Safety blotter: April 14, 2016 Rickey T. Perrin, Findlay, was arrested in Lucas County on two bench warrants out of Upper Sandusky Municipal Court and transported back to the Wyandot County Jail. The first warrant was for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana and the second warrant was for driving under a non-compliance suspension, insufficient exhaust, driving under an FRA suspension and a safety belt violation. Read More
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month proclaimed with bubbles The Wyandot County Department of Job and Family Services has been commemorating Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month over the past two weeks in a number of ways. On Wednesday, county officials got children involved. Read More
Sycamore man to role in church arson A Sycamore man admitted to helping a friend start a fire last fall at the building that was the home of the former Smithville United Methodist Church. Nevada L. Frost, 20, pleaded guilty to complicity to arson, a fourth-degree felony, on Tuesday in Wyandot County Common Pleas Court for his role in starting the fire at the former church on Ohio 67 at CH 42. Read More
Upper women injured in collision Two Upper Sandusky women sustained incapacitating injuries following a three-vehicle crash Wednesday morning on Ohio 53 just north of Ohio 67. Patricia J. Brown, 81, was traveling southbound on Ohio 53 at 8:16 a.m. when she failed to see a vehicle driven by Theresa Corfman, 59, that was stopped in traffic for a work zone area being set up by Ohio Department of Transportation workers. Read More
Marseilles seeking volunteers for chicken BBQ MARSEILLES — Marseilles Village Council members discussed the upcoming chicken barbecue fundraiser during its regular meeting Tuesday. The chicken barbecue is set for April 23, and tickets are available from Henry Weaver, RoseAnn Weaver, Uhl Hensel, Deb Williams, Kenneth Arnold, Rick Arnold and Angle Back Tavern. Read More
Local DECA students qualify for Nashville International Career Development Conference COLUMBUS — Fifteen Carey DECA students will advance to international competition after placing in the top four in qualifying events at the recent Ohio DECA Career Development Conference. Read More
Upper Sandusky’s Payne advances to Nashville conference COLUMBUS — Upper Sandusky High School senior Gabriel Payne competed in the recent Ohio DECA state marketing competition in Columbus and finished in the top four in his event, principles of marketing management and administration. Read More
Trinity UMC to broadcast Leadership Live conference Trinity Evangelical United Methodist Church will broadcast Leadercast Live 2016, the largest one-day leadership event in the world, live from Atlanta from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 6. The event, broadcast to hundreds of locations around the world each year, brings together an array of recognized global leaders. Read More
Drug-free training event to be held at Elks Lodge The Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Seneca, Sandusky and Wyandot counties is working in partnership with the Upper Sandusky Area Chamber of Commerce to host a drug-free workplace training event. The Workforce Solutions Workshop is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 19 at the Elks Lodge No. 83, 320 E. Wyandot Ave., and is free to attend. Read More
M-TEK aligns brand with parent company, changes name to Kasai Upper Sandusky automotive interior parts manufacturer M-TEK, located at 1111 N. Warpole St., recently changed its name to Kasai. A subsidiary of Kasai Kogyo Co. Ltd., the company made the change to align its brand with that of the parent company, a spokesperson said. Read More