Recent high winds have already taken a toll on the beautiful autumn leaves in Upper Sandusky, and raking season has begun. The city will begin leaf pick-up soon and residents will eventually be asked to pile leaves at the edge of their property, but away from obstructions and curbs.

Whole Life Fitness in Upper Sandusky recently completed an expansion, adding a significant amount of exercise room to the business. “We expanded into the area where Mandy (Baldwin) was and changed it from a retail space into an open exercise room,” co-owner Randy Jacob said.

Dean Lehman of Sycamore has been named the director of information technology and biomedical engineering at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. Lehman oversees the hospital’s computer and phone systems and collaborates with clinical, financial and support staff to implement efficient and cost-effective technological solutions for operational improvements. He also manages the biomedical engineer responsible for maintaining clinical equipment at WMH.

Upper Sandusky native and current state Rep. Riordan McClain was victorious in his first official election for the state’s 87th District Tuesday. McClain won by a landslide in Wyandot County, outpacing Democratic challenger Mary Pierce-Broadwater by a margin of 5,955 votes to 2,005.

Wyandot County made its voice heard Tuesday, and Commissioner Ron Metzger will serve another term. Metzger was re-elected after earning 5,915 votes compared to Democratic challenger Jon Oberhauser, who received 2,070 votes.

Voters in Ohio’s 5th District for the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly gave their support to incumbent Bob Latta (R) on Tuesday. Latta received 173,894 votes while Democratic challenger Michael Galbraith earned 97,352 votes.

Voters on Tuesday chose to renew income taxes for both the Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School District and the Carey Exempted Village School District. The five-year, 1.25 percent income tax in Upper Sandusky passed with an unofficial vote total of 2,815 votes for (65.1 percent) and 1,510 votes against across Wyandot, Marion and Seneca counties. In Wyandot County, the margin was 2,794 votes for (65.6 percent) and 1,465 votes against.

Wyandot County voters passed a pair of levies Tuesday in support of the Wyandot County Council on Aging and the Wyandot County Board of Health while three other local levies also passed. The Council on Aging had a five-year, .8-mill levy on the ballot and it passed by 75 percent.

The Upper Sandusky Community Library had a 1.4-mill renewal levy on the ballot Tuesday for property owners in the Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School District. Voters in Wyandot County supported the library by a significant margin, passing the levy with 2,975 votes for the tax levy and 1,269 votes against the levy.

All producers are reminded that the acreage reporting date for fall-seeded crops has changed and the acreage reporting date is Dec. 15. This applies to all fall-seeded crops including fall barley, fall wheat and all other fall-seeded small grains. Call to schedule an appointment to certify wheat crops.