Woman gets four years for burglary A Tiffin woman was sentenced to four years in prison in Wyandot County Common Pleas Court on Monday afternoon. Kendra M. Rochester, 30, was sentenced for a second-degree felony charge of burglary after pleading guilty to the charge in November. Read More
Riverdale Local Schools to spend about $76K on new security cameras MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Riverdale Local School District is set to update the security cameras on school grounds beginning in late January. At its regular monthly meeting Monday night, the Riverdale Board of Education approved spending of $76,499 from the general fund for the installation of new security cameras from Xtek Partners Inc. of Dublin. Read More
Hoffman to retire at end of school year MOUNT BLANCHARD — Superintendent Eric Hoffman will be saying goodbye to Riverdale at the end of this school year. At the district’s school board meeting Monday night, Hoffman read and the board approved a motion accepting his retirement resignation as Riverdale superintendent effective Aug. 1, with a last day worked of July 31. Read More
County officials review ’16 projects The Wyandot County Board of Commissioners recently reviewed the projects completed during 2016 at the county-owned buildings along South Sandusky Avenue. The costs for the projects in 2016 totaled $348,851.50, with some of the funding being provided through grants. Read More
Alvada man hospitalized with gunshot wound An Alvada man was shot while hunting in Salem Township on Saturday during the additional weekend of gun season for deer. Read More
Adult, child injured in icy crash Two passengers, including a 9-year-old, in a vehicle involved in a crash Saturday were transported by Upper Sandusky Emergency Medical Services to Tiffin Mercy Hospital with possible injuries. Read More
No injuries reported in Mohawk bus crash CAREY — A Mohawk school bus that was supposed to transport students back to Sycamore after the boys basketball game between Mohawk and Carey on Saturday night slid off Ohio 103 on its way to Carey School due to icy road conditions. Read More
Coalition: Drive sober The holiday season is the time of year to eat, drink and be merry, but it also is a dangerous time to be on the road due to a high number of drunk drivers behind the wheel. Read More
Months of prep going into light shows Christmas spirit typically is not hard to find in rural America in late December. Christmas trees and rooftops adorned with shining lights can be seen on multiple houses and businesses all around the area. Read More
Tractor knocks out power line, causes outage A tractor pulling an implement clipped a power line on Ohio 53 near the Wyandot County Fairgrounds around 4:30 p.m. Friday, causing several buildings in the surrounding area, including Upper Sandusky High School, to lose power for about 45 minutes, according to information from the Upper Sandusky Fire Department. Read More