COLUMBUS — A Harpster resident will temporarily make the Ohio State Fair, which starts Wednesday, her home while she serves on the junior fair board. Rachael Herring, a 2019 Upper Sandusky High School graduate, explained that she is in her second year of a two-year program with the junior fair board. She said she was selected through Girl Scouts to serve on the junior fair board. Several different organizations, she explained, select representatives to serve on the junior fair board including Girl Scouts, 4-H, FFA, Technology Education, Grange and Scouts BSA.

Trinity Evangelical United Methodist Church, 108 Malabar Drive, Upper Sandusky, is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today; John Stewart United Methodist Family Life Center, 130 W. Johnson St., Upper Sandusky, is open from 10 a.m. to at least 7 p.m. today and Sunday; the Carey Fire Station, 127 N. Vance St., Carey, is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today for area residents; and the Mount Blanchard United Methodist Church, 204 S. Main St., Mount Blanchard, is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the heat wave.

Wyandot County Museum Curator Ronald Marvin Jr. said the showing of ‘First Man’ tonight at the Shawkshank Museum has been relocated to the Wyandot County Museum in Upper Sandusky due to the high temperatures. Marvin said doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the movie will start at 7 p.m.

Natalie Shuck and Ava Culver, 12, both of Upper Sandusky, braved the high temperatures Friday to sell lemonade, drinks, baked goods and jars of salsa in front of Upper Family Insurance in downtown Upper Sandusky.

The opening round of The Basketball Tournament kicked off Friday with regional action around the country.

The Star Players, Inc. are in final preparation for this summer’s big musical production, Disney and Cameron McIntosh’s “Mary Poppins, The Broadway Musical,” which opens at 7:30 p.m. July 26 at The Star Theatre, 121 W. Wyandot Ave., Upper Sandusky.

The Wyandot County Council on Aging hosted a multi-generational Tea and Tattoos event Thursday afternoon at Senior Connection.

Carl Craft, Diana Craft, George Kreachbaum, Freda Beamer and Pat Tong are all smiles at the John Stewart United Methodist Church Ice Cream Social on Wednesday in Upper Sandusky.

Highs in the mid 90s with heat index values up to 107 are expected this weekend and an excessive heat warning is in effect until 8 p.m. Saturday. In hotter temperatures, Wyandot County residents should remember to take extra precautions to avoid dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

The Ohio Department of Transportation recently announced highway construction scheduled to occur within Wyandot County the week of July 22. Work is dependent upon weather conditions, and unless otherwise noted, it will take place during daytime hours.