Solar-powered car makes local stop A group of undergraduate engineering students from Minnesota made a pit stop at Tee Pee Campgroud in Salem Township overnight Tuesday. They were on their way to Pittsburgh to race a solar-powered car they had built from scratch. Read More
With changes to grant funding, WCHD to seek additional levy A projected deficit partially caused by changes in how local health departments receive grant funding has led to a vote by the Wyandot County Health Board to ask the commissioners for permission to put a new, two-year levy on the November ballot. Read More
WIC income eligibility changes could mean more families qualify for help More families in Wyandot County could be eligible for Women, Infants and Children, a U.S. Department of Agriculture supplemental nutrition program that provides foods, health care referrals and education for income-eligible families. Read More
Wyandot County Home Health continues improvements in 2016 As Wyandot County Home Health continues to make changes to its tracking of services, education of clients and outreach to local doctors, Mid-American Therapy president Jason Eibling gave an update to the board during its regular meeting Wednesday in the absence of home health director Trae Turner. Read More
Tree Town Festival open winners Winners of the Tree Town Festival 3-on-3 basketball tournament in the open division were (from left) Michael Dennis, Justin Wisner, Josh Kloepfer and Jonathan Kloepfer. Read More
Tree Town Festival 6 foot and under winners Winners of the Tree Town Festival 3-on-3 basketball tournament in the 6-foot-and-under division were (from left) Levi Patrick, Greg Patrick, Austin Patton and Patrick Miller. Read More
Little entrepreneur Nine-year-old Natalie Schuck holds her puppy, Libbey, while hosting a lemonade stand and bake sale outside of her mother’s store, Practically Perfect, on Friday. Natalie raised $316 to benefit Open Door Resource Center, a nonprofit organization that assists people in need, said her mother, Beckie Schuck. Read More
New podiatrist joins Specialty Healthcare Center at Wyandot Memorial Hospital Podiatrist Matthew J. Brown, DPM, joined the staff at Wyandot Memorial Hospital’s Specialty Healthcare Center. He has on-site office hours each Thursday morning. Read More
True-up reports due to BWC by Aug. 15 COLUMBUS — Payroll true-up reports are due to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation no later than Aug. 15. At the end of each private employer policy period (July), it is necessary to reconcile estimated payroll with actual payroll. Read More
Wyandottes tour ancestors’ homeland Members of the Wyandotte Nation came to Wyandot County on Monday to visit landmarks associated with their ancestors. Twenty-two Wyandotte teens traveled to Ohio from Wyandotte, Oklahoma, on an annual historic trip taken by teens who are hired by the Wyandotte Nation in a summer work program. Read More