11:07 AM Jul 5, 2010
SANDUSKY Dashara Pickens wants to be self-sufficient. At 16, she wants to work for a steady paycheck to cover personal expenses and contribute toward family purchases. "I can help get food for my house so my mom doesn't have to buy all the time," she said.
9:07 AM Jul 5, 2010
HURON TWP. The new stars at Kalahari Resort's private zoo are fun to look at, but petting them is probably a bad idea. Especially if they've turned their backs to you. A few weeks ago, African porcupines arrived at the Safari Adventures Animal Park. Billed as Africa's largest rodent, the animals are much bigger than North American porcupines.
4:18 PM Jul 6, 2010
SANDUSKY No child should go hungry. That's the mission of the Erie-Huron Community Action Commission's summer food-service program, which offers free food and games to area children.

John W. Schmidt, 93, of Sandusky, died Saturday, July 3, 2010, in Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky.

Marjorie E. Pusateri, 94, of Sandusky, died early Friday evening, July 2, 2010, in Providence Care Center following a lengthy illness.

Thomas R. "Tom" Kaman Sr., 71, of Sandusky, passed away late Friday evening, July 2, 2010, in Stein Hospice Inpatient Care Unit, Sandusky, after a lengthy illness.

10:07 PM Jul 3, 2010
Three years later, questions still persist. And considering the magnitude of the crime, the NAACP thinks someone should answer those questions. On a warm July evening in 2007, three gunshots echoed across Lions Park. Sandusky police said Larry Barnett Jr., 25, a black man, murdered his white girlfriend, Rachelle Baskey, 30, and then killed himself.
8:47 PM Jul 3, 2010
When a World War II veteran and Florida resident suffered a stroke and came home to Sandusky, he knew he could find assistance at Providence Care Center. He didn't know his brother would be waiting across the street at Firelands South Campus. And he didn't know another brother would be taking him for visits every day.
8:27 PM Jul 3, 2010
Not even the city's heroes are safe from the recent rash of shootings in Sandusky. Someone fired on a Sandusky ambulance early Friday morning as it returned to its station.
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