No one was injured when lightning struck near Essex Place senior apartment building in Upper Sandusky on Friday morning. Something set off alarms on the top floor of the three-story building and shut down the elevator some time after 7 o’clock this morning, said Mike King, president of the senior association.

What began as a favor for his nephew’s genealogy 4-H project, led a Bucyrus man with Wyandot County roots on a mission to uncover the factual piece of county lore. Scott McKee of Bucyrus met with Wyandot County commissioners at the Wyandot County Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Thursday to discuss finding where an unmarked cemetery on county property is located.

KENTON — Wynford’s Jacob Beaschler finished fourth in the 13-15 division of the Heart of Ohio Junior Golf Association tournament Thursday at Memorial Park Golf Course in Kenton.

Upper Sandusky Mayor Scott Washburn (right) swears in new police chief Daniel Ross as city council members look on Wednesday night. Ross, a 22-year veteran of the department, replaces David Olds, who retired April 28 after eight years on the job to take a law enforcement teaching position. Daily Chief-Union/Chanda Neely

FOREST — When one salon closes, another opens. Jessica Ropp’s Shear Edge Salon LLC in Forest has been up and running for nearly a month at the location of the former DeGoode Salon, 124 E. Lima St.

The Wyandot County Courthouse dome was illuminated in red, white and blue lights Tuesday night in honor of Independence Day.

FOREST — When the Tree Town Festival steps off the largest parade in the county on July 7, it will be led by a couple known and endeared throughout the village of Forest. Bob and Sharon Beitler have been named this year’s grand marshals of the annual summer event.

A house on TH 103 was a total loss after a fire Tuesday afternoon, according to a Wyandot County Sheriff’s report. Jenny M. Bosch was not home when her residence was found engulfed in flames.

Upper Sandusky residents celebrate Fourth of July over the weekend by attending the fireworks display and the music festival Wyanstock.