DEFIANCE — First Federal Bank is pleased to announce a recent officer promotion elected by the board of directors. Rodney Walton has been promoted to senior vice president, senior private banker.

TIFFIN — Visconsi Companies Ltd. announced that Harbor Freight Tools plans to open a store at Westgate Shopping Center on West Market Street. The new 15,000 square foot Harbor Freight location will join Peebles, Kroger, Pat Catan’s, Dollar Tree and 14 other merchants at Westgate.

Upper Sandusky Middle School students learned valuable lessons in the final weeks of the school year with a reality store event last month. The event was for seventh and eighth graders at Union School with the intent to teach the students about the challenges they will face as adults.

Vyntage Barn held its seasonal opening this past weekend. The business features home decor, antiques and home garden accessories.

Whole Life Fitness in Upper Sandusky is about to gain some serious experience. Melissa Summit, who has worked in the fitness industry for the last 13 years, will join Whole Life Fitness on Monday to teach the Silver Sneakers Classic class.

FOREST — Community First Bancshares Inc., the holding company of Community First Bank, N.A., of Forest, Kenton and Upper Sandusky, held its annual stockholders meeting April 19 at the Forest VFW social room in Forest. There were 88 stockholders present.

FINDLAY — Recruitment is underway to enroll participants in the next Micro Business Development Program offered by the HHWP Community Action Commission. The program consists of 13 sessions held from 5:45-8:45 p.m. on Thursdays beginning May 31 at the Findlay-Hancock County Chamber of Commerce, 123 E. Main Cross St., Findlay. The final session will be Aug. 23.

Susan Hotelling (from left), Jennifer Frey, Ann Kemerley, Laura Fletcher and Marty Gray were recognized for 25 years of service to Wyandot Memorial Hospital during this week’s National Hospital Week festivities.

James Cohen, M.D., is the new medical director of the emergency department at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. Dr. Cohen has worked as a full-time emergency medicine physician since 1985 and logged more than 100,000 hours of clinical experience. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

FINDLAY — Recruitment is underway to enroll participants in the next Micro Business Development Program offered by the HHWP Community Action Commission. The program consists of 13 sessions held from 5:45-8:45 p.m. on Thursdays beginning May 31 at the Findlay-Hancock County Chamber of Commerce, 123 E. Main Cross St., Findlay. The final session will be Aug. 23.