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Crawford County residents are starting the week with a frost advisory, but sunny skies and mild fall temperatures are expected through much of the workweek. Highs will reach the upper 60s before temperatures cool again at night.

The Marion Road Church of Christ at 2088 State Route 4 will distribute 50 hams and 50 turkeys on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 10 a.m. Nov. 14 to help local families in need for Thanksgiving.

The Linda Friend Memorial Spooktacular returns Oct. 24 with free Halloween activities, trunk-or-treat, pumpkins, giveaways and a community movie downtown Bucyrus.

The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for Sunday from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. across northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania, with temperatures dropping as low as 30 degrees

Veterans With Pets will host its Howl-O-Ween celebration Oct. 17 at Blackfork Commons in Shelby, featuring more than 50 vendors, food trucks, pet competitions, children’s activities and programs supporting veterans and their companion animals.

Local vendors, classic car enthusiasts, and community members gathered at Colonel Crawford High School for the annual Colonel Crawford Fall Festival.

High school marching bands from across the area filled H.S. Gray Field with sound and pageantry during the Thunder in the Thicket festival at Colonel Crawford High School on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026.