First Baptist Church of Upper Sandusky, located at 590 Houpt Drive, will host its fireworks festival from 6-9 p.m. Friday.

MARION — The Marion Palace Theatre will kick off the 2015-16 season with a musical production based on one of the most popular Disney movies of all time, “Mary Poppins,” which will take the stage July 11-19.

The parking lot at Reineke Motors in Upper Sandusky has looked empty during times in the past few weeks, as a paving project recently was completed.

A manufacturing facility that currently sits vacant in the city of Upper Sandusky is on the market for interested buyers. The commercial property located at 112 River St. has been empty since fall of last year, said Jan Miller, a representative of Bradley Corp. who led a tour and answered questions at a public open house earlier this month.

CINCINNATI — Verizon Wireless has completed a network enhancement in northern Ohio, including Wyandot County, according to a press release from the Cincinnati-based company.

COLUMBUS (AP) — Two central Ohio highways have been shut down as crews deal with an overturned tanker truck that caught fire. The crash occurred around 6 a.m. today in the southbound lane of Interstate 270 where it passes under Interstate 70 on the west side of Columbus. The fire extended into the I-70 highway. Authorities say both I-270 and …

Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a report of several 4-wheelers tearing up fields the night of May 9 in the 500 block of CH 16.

All things local will be the focal point of the second annual Wyanstock music festival Saturday at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds. Local live music will be performed from 1 p.m. to midnight, with six bands set to take the main stage and side acts including Chelsea Frey, Outland & Kessler, Christian Cole, Grape Jam and more.

Local historian Anna Bae Heilman (right) shows Steph Dietz and Tyler Dietz, 4, of New Riegel, a bucket used to gather water at Overland Inn in McCutchenville on Saturday during Artisans at the Inn.

The Daily Chief-Union will not print a Saturday edition this week in observance of the Independence Day holiday.