FOREST — The Forest Police Department was called to a home on South Gormley Street on Wednesday afternoon. According to Police Chief Donny Southward, a resident in the area attempted suicide.

In Salem Township, a few country churches remain standing but they are fighting the battle of time. For some of the churches on record there are no skeletons that remain and the earth has erased the memory of their existence. There are others that emerged and vanished without a trace. North Salem Lutheran Church, 12237 TH 44, was built in 1872 and saw its last service in January.

The Wyandot County Budget Commission has released a list of amounts to be received by political subdivisions and the county from 2017 Ohio local government funding. The budget commission consists of Wyandot County auditor George “Bill” Kitzler, Wyandot County prosecutor Doug Rowland and Wyandot County treasurer Melissa Rife.

The Upper Sandusky Order of DeMolay hosted an open house at the Upper Sandusky Masonic Center on Wednesday night for anyone who wanted to come and find out more about the organization for young men. The Upper Sandusky chapter of DeMolay began in 1964, but through that time the organization does not have a set program.

SYCAMORE — A plastics company that began work in Sycamore after a late summer 2014 road widening project already is seeking to expand, village officials announced during a regular meeting Tuesday.

SYCAMORE — Jacob M. Ward held up a small, glass Coca-Cola bottle in front of a crowd of five people. The drink, which became an iconic symbol somewhere along the way during the company’s 130-year history, was exactly what he needed to make his point.

HARPSTER — Harpster Village Council spent its monthly meeting Tuesday updating members of the completed projects around the community. A catch basin on Ohio 294 was listed as being fully repaired. The $2,300 cost of repair matched the original bid for the project that was accepted at the June meeting.

MARSEILLES — Marseilles Village Council is considering its own yard maintenance ordinance just weeks after nearby Upper Sandusky implemented a stricter law than previously was on the books.

NEVADA — A small shed and a chicken coop behind a Nevada residence were engulfed in flames Tuesday afternoon, according to a report from the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office.