County JFS to receive $40K for children’s services The Wyandot County Department of Job and Family Services is set to receive state child protective allocation funds, executive director Jason Fagan told the Wyandot County commissioners Thursday. Fagan reported JFS will have a little more than $40,000 in SCPA funds to use to cover administrative costs for the county’s children’s services. Read More
Sheriff’s office responds to calls A man in the 100 block of North Hazel Street reported a neighbor violated a protection order the afternoon of July 8. The neighbor reported the complainant was the instigator. A report was to be forward to the prosecutor’s office. Read More
Community comes together for annual Carey Fest next weekend CAREY — Carey Fest returns next weekend with a familiar slate of features. Now in its 36th year, the annual downtown festival has become a staple in the village. Somewhere along the way, the community bought in, festival president Steve Zender said. Read More
Back-to-school carnival The back-to-school carnival, which included information and resources from Crawford County agencies, games, a dunk tank and raffles for 30 bicycles, was open to students from the Bucyrus, Wynford and Colonel Crawford public school systems and Wayside Christian School. Read More
Rural Upper Sandusky home damaged in fire A structure fire caused significant damage to a rural Upper Sandusky residence Thursday afternoon, according to reports from the Upper Sandusky Fire Department and the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office. At 1:47 p.m., the USFD was notified of a fire at the residence of Mark and Sandy Stevens, 13036 TH 60. Read More
Reserve raffle committee to sponsor free swim days SYCAMORE — The Sycamore reserve raffle committee is the group sponsoring two free days of swimming at the community pool Aug. 13-14 in addition to free swimming sponsored by the village Aug. 12. An article in Wednesday’s edition of The Daily Chief-Union on the Sycamore Village Council meeting Tuesday noted the mysterious donor group could not be identified by press … Read More
Former Ohio village official charged with theft in office NEWARK (AP) — A village’s former fiscal officer accused of stealing about $80,000 from the central Ohio village has been indicted on charges including theft in office. A Licking County grand jury on Thursday also indicted 48-year-old Laura VanScoy Andrews on charges of tampering with records and dereliction of duty. She’s accused of stealing from the village of Alexandria between … Read More
Star has experienced team of directors for ‘Willy Wonka’ The Star Players Inc. was established in 1977 when a group of local residents interested in community theatre came together. Since then, many directors and volunteers have worked tirelessly on shows at the Star Theatre. Read More
Palace seeking technical volunteers MARION — Palace Theatre technical director Mark Meginness, along with Palace volunteer advisory committee members, will meet with potential Palace volunteers interested in technical positions at 6 p.m. Aug. 17 in the Palace Theatre Rotary Room. Read More
