Harpster council welcomes new member HARPSTER — Harpster Village Council recently welcomed a new member to its chamber, filling the previous lone vacant seat. Tom McBride joined council during the past month and now is active in his position. Read More
Carey school officials look into selling empty lot CAREY — Ben and Matt Walter, of Walter Bros. Auctioneers, spoke to Carey school officials about selling the old school property during a regular school board meeting Monday. Carey board members must decide whether they want to auction the 8.5-acre property in one parcel or multiple parcels. Read More
Nevada officials seek solution for rundown properties Wyandot County Auditor Bill Kitzler talked to Nevada council members about possible actions the village can take against owners of dilapidated residential properties Monday night. Under the Ohio Revised Code, the village can levy penalties against rundown properties, but many of the homes in question are vacant and some owners are delinquent on their property taxes, village officials said. Read More
For Mother’s Day, be sure to tell women, ‘I love you’ Men, have you told the mother of your children how much you love her? Those three words work magic. Read More
Wynford, Upper FFA teams headed for state competiton The Upper Sandusky and Wynford FFA chapters each took two teams on April 26 to the Area 1 Envirothon Contest at Rush Creek Sportsmen’s Club in Belle Center. Wynford’s first team won the competition and Upper Sandusky’s first team took third to advance to the state competition June 12-13 at Ohio Christian University. Read More
Hunters harvest nearly 10,300 turkeys in first week of season Ohio hunters checked 10,280 wild turkeys during the first week of the wild turkey hunting season, April 24-30, an increase from 8,629 in 2016. Wyandot County saw an increase in birds harvested from 2016, with 50 birds taken this year compared to 42 the previous year. Read More
Producers have Aug. 1 deadline to enroll in ARC and PLC programs Producers on farms with base acres under the safety net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as the Agriculture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage programs, may visit Farm Services Agency county offices to sign contracts and enroll for the 2017 crop year. Read More
Upper man sentenced to more than 4 yrs in prison for home burglaries An Upper Sandusky man was sentenced to more than four years in prison on burglary charges Monday in Wyandot County Common Pleas Court. Zachary D. Young, 19, was sentenced to four and a half years on three counts of burglary and two counts of grand theft, all third-degree felonies. Read More
Marion child rape suspect arrested in Wyandot Co. CAREY — A 40-year-old Marion man accused of raping a child was arrested Monday afternoon in Wyandot County. Michael C. Brown is charged with two counts of rape, a first-degree felony, Marion Municipal Court records show. Read More
Health Alliance announces Bike Month events May is National Bike Month and Wyandot County Health Alliance is encouraging people of all ages to get out and ride. Wednesday is Kids Bike to School Day, and adults may join the fun May 19 for Bike to Work Day. Read More