. Farmers in Delaware, Hancock, Hardin, Huron, Morrow, Richland, Sandusky, Union, Wood and Wyandot counties also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their counties are contiguous. Read More
Hardin OSU Extension to offer program on hay making process KENTON — The Hardin County OSU Extension office is having a workshop titled Making Hay: From Seeding to Harvesting on April 3 from 6:30-9 p.m. for anyone interested in learning more about the hay-making process. The extension office’s location is 1021 W Lima Street, Suite 103 in Kenton. Read More
Crawford SWCD making land records prior to 1990 available BUCYRUS — Crawford County Soil and Water Conservation District is making landowner records prior to 1990 available to local landowners. The Crawford SWCD is offering landowners the opportunity to pick up old tile plans and other conservation records created prior to 1990. Read More
DC-U Madness tourney tips off today March Madness is in full swing and the greatest matchups in Wyandot County hoops history are set. Not South Carolina versus Gonzaga, or North Carolina versus Oregon. Read More
Commissioners approve Riedlinger ditch project The Wyandot County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to move forward with a ditch project along Ohio 53 east of Kirby. The Riedlinger ditch project includes 564 acres of land and drains in Oak Run. Read More
Riverdale Board of Education considers EpiPen use in school MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Riverdale Board of Education will be considering a new policy for the administering of epinephrine auto-injectors – or EpiPens – to students in an emergency. At Monday’s regular meeting, Superintendent Eric Hoffman updated the board on a new policy regarding EpiPens that was being added to the list of policies to be reviewed by the board. Read More
REACH kicks off in Upper Sandusky The program of Recognizing Enriching All Children, commonly known as REACH, had its first session Saturday with approximately 270 children registered to attend the program’s fifth year. REACH is a program that takes place over three consecutive weekends and allows children in kindergarten through fifth grades an opportunity to take two classes each week to explore possible interests. Read More
Trustees up in arms over items left on gravesites at Hueston FOREST — The Hueston Cemetery, just west of Forest, is a quiet, attractive final resting place for many. But in recent years, the rules and regulations adopted by the Jackson Township trustees many decades ago are being ignored, resulting in safety concerns and a financial hardship to the community, said Sexton Jerry Moore. Read More