Helping hand Ariel Nearhood (left) spoke on behalf of the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP) senior corps during a Wyandot County Council on Aging event Monday at the Mohawk Community Library. Read More
Surprise letter says mayor deserves raise Upper Sandusky City Council received a surprise letter from the late Hank Latham during its regularly scheduled meeting Monday. “I’m keeping a promise I made in July of last year,” Linda Stansbery said before reading the letter. Read More
Upper schools to buy building for tractor After a brief discussion, the Upper Sandusky Exempted Village School Board decided at Monday’s meeting that a new building would be the best option for storage of a tractor. The board passed a motion to buy a 12-by-20 foot A-frame building with a 6-by-6 door. Read More
Carey council hears electric presentation CAREY — During their meeting on Monday, Carey Village Council heard an electric system presentation from Jeff Gump of GPD Group in Akron. The presentation served as a review of the 2014 planning document and provided an update of electric system projects that will be priorities for the council in the future. Read More
Marseilles talks about barbecue plans MARSEILLES — Marseilles Council discussed plans for the upcoming chicken barbecue April 28 at its recent council meeting. Council also discussed some properties in the village that are in need of maintenance. Read More
Target practice A kids BB gun range was one of many attractions Saturday for the St. Peter School Fest Field Day event held at the Wyandot County Sportsman Club. The event featured a gun raffle, a still shoot competition, a sporting goods raffle and a visit from local wildlife like turtles. Read More
Gold award Jameson Reile poses Saturday with his gold award for the middle school category of the tactile maze earned at the National Robotics Challenge in Marion. The Upper Sandusky Robotics Club faced stiff competition from 80 schools spread across 10 states and Armenia. Read More
Upper students compete in robotics MARION — Upper Sandusky area students from grades 5-12 competed Friday in the National Robotics Challenge inside Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Marion County Fairgrounds. Read More
Riverdale graduate playing professional ultimate frisbee MOUNT BLANCHARD — Heading into his freshman year of college, Riverdale High School graduate Jack Kelly hadn’t heard of the sport of ultimate frisbee. Six years later, before the start of the 2017 season, sitting in the O’Hare International Airport waiting to board a flight to San Antonio, Kelly noticed an email on his phone from the coach of the Madison Radicals, a professional ultimate frisbee team that competes in the Midwest Division of the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL). Read More
Criminal, traffic cases tried in court Dashayla A. Allen, Columbus, charged by the patrol with possession of marijuana, amended plea to no contest, found guilty; and possession of a controlled substance, nollied. Read More