Courthouse glasswork estimates range from $84K to $126K The Wyandot County Board of Commissioners recently received a third estimate for possible restorations to three stained glass windows at the Wyandot County Courthouse Vidonish Stained Glass Studios of Lexington submitted a $126,000 estimate, the highest estimate of the three. Read More
No contact order for man accused of sex with girl, 14 A judge ordered a 21-year-old Carey man accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl to have no contact with the girl or any juveniles to whom he is not related while he awaits trial. Devon S. Layfield pleaded not guilty to unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a fourth-degree felony, and sexual imposition, a third-degree misdemeanor, Monday in Wyandot County County Common Pleas Court. Read More
PD: Mentally ill man slaps sheriff, credit union worker A mentally ill Upper Sandusky man slapped Wyandot County Sheriff Mike Hetzel and a credit union employee in their faces Monday, police said. Holden M. Nance, 19, of Nantucket Drive, walked in to Quest Federal Credit Union around 12:30 p.m. and slapped a female employee in her face, according to an Upper Sandusky police report. Read More
Mower fire Firefighters from Marseilles and Pitt Township responded to a mower that caught fire Monday afternoon in the 10,000 block of CH 77 near TH 108. The resident was riding the mower when she noticed flames between the blade deck and the engine. Read More
Safety Blotter: April 18, 2017 The Carey Volunteer Fire Department extinguished an SUV engine fire on Ohio 15 near TH 95, Ridge Township, the night of April 3. The driver reported he observed smoke coming from the engine, so he pulled over and opened the hood, and flames shot out of the engine. Read More
After-school fun Fourth-grader Jayden Ruehle plays a game of checkers during an after-school workshop at Mohawk Community Library. The program is for children in third through fifth grades. Read More
More than 250 attend egg hunt hosted by AGC at Upper park More than 250 people celebrated Easter at Harrison Smith Park on Saturday morning. Children ages 2-12 hunted and pecked through the lawn for 15,000 colorful plastic eggs filled with candy in this second year for what has become an annual event put on by the Apostolic Gospel Church. Read More
Carey man, 21, accused of sex with girl, 14 A 21-year-old Carey man accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl is facing felony charges. Wyandot County sheriff’s deputies arrested Devon Scott Layfield on his birthday Sunday. Read More
Safety Blotter: April 17, 2017 Matthew G. Lee, Fort Worth, Texas, was arrested for physical control and cited for possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle the afternoon of April 2 after a caller reported two individuals throwing empty beer cans out of a truck with Texas plates parked at a pond on private property near CH 108 and CH 47, Salem Township. Read More
Grandson of former clerk gives back A donation from a descendent of a former Upper Sandusky clerk and councilman will fund an impending project to light the Wyandot County Courthouse tower at night. William West, 86, of Denver, Colorado, recently gave $25,000 for renovations to the building where his grandfather’s notes are preserved. Read More