Stinky plant causes Upper Sandusky library evacuation A smelly plant led Upper Sandusky Community Library employees to evacuate the library and call in the police and fire department last month. Director Kathleen Whitt reported the Feb. 2 incident to library trustees during their monthly board meeting Thursday. Read More
3rd in the state The Upper Sandusky High School competition squad took third place out of 19 squads in Division III at the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators state championship. Read More
Service award Tymochtee Township Trustee Clarence Coffman (left) receives a distinguished service award from Wyandot County Township President Jack Leslie on Thursday during the annual township trustee dinner at the Masters Building. Coffman received the award for his dedicated service to the Wyandot County township at the dinner that recognized trustees, county officials and contract partners. Read More
Safety blotter: March 10, 2017 Robert E. O’Reilly, Blountsville, Alabama, was warned for an illegal turn in the 100 block of West Wyandot Avenue early the morning of March 3. An officer responded to Upper Sandusky High School in regards to unwanted text messages between two juvenile girls the afternoon of March 3. Read More
USHS drama department to present musical ‘Oklahoma’ In the Indian Territory in 1906, cowboys and farmers did not always get along as they awaited the time when the Oklahoma Territory would become a state, but they could sing and dance, and love was always in the air. The Upper Sandusky High School musical tells that story in “Oklahoma.” Read More
Palace Theatre presenting ‘Sopranos’ spoof MARION — Clare Cooke returns to the director’s chair to lead a veteran cast in the interactive mystery spoof, “The Altos: Like the Sopranos Only Lower,” which is a takeoff on the HBO series “The Sopranos.” It is featured April 7-8 at the May Pavilion at the Palace Theatre. Read More
Wynford High School musical scheduled March 23-26 BUCYRUS — With a “crash of drums” and “a flash of light,” the Wynford drama department will perform “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” In the show, Joseph retells the Biblical story from the book of Genesis through musical numbers with styles ranging from rock to country and even calypso. Read More
Ohio State Fair announces entertainment lineup COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Fair continues will offer a diverse entertainment lineup this fall, including comedy, R&B, classic rock, country, Christian and pop. Read More
Wynford student helps raise $4,500 for Komen Foundation to honor grandma BUCYRUS — In an effort to honor her late grandmother, Wynford High School student Tara Zinser helped raise $4,599.13 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and presented that money during a ceremony in the school library Wednesday. Read More
Fire destroys Marseilles Township home FOREST — A Marseilles Township family was not injured when fire destroyed their home Wednesday. Four or five people who were inside the home at 11882 TH 76 when the fire started got out of the house before firefighters arrived, but the home was a total loss, a Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office report states. Read More