FOREST — The record crowd at Forest’s CIC meeting on Wednesday heard a bright forecast for the town’s business community, but also learned of a cosmic event which could bring travelers from throughout the nation to Forest. With the sun’s total eclipse of 2017 just two days passed, CIC President Jeff Knedler donned a pair of eclipse glasses to share with the village leaders the news that in seven years, Forest will be in the Ohio epicenter of the next total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

Dylan A. Arnold, Mount Blanchard, was cited for failure to control after a crash on Ohio 53 at CH 83, Jackson Township, the morning of July 18. He was traveling westbound in a 2003 Ford F-Series truck behind a freightliner driven by Ricky D. Dudte, Ashland, when he struck the freightliner as it was turning onto CH 83.

Growing up in Marseilles, Cyle Lutz used to go to auctions with his dad Frank to “buy random junk,” as Cyle put it. “Everybody loves junk,” Cyle Lutz said.

The local businesses from Aug. 11’s 200 Block Rally raised $2,100, which was donated to the Open Door Resource Center on Thursday.

SYCAMORE — The controversial rezoning vote never even made it to the floor at Tuesday night’s Sycamore village council meeting, which was held at the Sycamore Fire Department. Councilwoman Dawn Needles made a motion for rezoning 3.3 acres of property on North Sycamore Avenue across from Bill Sowers Tree Service from residential to business.

The city of Upper Sandusky donated a “ride to school in a fire truck” to St. Peter’s Catholic School, which was auctioned off last spring. The Hinesman family were the recipients of the special first-day-of-school ride.

Upper Sandusky youth kicked off the 2017-18 academic year for public school districts serving Wyandot County students today, with Mohawk and Carey having already started earlier this week. Sheriff Mike Hetzel is advising adults to be extra cautious with the new school year beginning.

An officer reported hearing possible gunshots or fireworks on Shields Drive the evening of Aug. 2. Officers patrolled the area but did not hear anymore noises.

An officer assisted Wyandot County Emergency Medical Services at the 900 block of East Wyandot Avenue the early morning of Aug. 7 in reference to a child with burns from spilled tea. There was no evidence the incident was intentional.

HARPSTER — The Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office is searching for an unidentified man who robbed First Federal Bank in Harpster on Monday. Around 12:30 p.m., a white male around 5-7, 230 pounds, with a thick mustache and brown hair entered the bank, handed a teller a note and left with an unknown amount of cash, according to a release from …