Wyandot County officials consider advances in Election Day technology The Wyandot County Board of Commissioners, Board of Elections and election poll workers met in the Wyandot County Courthouse on Tuesday to hear a presentation on new technology available for checking in voters on Election Day. Read More
Riverdale to put emergency medical forms online MOUNT BLANCHARD — For parents in the Riverdale School District, filling out numerous hard copies of emergency medical forms may soon be a thing of the past. Assistant Principal Jeff Young announced to the school board at its regular meeting Monday night that the district is looking at putting all of its emergency medical forms online through a company called FinalForms. Read More
Upper Rotary Club hunting for few ‘Good Eggs’ to help make Easter brighter for kids The Upper Sandusky Rotary Club is working to provide dozens of Wyandot County children in need with frocks and goodies for Easter. The Good Egg project helps about 100 children ages 14 and younger each year. Read More
Carey mayor announces he won’t seek re-election CAREY — Mayor Armand Getz highlighted progress in the village of Carey in his state of the village address during the Carey Area Chamber of Commerce annual dinner Monday at Dance on Vance. He also said he plans to retire from politics. Read More
Comedy for charity Mike Armstrong, of the Louisville, Kentucky area, performs a stand-up routine to the crowd in attendance at the Upper Sandusky Elks Lodge comedy night Saturday. Armstrong has been featured on the morning radio show, The Bob and Tom Show. The proceeds of the comedy show benefitted Wyandot Memorial Hospital. Submitted photo Read More
Safety Blotter: January 23, 2017 A Crane Township resident reported the afternoon of Dec. 1 that he was being blackmailed by a Marion resident over a vehicle he had purchased. A deputy spoke to both parties. Read More
Marion County man dies in single-vehicle crash LaRUE — A Marion County man died in a single-vehicle crash in Montgomery Township early Sunday. The vintage 1928 Ford Model A that Thomas K. Young, 53, of LaRue was driving was not equipped with a seatbelt when the car hit a tree, according to an Ohio State Highway Patrol news release. Read More
Women’s March on Cleveland Cleveland Police estimated 15,000 people took to the streets of downtown Cleveland Saturday for the Women’s March. It was one of several marches around the world and in Washington on President Donald Trump’s first full day in office. Organizers said the crowds were pushing to protect the rights of immigrants and workers, as well as women’s reproductive rights while calling … Read More
Store on west side would be nice Dear editor, How about getting a clothing store on the west side of Upper Sandusky? And one that sells material and yarn. I’m 83 1/2 years old. I live west of Upper Sandusky in Wharton. I travel 10 miles to town and then 3 through town just to get to Wal-Mart. Louise Treadway Wharton Read More
Criminal, traffic cases tried in Upper municipal court Kathy L. Haas, Marion, charged by the sheriff with possession of open beer in a motor vehicle, pretrial held, continued to Jan. 30. Read More