The City of Upper Sandusky gained a new fire chief Monday evening at the Upper Sandusky City Council meeting. Mike MaGinn was sworn in by Upper Sandusky Mayor Scott Washburn as the new Upper Sandusky fire chief, taking the place of Lynn Yeater, who retired at the end of December.

CAREY — Carey Village Council on Monday approved the first reading of an ordinance authorizing and directing the village administrator to advertise for and accept sealed public bids for selling multiple used vehicles no longer necessary for municipal use.

NEVADA — Tom Durham was voted Nevada Council’s president during Monday night’s organizational meeting. Durham also was named the Wyandot East Fire District representative and the chair of the finance committee, which also includes Michael Wise and Richard Awbrey.

B. Scott Musgrave, 15601 Ohio 294, Upper Sandusky, building inspection services.

Regina Vent, broker and owner of Regina Vent Realty LLC, was awarded Realtor of the Year at the Heartland Board of Realtors holiday luncheon in Findlay. Considerations for this award include involvement on the local board, for which she served as the 2018 president, and service at the Ohio Association of Realtors, civic activities and business and educational experience.

Marseilles Village Council met in special session Dec. 26. In old business, Holcomb Excavating will be working on the village drains when the weather permits, Phillips Lawn Care will be mowing the village park next year for the same price as this year and the Wyandot County Mayor’s Breakfast will be held on March 12, 2019, at the Angle Back Just One More in Marseilles.

NEW RIEGEL — Clouse Construction Corp., a leading design build contractor in Northwest Ohio, recently was honored at the Excellence in Construction awards during the Associated Builders and Contractors reception held at the Hilton Downtown in Cleveland. The excellence in construction award competition recognizes outstanding quality and innovations.

Tammy Jeffrey, RN, of Sycamore has been promoted to assistant vice president of nursing services at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. Jeffrey has worked at WMH for more than 18 years in the Specialty Healthcare Center and maternity and emergency departments.

Regina Vent, broker and owner of Regina Vent Realty LLC, was awarded Realtor of the Year at the Heartland Board of Realtors holiday luncheon in Findlay. Considerations for this award include involvement on the local board, for which she served as the 2018 president, and service at the Ohio Association of Realtors, civic activities and business and educational experience.

Sharon Frisch, a licensed practical nurse at Fairhaven Community, a United Church Homes community, has been recognized with the Living UCH Values Award for 2018. The LUV Award recognizes and honors staff members who demonstrate the highest commitment to United Church Homes’ core values of compassion, hospitality, respect, integrity, stewardship and transparency.