Car, booster seat inspection program comes to Wyandot Co. Harnessing small children in a car seat or booster seat is required by law throughout the Unites States. Unfortunately, while many parents understand the law, they often do not know how to properly install their child’s car or booster seat in their motor vehicles. Read More
Authorities: Pot operations found in homes where eight in family died COLUMBUS (AP) — Marijuana growing operations were discovered at some of the crime scenes where officials said eight family members were killed in a “pre-planned execution,” raising more questions as authorities scrambled to find a suspect or suspects in the slayings in a rural southern Ohio community. The killings at four homes near the small community of Piketon on Friday … Read More
Family searches for Riverdale teenager missing from Forest home FOREST — Mike and Tracy Boyd woke up Saturday to a call all parents dread. Their teenage daughter, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Saracson, is missing. Lizzie, 14, is an eighth-grader at Riverdale. It was nothing unusual for her, along with her younger brother, Andrew, to spend the weekend with their sister and her husband, Ashley and Greg Nelson, at their home in … Read More
Annual family fun fair The 18th Wyandot County family fun fair was held on Saturday. About 200 children and their parents attended the event at Trinity Evangelical United Methodist Church. Read More
Jail inmate treated for apparent OD An inmate in the Wyandot County Jail was transported to Wyandot Memorial Hospital after accidentally overdosing on heroin while in custody early Friday morning. Read More
Finish line Wynford’s Alizhah Watson (left) and Cole Fortner (second from right) finish a sprint event during the Crawford County Meet at Bucyrus on Friday. Results from the meet were not available at press time. Read More
Sheriff releases monthly activity report for March Sheriff Michael R. Hetzel has released his activity report for the month of March: Read More
Criminal, traffic cases tried in Upper muni court Jose L. Garcia-Aguilar, Fostoria, charged by the Carey police with consuming beer in a motor vehicle, pre-trial held, continued to May 18. Morgan D. Amos, Carey, charged by the Carey police with disorderly conduct, pleaded no contest, found guilty. Read More
New cases filed in county court Certificate of judgment: SAC Finance Inc., Auburn, Indiana, judgment creditor, vs. Sabrina Hurst, 505 N. Morrison St., Nevada, judgment debtor. Certificate of judgment: State of Ohio Department of Taxation, Columbus, judgment creditor, vs. Renegade Reclaim LLC, 5478 Brookview Lane, Upper Sandusky, judgment debtor, two cases. Read More
Wyandot County properties transferred recently Scott David Ferguson and Denise Lynn Ferguson to Nathan E. Russell and Hilary J. Russell, 1.5 acres in Pitt Township. Jill K. Treadway and Jill K. King to Rachelle L. Keller, property in Upper Sandusky. Read More