(AP)- It’s tough enough to be a fish out of water, but the northern Ohio winters and constant travel have really taken their toll on Wylie the Walleye. In his 15 years, he’s been dropped into crowds of revelers more than a dozen times, shuttled from one business to the next and has starred in parades […]
By Yaneek Smith Sports Writer For the third consecutive year, Oak Harbor junior Ashley LaFountain will be heading back to Columbus to compete in the Girls State Tennis Tournament. LaFountain advanced to the state tournament by finishing second at the Division II District Tournament in Findlay last weekend. In her first two matches at the […]
By Yaneek Smith Sports Writer The boys and girls cross country teams both finished second Saturday at the Sandusky Bay Conference Championships at Fabens Park in Huron. It was the second consecutive season in which the girls team came in second place at the conference meet, and the second time in three years that the boys […]
By Yaneek Smith Sports Writer Despite mounting a comeback in the second half, the Oak Harbor Rockets fell to Clyde, 35–14, to drop to 4–4 on the season. It was the second consecutive loss for the Rockets, who are now 3–2 in the Sandusky Bay Conference, good for third place. Clyde, which has won the league championship […]
When Dewey realized what he’d just told the woman of his dreams, he couldn’t say another thing. Struck dumb by the shock of telling her he was in cow manure, he silently handed her the flowers and looked down to see if the sidewalk would kindly swallow him. But Emily Stickles, she of the perfect cheekbones […]
Island Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary, Inc., Marblehead, has joined other animal welfare organizations in the area that list their homeless pets on Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest database of adoptable animals on the Internet. The site currently has over 359,000 homeless pets listed, and it is updated continuously. More than 13,500 animal welfare organizations in […]
Army Pvt. Jordan D. Marshall has graduated from the Fire Support Specialist Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. The field artillery specialists serve in intelligence activities including target processing in field artillery, cannon battalions, division artillery, artillery and maneuver brigade and headquarters and fire support elements. The course is designed to train […]
Ten organizations received funding to start recycling programs or to buy products made from recycled materials in the first-round of competitive funding offered by the Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca Joint Solid Waste Management District. The grant program’s main priority is to set up recycling programs for educational institutions, governmental entities or non-profit organizations. Any agency applying […]