MANSFIELD (AP) — A casting agency is seeking extras for a movie starring Sylvester Stallone that will be filmed at the Ohio State Reformatory, the former prison in Mansfield where “The Shawshank Redemption” was filmed. Mansfield City Council members say the film is the sequel to the yet-to-be-released “Escape Plan 2.” The “Escape Plan” movies featuring Stallone all center on …

The 69th annual banquet and supervisor election for the Wyandot Soil and Water Conservation District was held Thursday with 140 people in attendance. Brian Frisch was re-elected to the board of supervisors and Brad Weaver was elected to his first term, which begins Jan. 1.

BUCYRUS — The Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission will cause an election of Supervisors of the Soil and Water Conservation District to be held in accordance with Chapter 940 of the Ohio Revised Code.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — A veterans memorial was dedicated at 10 a.m. Saturday during a special ceremony at the annual Heritage Days Festival in Mount Blanchard. Mayor Cynthia Morrison led the ceremony, which kicked off with the national anthem sung by Upper Sandusky history teacher Bill Miller and an appearance from the Marine Corps League of Findlay.

The Wyandot Sports Hall of Fame held its annual golf outing to benefit its scholarship fund Saturday at Bob’s Countryside Golf Course. The women’s winners were (from left) Jenny Weaver, Jen Spitler, Connie Frank and Vikki Bell.

The Wyandot Sports Hall of Fame held its annual golf outing to benefit its scholarship fund Saturday at Bob’s Countryside Golf Course. The men’s winners were (from left) Mitch Cook, Todd Garber, Brody Cook and Jeff Garber.

An officer did a welfare check on a resident at the 100 block of Westbrook Drive the morning of July 27 after a medical alarm was set off. Upon arrival, everything was determined to be OK. The alarm had been set off accidentally.

A group of young swimmers cool off in the water Friday during a free swimming event at the Harrison Smith Park pool in Upper Sandusky sponsored by Edward Jones.

SYCAMORE — Sycamore Village Council members on Tuesday night will vote whether to rezone vacant land at the north end of town in what has become a controversial issue. Citizens flooded public meetings twice in the past month, many urging council members to vote against the request to reclassify the land from residential to business because they don’t like landowner Joel Romanko’s plan to sell it to a company that builds Dollar General stores.

Krystal K. Mason, Harpster, was struck by a deer while travelling south on Ohio 294 in Antrim Township the night of July 14.