Approximately 15 individuals sat in the Wyandot County Courthouse courtroom Tuesday evening for the first hearing of the Wahrer Ditch petition project. The project starts south of TH 14 and east of TH 147, northeast of Sycamore, and moves east into Crawford County.

Arik Schneider threw a three-hitter and delivered the game’s biggest hit to help Upper Sandusky defeat Wynford, 3-2, in a chilly and windy Northern 10 Athletic Conference baseball game Tuesday. With the Rams trailing 2-1, the left-handed junior Schneider drove the ball deep to right field to score Parker Frombaugh after he had singled to lead off the bottom of the sixth.

Charlotte Buxton (left) walks Regina Vent through the new check-in system before Vent casts her ballot at the Jackson Township building this morning.

SYCAMORE — Raeanna Garber’s three-run home run keyed a nine-run third inning as Mohawk softball quickly erased a five-run deficit and beat Ridgedale, 15-5, in five innings in a Northern 10 Athletic Conference softball game Monday.

The students at St. Peter School will be the beneficiaries of a donation given to the school Friday. The Wyandot Wildlife Conservation Club donated $2,000 to cover the costs of starting an archery program in the school’s physical education class.

Marseilles Mayor Rick Arnold hands two BBQ chicken dinners to Jonathan Zucker of rural Harspter during the community barbecue Saturday afternoon. The village sold out of the 400 available dinners and $2,300 was raised for the village park maintenance fund.

Upper Sandusky (16-4) received a No. 4 seed and a bye into the sectional finals to face No. 5 Vermilion (13-4) at 5 p.m. May 12 in softball tournament draws held Sunday. No. 7 Norwalk (11-6) and No. 8 Ontario meet in one of the first-round games at 5 p.m. May 9, and the winner gets No. 2 Bellevue as part of the Edison district.

After 40 years in education and 35 years teaching math at Upper Sandusky Middle School, Sharon Calvin will retire at the end of May. “I’m just getting tired,” Calvin said. “Forty years is enough.” A Bluffton College graduate, Calvin taught for five years at Jackson Center Schools before coming to Upper Sandusky.

As the Wyandot County Archaeological and Historical Society prepares for a new spring, it is sprucing things up. The Wyandot County Museum saw significant renovations over the winter, and an open house is set for 6-8 p.m. Friday.