Sandusky News

A local driving instructor may be steering students in the wrong direction, according to a public safety spokeswoman.

A normally chatty Jordan Smith hurried Thursday to prepare for school. But she did take time to say goodbye and tell her mother she loved her.

The man blamed in the January car crash that killed a Sandusky couple avoided jail time.

As long as residents rely on bulk fuel suppliers, their heating bills will continue to rise, a local advocate says.

How does one fill the shoes of the longest-sitting sheriff ever to serve Sandusky County? It won't be easy, officials say, but somebody will have to do it.

That's how much Jason Brake is willing to cost the city to get justice. A campaign he launched this week to recall the entire city commission could require a special election carrying that price tag.

UPPER SANDUSKY - You name it. Lew Gottfried has probably done it. Gottfried has pitched softball since age 10, retiring at age 80.

State officials have rejected Erie County's application for a housing rehabilitation grant that has provided millions of dollars to Erie County since 1995.

Owners of Erie County commercial properties are more than $2 million behind in county taxes.

Register photo/ANDREW LIST The 5p.m. service at The Chapel, 444 Galloway Road. Times change, and local churches are taking note.

The response to Erie County Economic Development Corp.'s proposed "Strategic Action Plan" has been encouraging, to say the least.

Erie County's commissioners have expressed interest in a plan to run commuter trains between Cleveland and Sandusky.

City commissioners gave top city employees glowing performance reviews this week, but stayed away from reviewing any of the recent missteps plaguing the city.

Register photo/ JASON WERLING Hailey Allen, 4, looks on from the curb as her grand-uncle Bob Rowe changes a tire Wednesday morning on Vine Street in Sandusky.

Wow. The five charter officers are doing a bang-up job for the city of Sandusky, according to the personnel evaluation forms recently completed by city commissioners.

Register photo/ JASON WERLING Mary Lou McKillips flies with the help of a parasail Wednesday afternoon in Sandusky Bay.

Register photo/ JASON WERLING Thomas McGovern reacts to Judge Roger Binette's sentence of two consecutive life terms without parole Thursday afternoon in Sandusky.

While Bellevue Municipal Court wants Huron County to pay $99,000 for bills not sent from 2002 to 2006, the city court is also demanding $123,000 from Sandusky for 2002 through 2007 bills.

Register photo/ JASON WERLING A tire to a Vine Street resident's Ford Explorer is flat as a result of vandalism that occured Tuesday night or Wednesday morning in Sandusky.

Register photo/ANDREW LIST People gather in the parking lot behind First Presbyterian Church and Care & Share Wednesday afternoon for the Second Harvest Farmers Market.