MOUNT BLANCHARD — As a sophomore, Riverdale’s Carrol Pauley established herself as one of the best throwers in the state. Now as a junior, she has become one of the best in the country. Pauley is headed this weekend to compete in the weight throw in the New Balance National Indoor Meet in New York City.

The Wyandot County Township Association honored a former member Thursday evening for his longtime support of local government and his efforts of community service. Mike Wheeler, a former Wyandot County commissioner who served as a Richland Township trustee for 29 years, was presented with a white bench to be donated to the Wyandot County Agricultural Society and placed at the fairgrounds.

CAREY — A little over three months ago, Bradley Hotelling had a view from above the world, soaring across the sky as a commercial pilot in a Cessna 172 while inspecting pipelines throughout the Midwest for oil companies. On Dec. 7, however, life as Hotelling knew it came to a crash landing when he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Safety programs at the both public and private workplaces are working throughout Ohio. That was the message Jim Wyse, northwest regional business development manager for the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation, had for Wyandot County’s elected officials Tuesday morning during the first mayor’s breakfast of 2016 at Dough-Si-Dough.

The city of Upper Sandusky honored the Rams competition cheerleading squads during a regular meeting Monday evening, with Mayor Scott Washburn presenting each athlete a certificate and congratulating the teams on their state championship wins.

COLUMBUS — The stage never was too big for Cole Draper. In his second state tournament appearance, the Mohawk junior wrestled through the championship bracket and into Saturday night’s first-place final at 170 pounds.

An Upper Sandusky native who has served in the U.S. Army for more than two decades surprised her 4-year-old son with a return to the area over the weekend. Sgt. Maj. Jane (Harper) Miller has been deployed with the U.S. Army in Kuwait and Iraq since July.

Ten-year-old Braden Davis has been on a journey half his life, the path overgrown with obstacles and, on fewer occasions, what his mother describes as miracles. The Upper Sandusky boy was diagnosed with a rare and terminal neurodegenerative disease over a year ago.

SYCAMORE — A Mohawk graduate who picked up his first guitar in his senior year of high school about seven years ago will offer his debut CD at a release party in Tiffin this month. The Eric Sowers Band, led by frontman Eric Sowers, of Sycamore, will host a release party at 7:30 p.m. March 26 at the Ritz Theatre for its CD recorded in Nashville, Tennessee.