The Upper Sandusky Middle School RAM of the Month winners for January are (front row, from left) sixth grader Maximus Martinez, seventh grader Jackson Gottfried and eighth grader Brenna Miller; (back row) sixth grader Hope Morris, seventh grader Chevelle Heid and eighth grader Kyle Bishop.

The Union Elementary kindergarten through third grade RAM of the Month winners for January are (front row, from left) kindergarteners Carter Thornton and Jacen Coburn, first grader Jeremiah Broters, first grader Brady Ross;

SYCAMORE — In a special meeting Tuesday, the Mohawk Board of Education unanimously approved a three-year contract and a two-month consultant contract for new Mohawk Superintendent Dr. Mark Burke.

As more children are engaging in risky online behaviors, internet safety expert Jesse Weinberger gave a presentation on internet safety to local parents Tuesday evening at Upper Sandusky Middle School. Weinberger’s presentation covered sexting, cyber bullying, all of the social media outlets that are available to children, the risks and consequences of using social media in the incorrect fashion and ways that child predators use social media and the internet.

Power crews respond to a downed line along Ohio 231 Monday after a fallen tree knocked out power in Nevada and surrounding areas Sunday evening. According to AEP Spokesperson Karen Salajko, 516 customers lost power at 6:22 p.m. Sunday.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Riverdale Local School District is considering the addition of a permanent improvement levy to alleviate general fund spending. Currently, the district has a .5 mill bond for the new school that generates $75,000 a year and will run out in 2022, with the final taxes collected in 2023.

BUCYRUS — Wynford High School freshmen students Daniel Kurek and Natalie Stover will be the first students to represent the Royals at the March 23 District Science Fair at OSU Marion in 11 years, after receiving superior ratings on their projects at the Wynford Local Science Fair Saturday.

Amid tidings of congratulations and sentiments of “please don’t go,” local organist Esther Walker, and the people she served celebrated the conclusion of her 65 years of musical ministry with a reception at John Stewart United Methodist Church Sunday.

James Stone, a featured artist at the Art Connections Auction Fundraiser, encourages the crowd to bid more on his piece called “Roses Make People Love.” The annual auction, held this year at Moreno’s Vault in Carey, raises funds for the Angeline Industries Art Connections program, which supports individuals with disabilities in Wyandot County.

A resident of the the 400 block of North Seventh Street reported the rear seat side windows in a neighbor’s car were smashed out. The responding police officer noted that a rock was found sitting on the front passenger’s seat.