Carey DECA seeking sponsors CAREY — The Carey High School DECA chamber is implementing another cross promotion sponsorship program for the 2015-16 school year in coordination with its second cornhole tournament. The cross promotion campaign will give community supporters an opportunity to support the chamber with a one-time payment that will allow for a variety of promotional devices to be utilized through the school year. Read More
Members join Community First Bank directing board FOREST — Community First Bancshares Inc., the holding company of Community First Bank NA of Forest, Kenton and Upper Sandusky, hosted the annual stockholders meeting in April at the Forest Veterans of Foreign Wars with 98 stockholders present. Read More
Safety Blotter: June 24, 2015 Deputies assisted the Wyandot County Department of Job and Family Services with a welfare check on a juvenile in the 17000 block of CH 63, Forest, the afternoon of April 30. Lonnie L. Koehler Jr., Upper Sandusky, turned himself into the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office the afternoon of May 1. Read More
Sycamore resident: Water inundating yard, garage SYCAMORE — Sycamore village officials on Tuesday discussed an ongoing water problem near its electric building with a resident who says her yard, garage and driveway are being inundated by water. Jen Walters visited Sycamore Village Council during its regular meeting Tuesday to see what the village plans to do about water reportedly coming off its building, as well as what she called a “worthless” catch basin on the sloped street in front of her house, located in an alley off West Fifth Street, between North Sycamore Avenue and North Pennington Street. Read More
Safety Blotter: June 23, 2015 Hannah R. Cole, Upper Sandusky, was warned for two headlights required the night of April 24 after a traffic stop on North Sandusky Avenue near Walker Street. Read More
Boy’s actions lead to safe exit of local family in Father’s Day fire HARPSTER — The calm actions of a 12-year-old boy in the face of adversity on Father’s Day have made one local father especially proud. Read More
Dam signs may go up after deaths The Wyandot County Board of Commissioners says signs may be placed along the Sandusky River after the drowning deaths of two brothers on Sunday. Police identified the two men as 45-year-old Billy Zornes and 46-year-old Lewis Zornes. Both were from Bucyrus. Read More
Environmental camp Angie Ford (center) and Ruth McCreary (standing, right) help campers make homemade peanut butter at the annual Wyandot Soil and Water Conservation District day camp Thursday at Gottfried Nature Center. Read More
FSA shares acreage and crop reporting requirements Producers are reminded of the annual acreage reporting requirements that must be met prior to receiving program benefits from the Farm Service Agency. Read More
Safety Blotter: June 22, 2015 Jordyn C. Cousino, Whitehouse, was warned for license plate required early the morning of April 24 after a traffic stop on U.S. 23 southbound. Officers assisted the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office with use of the K9 unit during a traffic stop the morning of April 24 on U.S. 23 north of CH 47. Read More