The Wyandot County Extension Office will have adjusted hours beginning Oct. 12. Wyandot County 4-H Educator Todd Thomas accepted a position in Columbus and Area Leader and Hardin County 4-H Educator Mark Light will be assisting the Wyandot County Extension Office in the interim period.

From historic Grand Lake St. Marys to our “wild and scenic” Maumee River spilling into Lake Erie, and from the Michindoh Aquifer to Ohio’s largest solar farm in Wyandot County, the Fifth District is a unique swath of America, rich in beauty as well as resources. We hold stewardship of some of the most fertile farmland on the continent.

The Upper Sandusky Community Library’s STEAMpunks group met for the first time since summer break on Monday. The first meeting was Halloween-related, with all participants carving their own take-home shrunken heads made out of skinned potatoes on a stick.

Concerned Upper Sandusky residents from the River’s Edge subdivision spoke out at Monday’s planning commission meeting. Jan Rish presented a petition from homeowners of the subdivision who were against the construction of an accessory building of a pole barn or anything similar to a pole barn due to the lack of a current definition of the word “attached,” which is required for the current construction of an accessory building.

The City of Upper Sandusky voted to approve a $15,000 conditional commitment to public transportation in Wyandot County at its city council meeting Monday. Todd Dilley and Josh Anderson gave a history of Wyandot County’s search for public transportation and the opportunity the county now has after over 10 years of waiting with a matching grant from the department of transportation.

Upper Sandusky Fire Department Chief Lynn Yeater announced his plans to retire at Monday’s safety committee meeting.

CAREY — At its meeting on Monday, Carey Village Council unanimously approved the final reading of an ordinance authorizing Village Administrator Roy Johnson to make an application for and enter into an agreement with the Ohio Public Works Commission.

Parishioners packed the pews for a trip down memory lane Sunday morning as Salem United Methodist Church celebrated its 150th anniversary with a special service.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Lexa Kessler loves county fairs. When she was a young girl showing hogs at the Hancock County Fair, Kessler fell in love with the atmosphere and the food of the annual community gatherings, but she said over the years she has grown to appreciate more all the work it takes behind the scenes to put on a fair each summer.

CAREY — Volunteers from Angeline School and Industries and Art Connections worked side by side with members of the Carey American Legion and Carey VFW Friday afternoon to help pick up flags at Spring Grove Cemetery in Carey.