Gravestone installed for Wyandot tribal member 125 years after death embers of the Wyandotte Nation in Oklahoma and the Wyandot of Anderdon Nation in Michigan returned to the historic Old Mission Cemetery on Monday for a ceremony to mark the gravesite of J.C. Guyame, a Wyandot ancestor believed to have been the third to last tribal member to live in this area. Read More
3 candidates seek seats on Carey BOE CAREY — There are three candidates running for the Carey Exempted Village School Board of Education in the Nov. 3 election. Former board member Linda Kin is running for a seat, while current board president Greg McCartney and board member Michael Roszman also are running. A questionnaire sent to Roszman was not returned to The Daily Chief-Union. Linda Kin Kin, … Read More
3 vie for seats on Harpster Council HARPSTER — Voters in Harpster will have a choice of three candidates for two seats on the Harpster Village Council when they go to the polls on Nov. 3. Running for the two seats are incumbent Megan Liane Watterson, Crystal Fernatt and Kim M. Heidenreich. Read More
Wyandot East Fire District levy up for renewal in Nov. 3 election NEVADA — The Wyandot East Fire District will ask voters to renew a 2.5-mill levy on the Nov. 3 ballot to fund the general operation of fire and emergency medical services protection in its territory. The five-year levy, which has been in place since 1996, generates $73,543 per year, totaling $46.83 per year for a homeowner with a property valued at $100,000. Read More
Whiston files petitions for 87th District MOUNT GILEAD — Morrow County Commissioner Tom Whiston filed his petitions earlier this month for the 87th Ohio House District representative seat currently held by Rep. Jeff McClain, a Republican from Upper Sandusky. Read More
Harpster levies up to renewal HARPSTER — Voters in the village of Harpster are being asked to renew two five-year levies when they go to the polls Nov. 3. They will be asked to approve renewals of 4.8-mill and 3-mill levies that provide the village with operating funds. Read More
Safety blotter: October 26, 2015 Michael R. Strose, Cambria Heights, New York, was cited for failure to yield following a traffic stop on East Wyandot Avenue at the U.S. 23 interchange early the morning of Sept. 25. Officers performed a check on a man walking home in the 100 block of North Sandusky Avenue who reportedly was observed talking to himself in storefront windows early Sept. 25. Read More
Volunteers set up for Upper’s Winter Fantasy of Lights at Harrison Smith Members of the Upper Sandusky High School wrestling and softball teams joined youth and adults from Wyandot County Special Olympics and the Junior Fair Board on Saturday to unload four semitrailers as the first step in a month-long transformation of Harrison Smith Park into a show of vivid colors for the 19th Upper’s Winter Fantasy of Lights. Read More
Two candidates vie for open seat on Pitt Township Board of Trustees HARPSTER — Robert “Bob” Brewer will seek a third term on the Pitt Township Board of Trustees during the Nov. 3 election, with a challenger, Frederick F. Wagner, also looking to fill the open seat. Wagner did not return a Daily Chief-Union questionnaire mailed to candidates appearing on the November ballot. Read More
Woman hurt in 1-vehicle traffic crash A Forest woman was injured following a one-vehicle accident on CH 142 on Friday night. Linda J. Boecher, 69, was traveling northbound on CH 142 north of CH 71 around 9:03 p.m. when she drove off the right side of the roadway and struck a utility pole. Read More