The Upper Sandusky Board of Education approved a revised student dressed code at its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday. Upper Sandusky students Parker Frombaugh, Olivia Walter and Kate Gagnon addressed the board.

The Upper Sandusky Service Committee explained new sidewalk decisions during its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday. Upper Sandusky resident and Crane Township Trustee Tom Martin asked the committee how new sidewalks are decided because new sidewalks are being installed near the River’s Edge development property and by Brookview Lane.

CAREY — Carey Village Council on Monday approved the first readings of two separate ordinances authorizing the village fiscal officer to transfer funds to the utility bond debt retirement fund as well as to the fire truck bond debt retirement fund beginning fiscal year 2018.

The Riverdale-Van Buren football game was postponed to Saturday due to the death of Riverdale High School senior cheerleader/band member Katelyn Martin, who was killed in an auto accident on Friday morning.

CAREY — The second annual Lois Kurtz Scholarship Chili Cookoff was held Sunday evening at Carey High School. “Lois Kurtz was involved in everything in Carey,” Carey Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cassie Carlson said.

Dear editor, The same Ohio Constitution that guarantees freedom of the press, speech and religion also will guarantee the freedom to use illegal, mind-altering drugs with minimal consequences if State Issue 1 passes.

Dear editor, The Seneca County Opiate Task Force firmly opposes the proposed Ohio Issue 1, Neighborhood Safety, Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Amendment on the November’s ballot.

A Riverdale student was killed Friday morning in a single vehicle accident on Ohio 293/CH 330 near TH 87 in Wyandot County. The Wyandot County Sheriff’s report says deputies were dispatched to the scene at 9:43 a.m. along with Upper Sandusky EMS, Jaws and the Wharton-Richland Fire Department and Lifeflight.

St. Peter School in Upper Sandusky has one new teacher this year as Anna Massara steps in to teach third grade while also teaching fourth grade math. Massara, the youngest sister of former DC-U staff writers Patrick and James Massara, is a St. Peter School alumna as well as a 2014 graduate of Upper Sandusky High School.

The Upper Sandusky Safety Building will undergo a software update for its business phone lines from 3-5 a.m. Monday morning. All business phone lines for the Upper Sandusky Police Department and Upper Sandusky Fire Department will be unreachable during that time period. Numbers affected will include 419-294-2324, 419-294-2325, 419-294-2345, 419-294-2346 and 419-294-3322. Upper Sandusky Police Chief Dan Ross said the …