Cincinnati Bengals chaplain LaMorris Crawford spoke to Trinity Evangelical United Methodist Church’s Reignite youth group Wednesday evening. Crawford grew up in poverty in inner city Chicago without parents because his mother was a prostitute who was murdered.
FINDLAY — If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Riverdale’s Reygan Frey took that to heart in Wednesday’s Division III district semifinal soccer match when, after being stopped the first time on a one-on-one with the Van Buren keeper, took advantage of the same scenario the second time. A move around the diving keeper allowed her to place the ball in the net to help give the Falcons a 1-0 victory.
On Nov. 7, the Wyandot County Board of Development Disabilities/Angeline is requesting an additional 1.5-mill levy for a five-year period, beginning in 2017 and first due in the 2018 calender year.
Gracyn Sampson, 5, tries her hand at the Pirate Hook Toss game during the Family Fun Night activities at Riverdale Elementary on Tuesday evening. The annual event adopted a pirate theme for this year. Helping Gracyn with the targets is Carly Shinn. Graceyn’s parents are Greg and Carrie Sampson of Forest. Daily Chief-Union/Dan Robinson
FINDLAY — Carey faced a 2-1 deficit and then a 13-11 hole in the fifth set against Arlington, but Blue Devils coach Eric Vackert said he remained confident. Carey showed why. It won the last two sets, including the final four points of the fifth set to rally for a 19-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-16, 15-13 victory Monday night against Arlington in a Division IV district semifinal match at Findlay High School.
The Wyandot County Historical Society was honored on Oct. 14 to host members of the McConnell family whose ancestors constructed, lived in and donated the Beery/McConnell House to the Society for use as a museum. Seven members of the family traveled from Illinois and Florida to view the recent restorations and changes to the site.
Upper Sandusky Middle School celebrated Native American Day today with a special program for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders presented by the John Stewart United Methodist Church Committee on History and Archives.
LIMA — Upper Sandusky gave up three goals in the final 19 minutes of the first half, and that was more than enough for Lima Shawnee to take a 4-0 victory in a Division II sectional final girls soccer match Saturday at Shawnee. The district No. 3 seed Indians (10-4-3) advance to take on No. 2 Elida at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Elida.
The evening fall sky recently produced an array of bright colors, including yellow, orange, red, purple and blue.
Wyandot Classics & Cruisers presented a check for $25,000 to Hospice of Wyandot County at a banquet Thursday evening at Fairhaven Community. The money was raised from the 2017 Autumn Cruise.