Star show opens April 29 The Star Players’ musical production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” opens April 29 and runs for one weekend only. Charles Groth, who has performed the show in other venues, returns to the stage in dual capacity as actor and director. Read More
‘Broadway’s Next H!T Musical’ set in Findlay FINDLAY — For the 11th show of its inaugural season, the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts invites audiences to create “Broadway’s Next H!T Musical” at 7:30 p.m. May 5. Every song will be fresh, every scene will be new, and this show will be different because it will be improvised using suggestions from the audience. Read More
Moving performance Jack Orians, a former Carey Police chief who served nine years in the 1970s and 1980s, enjoys a moving performance by members of the Carey High School choir on Wednesday in a ceremony recognizing veterans who live at Wyandot County Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. In the background is veteran Dick Miller, who sang along with most of the performance. Read More
Safety Blotter: April 21, 2016 Amy L. Stansberry, Upper Sandusky, turned herself in at the Wyandot County Sheriff’s office the morning of April 15 on an indictment for domestic violence. The case was handled by the Upper Sandusky Police Department. Read More
Mansfield man sentenced for possession of over 200 prescription pills in traffic stop The state of Ohio and the defense agreed to recommend a 24-month prison sentence for a Mansfield man who pleaded guilty to possessing more than 200 oxycodone pills during a September traffic stop. Wyandot County Common Pleas Court Judge Kate Aubry did not feel that sentence was stiff enough, however, after Tony A. Montgomery Jr. violated the terms of his release while out of jail on bond last fall. Read More
Health board OKs new fee structure After a lengthy discussion, the Wyandot County General Health District board on Wednesday approved by emergency a motion updating temporary campground fees as recommended by the state of Ohio. Environmental health director Jeff Ritchey said the state issued a new set of rules April 1 changing the recommended fee structure for temporary campgrounds. Read More
Findlay woman selected to lead county WIC The Wyandot County General Health District has welcomed its new Women, Infants and Children director, a registered and licensed dietitian. Arlene Schriner, of Findlay, has about 25 years of experience in approximately half a dozen counties in the state of Ohio, but she never has held the position of WIC director. Read More
Bridges Open Door Resource Center’s Scott Moore presents the second session of Bridges Out of Poverty in Wyandot County on Wednesday after the program came to the county in October. The small group considered stereotypes about poverty and those living in poverty, those in the middle class and wealthy people. Read More
Custom Glass Solutions achieves 1 million-hours safety milestone Surely, everyone knows the mantra “safety first.” Mothers use it to protect their children, and coaches say the expression to encourage young athletes to compete with respect for their craft. In a local glass fabrication plant, the words govern the work all the same. Read More
WMH offers ostomy services for patients Wyandot Memorial Hospital now offers ostomy services for patients with a colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy. Ostomy specialist and certified wound nurse Kristina Shroll provides individualized ostomy care, which may include fitting appliances for new stomas and diagnosing and treating related skin issues. Read More