Slips, trips and falls are the No. 2 cause of workplace fatality. In many instances, death or significant injury can be avoided with proper equipment inspection. Richard Vaccaro of Guardian Fall Protection addressed local workplace supervisors and demonstrated proper harness use at a Wyandot Safety Council meeting Thursday at Harrison Smith Park.

Upper Sandusky and the rest of America will experience a total eclipse for the first time in 26 years Monday. A partial eclipse will begin at 1:04 p.m., reaching its peak at 2:30 p.m. and ending at 3:52 p.m. Upper Sandusky optometrist Dr. Kip Newell urges spectators to be cautious.

Westbrook Assisted Living recently presented a check for $4,117 to Hospice of Wyandot County.

Barbershop harmony will return to the Star Theatre stage Aug. 26. The annual An Evening of Barbershop concert benefits the local theater’s scholarship program.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — The village of Mount Blanchard will travel back to the early 1900s during the annual Heritage Days Festival on Saturday. There will be antique cars, tractors, small engines, antique bicycles and vendor booths along Main Street from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m

New Wyandot County Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Administrator Greg Lonsway (right) talks with therapy department workers during a public meet and greet event Wednesday.

A deputy responded to a 911 call following a physical altercation between two men in the 3300 block of CH 16, Sycamore, the morning of July 24. Witnesses gave conflicting reports about who initiated the altercation.

Hundreds gather for food, fellowship and an auction during the annual Wyandot County Chamber of Commerce Steak Fry last Wednesday at Ellis Lake

The Westbrook Assisted Living and Memory Care Community recently received a deficiency-free survey from the Ohio Department of Health for the third year in a row. Achieving the highest possible rating, Westbrook Assisted Living and Memory Care received zero violations from the Ohio Department of Health following an unannounced inspection conducted July 26.

MARION — Local Marion area employers seeking to hire part-time, seasonal, or full-time employees may post job openings with Ohio State University free of charge. Each fall, new students arrive on campus and many seek part-time employment.