Marseilles Village Council met in special session Dec. 26. In old business, Holcomb Excavating will be working on the village drains when the weather permits, Phillips Lawn Care will be mowing the village park next year for the same price as this year and the Wyandot County Mayor’s Breakfast will be held on March 12, 2019, at the Angle Back Just One More in Marseilles.

Voting has concluded for the top 10 stories of 2018 in Wyandot County among the staff at the Daily Chief-Union, and there are a wide variety of topics this year with a mix of both good and bad news. A team of six employees of the DC-U voted on their top picks, with the focus being on topics that had the most impact on Wyandot County residents.

Timothy S. Holsinger, Carey, charged by the state with defrauding, amended plea to no contest, found guilty. David O. George, Dayton, charged by the state with assault, pretrial held, continued to Jan. 23. Mark Groenhout, Lambertville, Michigan, charged by the ODNR with trespassing at Killdeer Plains, pretrial held, continued to Jan. 23.

Certificate of judgment: LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina, judgment creditor, vs. Tesa Kear, PO Box 281, Wharton, judgment debtor. Certificate of judgment: Discover Bank, New Albany, judgment creditor, vs. Dennis A. Fletcher, 306 N. Vance St., Carey, judgment debtor. Certificate of judgment: Discover Bank, New Albany, judgment creditor, vs. Jeffrey L. Blue, 18669 CH 96, Upper Sandusky, judgment debtor.

Aden Michael Ohl, 26, 15748 Ohio 67, Upper Sandusky, farmhand; and Ashley Ann Naus, 27, 1200 CH 26, Forest, accountant, Dec. 5. Thomas Wesley Knaul, 38, 13477 CH 119, Upper Sandusky, unemployed; and Dorothy Ann Miller, 35, 13477 CH 119, Upper Sandusky, unemployed, Dec. 12.

Gabriel A. Baker, 820 Shields Drive, Upper Sandusky, stop sign violation, $30 fine plus costs, two points, Carteens. Jordan M. Clauss, 129 W. North St., Carey, speed, $40 fine plus costs, two points, 90-day BMV suspension with limited privileges granted.

Patrick H. Kinley to Sheila A. Kinley, 7.652 acres in Crane Township. Wanda F. Pollock to Dennis D. Pollock, .749 acre in Eden Township. Kyle J. Nolen to Dyanna J. Nolen and Dyanna J. Lessig, property in Upper Sandusky.

With the success of the Upper Sandusky community Christmas tree last year at Stepping Stones Park, Upper Tree group founder and local resident Bill Caine had high hopes for the second go-around in 2018. Those hopes were realized for the most part, Caine said.

A local marriage proposal went viral Thursday. Now-fiance Kieren Robertson (middle) enlisted the help of Anna Massara’s co-workers and third grade students at St. Peter School in Upper Sandusky on Dec. 20, the last day before winter break.

The 2018 Bells of Uptown contest asked businesses in Upper Sandusky to decorate their windows while adding a hidden number in their display. Members of the public picked up an entrant form which required them to stop by each display and find each businesses’ hidden number before they voted for their favorite decoration.