WHARTON — Near the end of Monday’s meeting of the Wharton Village Council, Mayor Keith Kauble announced he will not be running for reelection in November. Kauble, who has served as the mayor of the village for six years, will serve the rest of his current term but will not seek reelection for personal reasons.

NEVADA — Shopping around paid off for the village of Nevada. After getting a much lower quote from USI Insurance presented at the council meeting earlier this month, Nevada checked back with its current provider and got an even better deal that it accepted in a special meeting Monday night.

ADA — A special meeting discussing cover crops for prevented planting acres for farmers who have unplanted acres is 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday at the Ohio Northern University McIntosh Center, 402 W. College Ave., Ada, OH, 45810.

The What’s Cookin’ cookbook discussion group held its June meeting at the Upper Sandusky Library Monday evening. The theme of the meeting was summer picnic and Patti Bardon provided grilled hot dogs and bratwurst.

An officer assisted the driver of a disabled vehicle on West Hicks Street near Summit Street the early morning of June 24. The driver had help on the way and the officer advised the driver to call the department if further assistance was needed.

Above: Derek Clark (left) attempts a layup over the defense of Jaxon Passet in the second annual Robby Lee 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament on Saturday on the Robby Lee Memorial Courts at Bicentennial Park. The event raised about $1,000 for the Robert P. Lee Memorial Scholarship Fund.

WHARTON — For 24 hours, the Wyandot Area Ham Operators Organization, also known as WAHOO hosted a field day this past weekend at the Wharton village park to hone its members’ skills and to try to make contact with as many people as possible.

Local art students had the opportunity to showcase their work Sunday afternoon at Bonnie Wolfe’s 2019 art exhibit in rural Upper Sandusky. Wolfe teaches approximately 45 students and had inks, oils, acrylics, mosaics and watercolors on display in her home.

A caller reported a possible fight on the 400 block of South Sandusky Avenue the morning of June 21. The responding officer warned all parties involved for disorderly conduct. A caller reported a dog in a pick up with the windows left up on the 1100 block of East Wyandot Avenue the afternoon of June 21. The vehicle was gone upon the responding officer’s arrival.

Larry D. Noggle, Nevada, charged by the state with assault, pretrial held, continued to July 29. Ray A. Richmond, Marion, charged by the patrol with possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana paraphernalia, pretrial held, continued to July 29. Charles T. Sallee, Sandusky, charged by the Carey police with domestic violence and aggravated menacing, pretrial held, continued to July 3.