Stamp Out Hunger Upper Sandusky postal workers (from left) Roger McColly, Jeff Caudill, Stacy Richey and their co-workers collected more than 2,000 pounds of food along mail routes Saturday during the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Read More
Carbon monoxide detected at Upper hotel Upper Sandusky firefighters evacuated two rooms at Quality Inn on Monday morning after elevated levels of carbon monoxide were detected in a first-floor laundry room. The gas was contained to the laundry room, but two nearby guest rooms were evacuated as a precaution, Upper Sandusky Fire Chief Lynn Yeater said. Read More
Nursing Home Week kickoff Fairhaven Community kicked off its National Nursing Home Week celebration Monday morning with a visit by St. Peter School’s sixth-grade class and Upper Sandusky Mayor Scott Washburn. Read More
County nets 6 percent sales tax revenue increase Wyandot County reported receiving $231,645.58 in sales tax revenue during the month of March. That is a 6.64 percent increase from revenue reported in March 2016. Read More
Riverdale FFA receives National FFA Foundation and Syngenta award grant, official jacket INDIANAPOLIS — The National FFA Foundation awarded a $750 grant and an official FFA jacket to the Riverdale High School FFA chapter. Legacy Farmers Cooperative together with Syngenta participated in the FFA Blue Jacket program as a special project of the National FFA Foundation, to make the award possible. Read More
USHS chapter recognized at State FFA Convention COLUMBUS — Upper Sandusky FFA members traveled to the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus on May 4-5 for the 89th Ohio State FFA Convention. At the convention, individuals and the chapter were recognized for their work over the past year. The chapter was recognized for being rated as a gold medal FFA Chapter. Read More
Riverdale FFA members attend state convention, receive state degree awards COLUMBUS — The Riverdale FFA Chapter recently had four members travel to Columbus for the 89th annual State FFA Convention. Kohlten Shane, Breanah Shane, Cara Pauley and Carrol Pauley made the trip and stopped at the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Read More
National Ag Week poster contest winners named at Wyandot Elementary Schools Each year, the area’s agricultural community and area businesses celebrate National Agriculture Week during the month of March. This year, National Ag Week was March 21-30. The Wyandot County Ag Week Steering Committee sponsored a poster contest for the fourth graders in Wyandot County. Read More
Upper Sandusky schools’ music department earns key to the city For the first time in his tenure as mayor, Upper Sandusky Mayor Scott Washburn gave a key to the city award to an entire program Sunday. Upper Sandusky Exempted Village Schools’ music department received the award at the high school’s annual spring band and choir concert. Read More