Local law enforcement officials will have a new tool in their arsenal after a donation by the local Moose Lodge — albeit one that is much more cuddly than most of the other tools. On Friday, representatives from the Upper Sandusky Moose Lodge donated two boxes of Tommy Moose stuffed animals to be distributed to children in crisis situations.

Members of the local agriculture community chat before eating breakfast during the 2016 Wyandot County ag leaders breakfast hosted by the county FFA chapters in the Masters’ Building at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds on Tuesday morning.

Part-time case manager Linda Balz officially has retired from her position with the Wyandot County Department of Job and Family Services after 33 years of service. Balz, who started in what was then known as the welfare department in 1983, has been a staple at the CSEA for more than three decades.

Artists James Stone (center) and Macy Hedges (right) socialize Saturday night with prospective buyers in an invitation-only art auction to benefit Angeline School and Industries’ Art Connections, a studio and gallery for artists with disabilities in Carey.

Hundreds of area residents turned out to support Sycamore Fire and Rescue Inc. and the Sycamore Community Center on Saturday for the third annual gun raffle and feather party at the community center.

SYCAMORE — Reminiscing on his long career in illustrating comics, Bucyrus resident Earl Musick thinks back to his younger years as a shy, backward youth in northwest Ohio. It was a humble start for a man who describes himself as “just Earl from Bucyrus.”

TIFFIN — Communities are facing an epidemic. Overdose deaths are rising. More people are using drugs for the first time when they are teenagers, and the U.S. continues to use a disproportionate amount of the world’s hydrocodone. Yet Ohio communities are fighting back, one county at a time, with plans tailored to specific areas.

The camo-clad Rams student section cheered as coach Jeff Winslow cut down the net. Upper Sandusky, with its fresh, season-high AP poll ranking of No. 2, completed its regular season without a loss. Undefeated. 22-0. The last two didn’t come easy. For the second time in as many games, Upper Sandusky needed to make free throws to stave off a second-half rally.