Hydrant flushing MONROEVILLE The village will flush water hydrants from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through April 27. Water discoloration may occur after flushing.

Peggy Howard believes her husband Dane would have done just as well if he chose to mastermind a kitchen instead of Huron County Sheriff's Office investigations. "He should have been a chef. He definitely could have made it as a cook," Peggy said. "He's a better cook than I am."

The state is investigating how the Huron County Department of Job and Family Services (HCJFS) handled an abuse complaint involving a Norwalk baby who died later from suspected shaken baby syndrome. The 10-month-old infant, Donavan Lykins, died Feb. 24 at an Akron hospital after being flown from Fisher-Titus Medical Center. Prosecutors said a neighbor had reported Feb. 11 that the boy had bruises on his body.

WAKEMAN - About 100 people filled the basement of the United Methodist Church Sunday afternoon to hear a talk by James Renner, author of "Amy: My Search for Her Killer" a book about the unsolved murder of Amy Mihaljevic. Mihaljevic was abducted from a public plaza in Bay Village Oct. 27, 1989, and her body was found Feb. 8, 1990 on County Road 1181 in Ruggles Township, not far from New London.

COLUMBUS Indoors waterpark resorts are popping up all over Ohio. Joining the Sandusky-area trio last year were the Great Wolf Lodge near Kings Island in Mason, Cherry Valley Lodge's CoCo Key Waterpark in Newark and the Holiday Inn's Fort Rapids in Columbus. Others are in the works as well.

Hartland Progressive Farmers The second meeting was held April 1 at advisors Kevin and Linda Zimmerman. The new members are Raeanna Ramos, Brooke Barr and Domonique Vagel.

Just when we thought we had DCP sign up down to a science a new requirement has been added to the program. In the past, the county office has created a cash rent statement annually for producers to use to obtain the signature of their landowners. Once signed by the producers land owner, this form provided the county office with documentation of the landowner's agreement with the operator for his or her use of the landowner's cropland for the upcoming crop year.

Forty-nine seniors of Western Reserve High School went on a class trip to New York City. In the Big Apple, the class of 2007 had the opportunity to do many different things. They arrived March 28 and the group was dropped off near the outside set of the "Today Show." There, they waited patiently in anticipation of getting on national television. The seniors made signs to be displayed on the show. The moment of glory came when the news anchor stopped by a part of the group and they appeared on national television.

MILAN For Buckeye Boys State Berlin Heights and Milan American Legion will be sponsoring Ben Busdicker, Bryan Haynes, and Noah Hill. For Buckeye Girls State the following will be sponsored through the Berlin Heights and Milan American Legion Ladies Auxiliary: Sarah Schippel, McKenzie Spriggs and Katie Wallrabenstein.