Spring bazaar quilt Sue Stumpp poses with a quilt she made that has Civil War themed symbols, each with a different significance, during the Wyandot Council on Aging’s annual spring bazaar at Senior Connections Thursday. The quilt, as well as an Afghan and a third prize goody basket, is part of a raffle, which will be drawn this afternoon after the 1 p.m. conclusion of the two-day event. Read More
Big winner Wyandot Chamber of Commerce Communications Manager Amanda Fleming presents a $500 chamber gift card to Tristan Joy and her children Harrison and Olivia at the Think Local First Day after-party. Joy was selected out of a group of customers who spent at least $50 locally throughout the day, Read More
Safety blotter: May 3, 2019 Officers responded to a call of a reckless vehicle at the intersection of South Sandusky Avenue and Johnson Street the morning of May 2. The driver admitted to not sleeping in 24 hours and agreed to park their vehicle and call for a ride home. Read More
Upper farm educates visitors about farm life Being a small farmer in Wyandot County is tough, which is why Joe and DeAnn Funkhouser, of Funkhouser Family Farm mostly rely on “off-farm” income; But aside from teaching and graphic design respectively, the two pour their time into their farm — their “other full-time job” as DeAnn Funkhouser calls it. Read More
Neff to represent county at ODOT state competition LIMA — Four employees from Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 garages are headed to the state competition after the ODOT District 1 truck and loader roadeo, held Wednesday in Lima. Dylan Neff of the Wyandot County garage scored 2025 points in the loader competition to take second in the loader competition, beaten by Leon Goyings of the district garage in Lima with a score of 2040 points. Read More
Scout troops host pancake fundraiser Scouts, BSA-Troop 777, Scouts, BSA-Troop 776 and Scouts, BSA-Pack 777 is having a pancake breakfast Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Upper Sandusky Eagles. All proceeds for this event will help send a scout to camp. The meal is by donation. Read More
Royal royals Pictured are Macey Zinser (left) and Caden Fortner who were named 2019 prom king and queen at Wynford High School’s prom Saturday. Read More
Falcon royalty Gage Murphy (right) was crowned prom king and Kendra Collier (left) was named prom queen at the 2019 Riverdale “Hollywood” prom. Read More
Riverdale Prom Riverdale students and their dates prepare for the red carpet on April 27 for the Riverdale Prom, which was themed “Hollywood.” Read More
Safety blotter: May 2, 2019 Jason P. Shifflett, Greeneville, Tennessee, was cited for driving under suspension, expired plates and possession of marijuana following a traffic stop on U.S. 23 southbound near CH 121 the morning of May 1. An officer on patrol observed a resident on the 300 block of West Finley Street burning a large pile of sticks in their back yard the afternoon of May 1. The resident was advised of the city’s burning ordinance and how to comply. The fire was extinguished. Read More