Forest residents injured Three Forest residents suffered minor injuries in two separate accidents Saturday on CH 53. According to a report from the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office, Keith A. Walker, 43, was transported to Wyandot Memorial Hospital after a two-vehicle accident in Jackson Township late Saturday morning. Read More
Riverdale treasurer reports big increase in funds MOUNT BLANCHARD — When the yearly income tax figures came in for Riverdale Local Schools, Treasurer Jodie Ribley was pleasantly surprised. Ribley reported at Monday evening’s regular monthly board meeting that the income tax total had come in higher than anticipated. Read More
Man walks US in support of troops Tom Connolly had wanted to walk across the Unites States ever since traveling from his native Connecticut to the West Coast in the early 1990s. After finishing his first independent film last year, the actor and comedian finally decided to try to make the 3,000-mile trek from near his home in Van Nuys, California to his native Windsor, Connecticut. Read More
New state wildlife officer assigned to Wyandot Co. FINDLAY — State Wildlife Officer Nathan S. West has been assigned to Wyandot County, effective Sunday, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. A 2014 graduate of the Wildlife Academy, West has been serving with the ODNR Division of Wildlife as an at-large officer in southeast Ohio. Read More
Special viewing About 30 people attended a viewing of the documentary “Alive Inside,” which led to the start of Music & Memory programs in U.S. nursing facilities, on Monday at Trinity United Church of Christ. Read More
Safety Blotter: August 24, 2015 Dylan Mallery, Upper Sandusky, was cited for expired plates and no operator’s license the night of July 19 after a traffic stop at the intersection of West Walker and Hazel streets. Rachel Ekleberry, Upper Sandusky was cited for wrongful entrustment. Read More
Kickoff The Wyandot County Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign kickoff will take place at Friday’s Upper Sandusky High School football game against River Valley. Guardian Industries donated footballs to be raffled off at halftime of the game. Read More
Demolition The former Wyandot Manor, a United Church Homes facility, is in the process of being demolished. The building at 800 Mission Drive was used as a skilled nursing facility with an approximate capacity of 75. Read More
Solidarity: Passengers jump into action to prevent more injuries in bus crash Passengers on a charter bus that crashed on U.S. 23 around 2 p.m. Friday acted quickly when they noticed something wrong with their driver, potentially preventing injuries of 48 or more people. Read More
Women, ages 48-69, check off ziplining from their bucket list Thirteen area women can mark one item off their bucket lists after a bus trip to Indiana earlier this month sponsored by the Upper Sandusky chapter of Catholic Ladies of Columbia. Read More