SYCAMORE — Cleaning services were hired for the treasurer’s building in Sycamore at the Sycamore Village Council meeting Tuesday evening. Sycamore Mayor Vicki Weininger said she interviewed a woman who can come clean the building and bathrooms two times a month.

WASHINGTON — North Country Smokehouse and USA LESS are recalling products that were shipped nationwide. North Country Smokehouse, a Claremont, New Hampshire. establishment, is recalling approximately 2,686 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.

Upper Sandusky FFA Adviser Anna Creswell works on an omelet at the omelet stations Tuesday morning for the annual Farmer’s Share Breakfast at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.

The week of March 10-16 was National Ag Week, which is used to recognize and celebrate the abundance that agriculture provides. The main goal is to understand how food is produced; appreciate the safe, abundant and affordable food products in the United States; to value the role of agriculture in the economy; and to acknowledge and consider the careers agriculture provides.

Upper Sandusky business owner Janice Woods was honored Monday evening by the Rotary Club of Upper Sandusky as the 2019 Service Above Self Award winner. The Service Above Self award is presented annually to an individual who lives or works in Wyandot County and who demonstrated outstanding humanitarian service to the local community, region or the world at large.

WHARTON — With warmer weather on the horizon, Wharton Village Council turned its attention to parks and roads at Monday’s regular meeting. Council discussed the future of the baseball diamonds.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Riverdale soccer field will continue to see improvements as a donation was received to install new seating to complement the new press box, rest rooms and concession stand. During Monday’s regular school board meeting, Jeff Knedler of the Riverdale Education Foundation made the board aware of a donation from John and Kay Livingston of up to $100,000 to the foundation for the purchase of soccer stadium seats.

Kylie A. Hutchins, Ashland, was cited for failure to control following a two-vehicle accident on U.S. 30 near TH 133 the evening of March 17. Darrell Williams, Toledo, was cited for failure to drive in marked lanes, driving under suspension, possession of marijuana and possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle on U.S. 23 near CH 97 the evening of March 17.

Since 2011, students in Upper Sandusky district schools have been receiving free counseling services from Courtad-Holman Counseling LLC during the school day thanks to a grant from the Mental Health Board of Seneca, Sandusky and Wyandot counties.

A spike in cases in 2019 has resulted in the need for more court appointed special advocates for Wyandot County children in the court system. “We really need more volunteers in this county, especially because we’re expecting to triple our numbers this year,” CASA Tri-County Assistant and Communications Coordinator Michelle Miller said.