TIFFIN — The Ritz Players and Heidelberg University will have open auditions for “Shrek the Musical” from 3:30-5 p.m. Aug. 23 and 7-9 p.m. Aug. 24 at Gundlach Theatre, 310 E. Market St., Tiffin, on the campus of HU. The show will be performed Oct. 9, 10, 17 and 18 on the main stage at the Ritz Theatre. There are …

Wyandot Lanes in Upper Sandusky soon will have a new look as synthetic lanes will be the new attraction. Brandt Walton, owner of Wyandot Lanes, said the building has been in Upper Sandusky since the mid-1950s and this is his 11th year there.

Joshua Israel, Upper Sandusky, was warned for a red light violation and fictitious registration early the morning of July 12 after a traffic stop at the intersection of Bigelow Street and North Sandusky Avenue. William Balduf, Upper Sandusky, was warned for expired registration the morning of July 12 after a traffic stop at the intersection of South Warpole and Hicks streets.

PERRYSBURG — The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services will host a reverse job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 22 at Penta Career Center, 9301 Buck Road, Perrysburg. There is no cost for employers to participate.

Construction on U.S. 23 and U.S. 30 north of Upper Sandusky is in the latter stages, although the entire project is not expected to be complete until late October. The $5.1 million repavement and resurfacing project also included work on 12 bridges in the stretch of U.S. 23 from south of Ohio 182 to just south of CH 47, said Rhonda Pees, public information officer for the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1.

SYCAMORE — Students in the Mohawk Local School District headed back to school today, and the school board on Monday heard updates on two capital improvements projects that are expected to be complete in the coming months. Superintendent Ken Ratliff said the school district is upgrading its home bleacher section at the football field for handicap accessibility.

BUCYRUS — The Wynford Board of Education received some good news on Monday night. During its regular meeting, the board not only learned from Superintendent Steve Mohr that the district not only received an increase of $500,000 in state funding for the upcoming school year, but the district also received a $200,000 21st Century grant for intervention and activities in grades K-12.

Area residents have less than a week to visit the Upper Sandusky swimming pool, and by the time it reopens next spring, a renovation project to upgrade the men’s and women’s bath areas is expected to be complete. The project, which could begin as early as next month, will bring the bath areas up to Americans with Disabilities Act standards, zoning inspector Dave Westbrook said.

Officers assisted the Upper Sandusky Fire Department the morning of July 10 on Comfort Drive.