County BMV recognized for high participation in Save Our Sight program The Wyandot County Bureau of Motor Vehicles has ranked 17th in the state for highest percentage of donations to the Save Our Sight program. Many of the top county BMVs that registered Ohio residents to donate $1 apiece to the Save Our Sight program are located in Ohio District 4, which includes Wyandot County. Read More
Financials of Wynford SD presented BUCYRUS — Wynford Local School District treasurer Leesa Smith said finances are looking good as she presented the district’s five-year forecast during Monday night’s board of education meeting. Smith said the district expects to bring in $403,397 more than it spends in fiscal year 2016, increasing its carryover to more than $1 million. Read More
Upper Sandusky FFA competes in forestry CDE in Nelsonville The Upper Sandusky FFA team took 13th place out of 38 teams and 244 individuals in the state forestry career development event Oct. 3 at Hocking College, Nelsonville. This is the second year Upper Sandusky has participated in the forestry CDE and all the members did well, adviser Anna Creswell said in a press release. Read More
Farmers to receive documentation of USDA services; required by bill U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency State Executive Director Steven Maurer is reminding agricultural producers that FSA provides a receipt to customers who request or receive assistance or information on FSA programs. Read More
ODNR to release pheasants for hunting COLUMBUS — More than 15,000 ring-necked pheasants will be released at 25 Ohio public hunting areas this fall to provide additional hunting opportunities across the state, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Read More
Safety Blotter: October 20, 2015 Brent J. Mullholand, Carey, was cited for failure to control Sept. 29. He was traveling east on Ohio 103 near mile post 10 in Crawford Township when he ran off the right side of the road and struck a utility pole before overturning. Read More
Brothers team up to extinguish fire Before the Upper Sandusky Fire Department arrived at the scene of a field fire on CH 47 early Monday afternoon, two young neighbors rushed to extinguish the blaze and keep it from spreading to a nearby garage. The young men wanted to make sure their neighbors did not go through what they experienced less than 48 hours earlier. Read More
Union overflow parking area completed Upper Sandusky Exempted Village Schools Board of Education members said at Monday night’s meeting a new overflow parking area at Union School recently was finished. A number of donations helped to get the project done for less than $25,000, creating 54 extra parking spaces, which board members said was very much needed. Read More
Appropriations to increase in Upper Upper Sandusky City Council heard the first reading of an ordinance for supplemental appropriations during a regular meeting Monday after receiving an update from city auditor Mark Droll. Read More
Mohawk to stay in black 5 years SYCAMORE — The Mohawk Local School District should remain in the black throughout the next five years. That was what treasurer Ray Swartz told the board of education when he presented his required twice yearly five-year forecast during its October meeting Monday night. Read More