There will be an informational public meeting for all Wyandot County and city of Upper Sandusky residents interested in taking advantage of the recently funded Community Housing Impact and Preservation program. There will be funds available for private owner rehabilitation and owner home repair.

The Wyandot County Regional Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Thursday has been canceled due to a lack of agenda items. The next meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19 in the assembly room at the Wyandot County Courthouse.

CAREY — Carey Village Council President Chad Kin says Mayor Steve Smalley is at fault for a $70,000 increase in payroll across several public departments from 2014 to 2015 stemming from a motion made last year to change council policy from across the board raises to merit-based raises.

A large portion of Wyandot County residents live in poverty. Some people tend to think it only happens in big cities.

The Wyandot County Safe Community Coalition reported Tuesday there have been no fatal traffic accidents on county roadways in the past three months, while reminding local drivers there has been an increase in traffic fatalities from 2014 to 2015.

The Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Ohio Traffic Safety Office has awarded the Wyandot County Health Department $24,524 in federal traffic safety funding to conduct Safe Communities grant activities. Funding from the Safe Communities grant will be used to conduct education and awareness campaigns related to motorcycle safety, drinking and driving, set belt usage and distracted driving. The funds also …

The Wyandot County commissioners approved a resolution Thursday to send funds to two domestic violence shelters.

Former and current educators from Wyandot, Hardin and Crawford counties were invited to learn about an interscholastic writing program for seventh- and eighth-graders Thursday evening during a gathering of the Kappa chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International.

A rural Upper Sandusky man was arrested on felony drug charges Wednesday evening after a search warrant was served at 13961 CH 115. Zachary Z. Scofield, 24, was taken into custody after the search warrant unveiled a large amount of marijuana, cocaine, prescription pills, a 9 mm pistol and $9,383 worth of cash believed to be the proceeds of drug sales.

A capital improvements project involving new landscaping around the Upper Sandusky Community Library will move forward as early as Monday. Steve Heinlen of Carmar Gardens visited the library board during its regular meeting Thursday to finalize details for the project that was approved in September.