BUCYRUS — Wynford Junior High and Wynford High School are two of three schools in Crawford County and 174 schools across the state of Ohio to receive the Department of Education’s 2016 Momentum Award. The award recognizes schools that are closing the gap on all of their value-added measures on the state report card.

BUCYRUS — Winter weather can lead to dangerous driving conditions, and the Bucyrus Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol urges motorists to consider the following tips on how to drive cautiously, what to do in the event of a crash and what items to keep in the trunk of vehicles.

NEVADA — A Nevada man reported to law enforcement officials he was assaulted in the village late Thursday night. According to a report from the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office, the man was walking in the 300 block of North Main Street around 11:30 p.m. when he allegedly was attacked by two men.

DUBLIN (AP) — Gov. John Kasich says the state will invest $15 million to support research in self-driving highway technology along a 35-mile stretch of an Ohio road. The Republican governor announced the investment Wednesday in conjunction with a self-driving truck made by Otto heading out on its first run along U.S. Route 33 between Dublin and East Liberty. A …

Fishermen tell stories about the big one that got away, hunters tell stories about the giant buck they barely missed and farmers tell stories about the largest cow they have ever seen or how many bushels they harvested compared to their friends.

FOREST — The village of Forest will celebrate its second annual Charlie Brown Christmas on Sunday. The day begins will a soup and salad lunch at the Forest-Jackson Public Library, followed by the start of bidding on baskets in a silent auction, also at the library.

A resident of the 300 block of Henderson Drive reported a confrontation between her juvenile grandson and another juvenile the afternoon of Sept. 25. The suspect allegedly destroyed property of the grandson and an altercation ensued. The suspect returned with a man who allegedly made threats toward the woman and then left.

Burt Logan, Executive Director of State Historic Preservation Office, (from left) recently presented the preservation merit award to Bev Ford, executive director of the Marion Palace Theatre; Bill Bower, Quality Masonry Company owner; and Tim Velazco, Schooley Caldwell architect for restoration of the front façade and marquee of the Marion Palace Theatre.