Public policy is moving to give people with disabilities and their families a chance to achieve simple money-saving measures, and Ohio is a leader in the field. ABLE accounts, recently instituted by the federal government with the passing of the Stephen Beck Jr. Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014, are tax-advantaged savings accounts for individuals with disabilities and their families.

An Upper Sandusky man accused of grand theft against the now-defunct Upper Sandusky Soccer Association and related fraudulent tax filings appeared Friday afternoon in Wyandot County Common Pleas Court. Christopher Shawn Brady, 302 W. Church St., faces three charges, according to an indictment filed in court.

The intersection of West Wyandot Avenue and North Warpole Street is scheduled to be closed Monday for an unknown amount of time, according to a weekly construction report released from the city of Upper Sandusky in relation to the sewer separation project.

This Thanksgiving weekend, millions of Americans will hit the roads, eager to spend time with family and friends. It is one of the busiest travel times of the year, and more people on the roadways means the potential for more vehicle crashes.

BUCYRUS — The Wynford Local Schools Board of Education heard details of more difficult graduation requirements facing students beginning with the class of 2018 during Thursday night’s board meeting. High School Principal Jeff Holbrook and counselor Beth Heinlen said the state’s new policy now gives students three pathways to graduation.

With cuts in state funding and a phase out of the tangible personal property tax in the state of Ohio, the Wyandot County Board of Developmental Disabilities is looking toward the future with uncertainty. The board approved the 2017 program budget during its regular meeting Thursday and discussed the potential for running the program in future years with reduced funding.

If you could pay it forward, what would you do? First Federal Bank and First Insurance Group, Defiance, ask the question every year in the communities they serve as part of their “Pay it Forward” initiative.

Local volunteers joined with the American Red Cross of North Central Ohio on Wednesday evening at the Upper Sandusky Community Library to create cards for service members in the annual Holidays for Heroes program.

COLUMBUS — Speaker of the Ohio House Clifford A. Rosenberger on Wednesday announced that Wesley A. Goodman, a Republican from Cardington, has been sworn in as state representative of the 87th House District. Goodman fills the seat vacated by former Rep. Jeff McClain, a Republican from Upper Sandusky, who resigned earlier this fall. Hailing from a family farm in Morrow …