Grace (from left), 5, Tyler, 8, and Ben Dietz stop at a booth at the Carey Chamber of Commerce’s 2019 Carey Fest Business Showcase Aug. 1 at Water Works Park in Carey.

In honor of the nationwide National Night Out, held the first Tuesday of August, Nevada UMC and Emanuel United Church of Christ held events with local first responders.

Organizers for the 25th anniversary celebration of “The Shawshank Redemption” met Tuesday at the Shawshank Woodshop in Upper Sandusky. “The Shawshank Redemption,” the highest-rated film of all time according to the Internet Movie Database, was filmed in Mansfield, Ashland, Lucas, Butler and Upper Sandusky in 1993. The film was released in 1994.

Walmart employees pose with Krystal Nunley, Patty McMillan, Michael Vogel, Mary Ellen Myers, Phyllis Thiel and Tad Dible of Angeline School and Industries during a check presentation on Monday. Angeline was the recipient of an $800 community grant from Walmart.

An officer assisted an Upper Sandusky woman with a vehicle lockout on the 400 block of North Warpole Street the afternoon of Aug. 3. Brianne E. Settlemire, Mount Blanchard, was arrested by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant out of Upper Sandusky Municipal Court on an original charge of petty theft the night of Aug. 3.

REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Department of Agriculture will be sponsoring a collection for farmers wishing to dispose of unwanted pesticides from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Fulton County Ohio State University Extension Office, 8770 Ohio 108, Wauseon.

WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 12 Ohio counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to three separate disaster events may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency emergency loans.

The Wyandot County Sheriff’s office is awaiting official autopsy results of a deceased dog found at a Wyandot County facility before pursuing charges against the owners, Sheriff Mike Hetzel said Monday. In a press release Friday, Hetzel said Orville and Debbra Alabaugh, of Tiffin, face potential criminal prosecution, as well as charges through the State of Ohio Department of Agriculture. Hetzel confirmed Monday that the sheriff’s office intends to file charges of some kind.

CAREY — At its meeting Monday, Carey Village Council took steps toward resuming a culvert project that will help with the flow of water throughout the village. Councilors approved a first reading of an ordinance that would authorize Village Administrator Roy Johnson to make an application for and to enter into an agreement with the Ohio Public Works Commission, Round 34, or the Small Government Commission in an amount not to exceed $426,000 combined loan and/or grant and appropriating the necessary funds.

In the Upper Sandusky Service Committee meeting on Monday, Upper Sandusky Mayor Scott Washburn reported problems with people thinking piles of stone near the city’s compost pile are free to use. Washburn said City Law Director Mark Ellis approved a sign stating the stone was purchased by the city and anyone taking it will be charged with theft. Once the wastewater treatment plant is built, the stone will be enclosed behind a fence, Washburn said.