Sheriff Mike Hetzel is surprised with special decorations in his office to celebrate his 40th work anniversary at the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office this morning. Hetzel was hired as a deputy sheriff March 15, 1976, and took the head job Dec. 8, 1986 to fill the unexpired term of Mark Kauble.
The Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office was announced as the winner of the first Battle of the Badges on Saturday night during the fourth annual Boots and Badges event hosted by the American Red Cross in Carey.
For most people, walking, talking and being able to see are a part of everyday life. For others, normal is living without those things or with another physical impairment.
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.
Although spring officially does not begin until March 20, area residents took advantage of a spring-like morning today with temperatures in the lower 50s to walk their dogs at Stepping Stones Park.
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.