WeCare For Students begins Giving Tuesday benefit drive Black Friday is known as the premier bargain shopping day, Small Business Saturday is dedicated to shoppers staying in their hometowns and buying from locally owned stores and Cyber Monday allows people to search for deals from the comfort of their own home, but one Upper Sandusky-based nonprofit organization hopes the fourth day of the post-Thanksgiving shopping season is not forgotten. Read More
City update: Closures for coming week North Warpole Street between West Wyandot Avenue and Walker Street will remain closed to traffic into next week, and businesses in that area will be accessible this weekend, according to a weekly report on the sewer separation project in Upper Sandusky. Read More
USPD issues citations, responds to calls for service in September Devon A. Brock, Upper Sandusky, was cited for being out after curfew in the 100 block of West Johnson Street early the morning of Sept. 7. Officers responded to a report of a semi trailer illegally parked on Comfort Drive the morning of Sept. 7. Read More
Carey seniors continue tradition for unique planned school skip day What began as a peace endeavor between bickering students has become a tradition for one local school district. Last Friday, Carey High School seniors participated in their annual co-initiative day at the Elks Lodge in Upper Sandusky. Read More
Detroit man hurt in holiday crash A Detroit man was transported to Wyandot County Memorial Hospital following a single-vehicle crash on an exit ramp at the intersection of U.S. 23 and Ohio 103 in Carey on Thursday. Demetrius J. Brown, 46, sustained incapacitating injuries after failing to stop at a stop sign and jack-knifing his semitrailer, according to the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office crash report. Read More
County, city both receive Issue I funding for ’17 projects Three local projects recently were approved to receive state Issue I grant and loan funding in District 16 on July 1 for fiscal year 2017. Wyandot County applied for two grants and Upper Sandusky applied for one grant and one loan for a single project, according to a document provided separately by the Wyandot County Board of Commissioners and the city of Upper Sandusky. Read More
Man faces 3rd felony for attack on sheriff An inmate at the Wyandot County Jail was transported to Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital on Tuesday following an incident at the Wyandot County Courthouse on Monday. Joshua B. Risner, New Riegel, was scheduled to attend a pretrial for a second-degree felony burglary charge against him Tuesday, according to the Wyandot County Common Pleas Court weekly calendar. Read More
Star Players set for yearly Christmas Cabaret As part of the Home for the Holidays weekend in Wyandot County, the Star Players of Upper Sandusky are all set to perform their 12th annual Christmas Cabaret at 6 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Star Theatre. The annual event will include several of the Star Players, along with a few special guests performing many yuletide favorites. Read More
One-stop shop One Stop Carry Out owners David and Lori McLaughlin are settling in as their first year as business owners winds down. David, a Carey native, and his wife acquired the one-stop shop on Carey’s South Vance Street in January and have developed relationships with their fair share of regular customers. Read More
Businesses invited to help with Carey’s ninth annual Trees of the Season event CAREY — Carey’s ninth annual Trees of the Season event will coincide with Christmas in Carey on Dec. 2. Area business owners are invited to donate a tree, wreath, centerpiece or Christmas decoration showcasing their business to be given away during the event. Read More