Tables now available for WyCo Fair Business Showcase The Upper Sandusky Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for the Wyandot County Fair Business Showcase. Tables are available for $25 for chamber members or $35 for non-chamber members. Locations will be assigned on a first-come first-serve basis upon receipt of payment with registration. Vendors are encouraged to offer a door prize or coupon to draw vistors to tables. … Read More
OSHA issues final rule to modernize data The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a final rule that will modernize injury data collection to better inform workers, employers, the public and OSHA about workplace hazards. Read More
OPA sponsoring 3 culinary contests at Ohio State Fair COLUMBUS — The deadline is less than a week away for Ohio home cooks to submit their best culinary recipes for the 2016 Ohio State Fair. At this year’s fair, which runs from July 27 to Aug. 7, the Ohio Poultry Association once again will offer Ohio cooks opportunities to compete in three different culinary contests on July 30, including a new grilling competition. Read More
Crawford SWCD to host pasture management clinic BUCYRUS — The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District will host a pasture clinic June 21 for area farmers and landowners interested in learning how to improve their grazing and pasture management skills. The field day will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a light meal, followed by the clinic for beginning and seasoned grazers or pasture owners. Read More
Riverdale FFA tours dairy farm MOUNT BLANCHARD — Before school ended for the year, the Riverdale FFA took the school’s fourth graders to 3 Flags Dairy to teach them about what is done on dairy farms. The dairy is located in Forest and owned and operated by the Kruiter family, which has two children in the FFA program. Read More
Safety Blotter: June 14, 2016 A Carey woman met a deputy at the Upper Sandusky Police Department the morning of May 26 to ask if someone could respond to a domestic violence incident. Read More
Carey BOE prepares for move CAREY — The new Carey school will house a lot of history from the old building. Carey High School Principal Peter Cole informed school board members of plans to move items and traditions from the building on East South Street to the new school site on South Vance Street during a regular meeting Monday. Read More
Mohawk school board hears policy changes SYCAMORE — The Mohawk Board of Education met Monday to discuss policy changes and building updates for the upcoming school year. The meeting began with a 20-minute executive session for the board to discuss employee discipline. Read More
Man convicted of GSI involving minor released from prison A Sycamore man was released from the custody of the state of Ohio on Monday after a judicial release was granted by Judge Kate Aubry in the Wyandot County Common Pleas Court. Richard F. Orr II was released from the custody of Chillicothe Correctional Institution, where he had been incarcerated since August 2014 after pleading guilty to gross sexual imposition, a third-degree felony. Read More
County work program for youth starts The Wyandot County Board of Commissioners oversaw the start of the Comprehensive Case Management and Employment Program on Monday. Six individuals began the day pulling weeds at the Wyandot County Courthouse. Read More