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MHRSB requests new levy for same services

The Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Seneca, Sandusky and Wyandot counties is requesting a new levy for the 2017 ballot. Director Mircea Handru said a change in the way paperwork is submitted at the state Department of Taxation and the Secretary of State’s office is requiring the board to ask taxpayers for a new levy, as opposed to a renewal...

Thrill ride was OK’d hours before deadly state fair accident

COLUMBUS (AP) — Inspectors repeatedly looked over a thrill ride while it was assembled at the Ohio State Fair and signed off on it hours before it flew apart in a deadly accident that flung passengers into the ground, according to authorities and records released Thursday. Investigators worked to find out what caused the opening day wreck, which killed a …

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Signs and cones redirect traffic on West Wyandot Avenue in downtown Upper Sandusky this morning as construction crews do underground work as part of the city’s ongoing sewer line separation project. Daily Chief-Union/Avery T. Jennings

Upper Sandusky safety committee moves forward with used fire truck purchase

City needs new truck

The Upper Sandusky Safety Committee approved a letter of intent to purchase a used fire truck during a special meeting Wednesday. Fire Chief Lynn Yeater said broker Texas Fire Trucks accepted an offer of $680,000 for a 2012 Pierce 100-foot SkyArm Arrow XT ladder truck. The original listing price was $750,000, and it was advertised for $699,000, Yeater said.

State fair will open today after ride accident kills 1, injures 7

COLUMBUS (AP) — The Ohio State Fair will open today one day after a man was killed and seven other people were injured when a thrill ride broke apart, but the rides won’t be running until they all are deemed safe, officials state. Video captured by a bystander at the fair Wednesday evening shows the Fire Ball ride swinging back …

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