Carey youth baseball dedicates new scoreboard Sunday afternoon CAREY — A scoreboard memorial for Ethan Ickes will be dedicated at 2 p.m. Sunday at the little league baseball fields at Memorial Park. Ickes, a Carey Youth Baseball Junior Pony League player, died April 12 in the emergency room at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. He was 11. Read More
Safety Blotter: July 13, 2017 A man in the 200 block of East Wyandot Avenue reported he and the mother of his child were in an argument when he took her to the ground before releasing her early the morning of June 24. The woman declined to sign charges. Read More
Speedway West adding diesel pumps The Speedway west location at 1605 E. Wyandot Ave. at the intersection with the southbound U.S. 23 ramp is adding three diesel fuel lanes for commercial vehicles. Construction on a 44,000-square-foot lot is expected to be completed by late August, according to project superintendent Tim Ashley of River Cities Builders Inc. Read More
Guardian Industries rewards students Guardian Industries Corp. and its United States subsidiaries awarded scholarships through the Guardian Industries Educational Foundation to 20 students nationwide, with winners representing all of Guardian’s businesses, including Guardian Glass, SRG Global, Guardian Building Products and the corporate office. Read More
Findlay-Hancock Chamber to host door-to-door dining tour FINDLAY — The Findlay-Hancock County Chamber of Commerce is set to host a progressive dinner Aug. 8. The event will feature local downtown restaurants, each serving a different course for dinner. Read More
Findlay-Hancock Chamber to honor former Commercial Bancshares CEO FINDLAY — Robert E. Beach will be recognized as the honorary chairman at the 50th annual Findlay-Hancock County Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament on Aug. 28 at the Findlay Country Club. Beach has more than 30 years of banking experience and recently retired as the president and CEO of Commercial Bancshares Inc. and the Commercial Savings Bank, where he served since November 2007. Read More
Gas leak Upper Sandusky firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the corner area of North Seventh and West Church streets after a crew working on an ongoing storm sewer separation project hit a residential gas line Tuesday morning. Read More
Watterson presides over first meeting as new Harpster mayor HARPSTER — Megan Watterson led her first council meeting as the interim mayor of Harpster on Tuesday. The former council president took over after Jim Robertson resigned last month. Read More
Sycamore council approves $3.78M revenue estimate SYCAMORE — The village of Sycamore expects 2018 revenue to top $3.78 million. Village council members on Tuesday night waived the normal three readings and 30-day waiting period and unanimously passed an emergency resolution approving next year’s revenue estimates for all funds to submit to the Wyandot County Auditor. Read More
Kirby council members continue talks about dog barking legislation KIRBY — An ordinance penalizing the owner of dogs considered a continuous nuisance in Kirby may finally become a reality. Kirby Village Council received a revised version of a proposed ordinance from solicitor Richard Grafmiller, which states any person found guilty of owning a dog considered a nuisance could be issued a minor misdemeanor for a first offense. Read More