The Wyandot County Museum officially opens today, and several new exhibits, renovations and upgrades are on display for visitors. Museum curator Ronald Marvin Jr. said he is excited about all the work that’s been put in over the winter.

The Wyandot County Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center held a meet and greet Thursday for its new medical director, Dr. Jacob Conklin. Conklin is a 2005 graduate of Ohio State University. He completed his residency in 2008 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus and began a private practice. Conklin moved to Upper Sandusky in 2016 and has been practicing medicine in …

MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Riverdale Quiz Bowl team has earned many titles and honors in recent years. This season it has won both the Hardin and Hancock county tournaments, competed in the WNWO Academic Challenge and the WBGU tournament. The team has also been qualified to compete in national quiz bowl competitions the last five years, but members’ school calendars included other activities that kept them from taking part in the contests.

Area children will have an opportunity for a significantly discounted summer camp courtesy of the Salvation Army. Camp Swoneky (Southwest Ohio Northeast Kentucky) is a Christian camp that is located in Oregonia, about 70 miles southwest of Columbus. The Salvation Army handles the cost of transportation as well as almost all other fees.

Plenty of items are on sale at the Spring Bazaar, which was held at Senior Connection in Upper Sandusky on Thursday and today. Attendees can purchase bake sale items, spring wreaths, hand-crafted items, tickets for an upcoming chicken barbecue and raffle tickets for a lattice quilt made by Sue Stumpp. Daily Chief-Union/Brian Hemminger

COLUMBUS (AP) — Police in Ohio’s capital city say fancy footwork outside a library tripped up an armed suspect’s efforts to flee from police. WCMH-TV reports a man identified by Columbus police only as “Bill” is seen in a video April 3 sticking out his leg and sending a man with a handgun tucked in his waistband tumbling to the …

Jordan Treadway (left), who plays diva Cindy Lou, Miranda Inglis, who plays class clown Betty Jean, and Jessica Moon, who plays ditzy Suzy, backing up Kate Niederkohr, who plays do-gooder Missy, singing "Mr. Lee" to her favorite teacher at their 10-year class reunion.

A significant amount of help is on the way for people struggling with the opioid epidemic in Wyandot County. A federal grant will provide the medication Vivitrol at the Firelands location in Upper Sandusky for people wishing to overcome an opioid addiction through Targeted Capacity Expansion: Medication Assisted Treatment - Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction Program.

Daniel Conkle (left) and Angel Cox help paint a shed by the pool at Harrison Smith Park in Upper Sandusky.

The Upper Sandusky Fire Department is participating in a statewide Columbia Gas of Ohio “Smell and Tell” Firefighter video contest. The competition challenged fire departments to create videos demonstrating natural gas safety, with the first-place winner earning $5,000.