Safety blotter: Friday, August 19, 2016 Chadd R. Gibson, Tiffin, was cited for driving under FRA suspension early the morning of July 23 following a traffic stop for no front license plate in downtown Upper Sandusky. A passenger, Faith Breanne Hambey, Tiffin, was arrested for underage consumption following a traffic stop in downtown Upper Sandusky early the morning of July 23. Read More
Angeline starts school year with new staff, recognizes summertime workers Angeline School superintendent Todd Dilley welcomed new staff members to the new school program year and commended current employees for work over the summer months Thursday night during a regular meeting of the Wyandot County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Read More
Wynford passes savings on to parents after big carryover BUCYRUS — Wynford Local Schools is doing as financially well as any time in the last decade-plus. Treasurer Leesa Smith reported at Thursday evening’s school board meeting the district ended the fiscal year with a carryover of $1.4 million, the most since she began in 2003 when the carryover actually was less than $100,000. Read More
County to consider applying as TID for ODOT funds for transportation The Wyandot County Board of Commissioners met with Jeff Loehrke of the Ohio Department of Transportation and Greg Moon of the Wyandot County Office of Economic Development on Thursday to discuss the possibility of the county becoming a transportation improvement district. Read More
Westbrook officially bed bug-free After three weeks of treatments, Westbrook Assisted Living and Memory Care received notification Thursday that the facility is bed bug-free. A summary of service receipt from Ehrlich Extermination of Groveport notes Wednesday was the final service date. Read More
Safety Blotter: August 18, 2016 An Upper Sandusky man reported the afternoon of Aug. 7 his car was broken into in the 500 block of East Bigelow Street and his license, student identification, a photo of him with his father and about $6 were taken. Troy A. Howard, Columbus, was cited for driving under a license forfeiture suspension and warned for expired license plates at the intersection of U.S. 23 and East Wyandot Avenue the afternoon of Aug. 7. Read More
Reports: Toxins not detected in apparent algae in Sandusky River Potential algae blooms at two locations in the Sandusky River are believed to consist of green algae and testing did not detect toxins, county environmental health director Jeff Ritchey told the health board Wednesday. Read More
Vaccine clinics report shows loss of less than $4K since January Despite skyrocketing costs at the county’s vaccination clinics, a report compiled by the nursing director at the Wyandot County Health Department indicates a total loss of less than $4,000 from January through June as the health district continues to bill for equipment, medication and administrative costs. Read More
Hand shakes and steaks Scott Weininger (right), of Wilson Tire Co., and Lenny Clouse, of Clouse Construction, shake hands over the grill at the Upper Sandusky Area Chamber of Commerce steak fry on Aug. 10 at Ellis Lake. Read More
Upper man named to chairman’s council of major insurer COLUMBUS — Chad S. Baker has been named a member of the 2016 chairman’s council of New York Life Insurance Company. Members of the chairman’s council rank in the top 3 percent of New York Life’s sales force of more than 12,000 licensed agents in sales achievement. Read More