Carey Fest kicked off Thursday evening with a night of festivities at Water Works Park in Carey.

First responders were dispatched to the Ohio 199 exit ramp from U.S. 23/U.S. 30 the afternoon of Aug. 1 for a dump truck versus semi tractor trailer collision.

CAREY — A ribbon cutting was held on Wednesday for the new Carey Medical and Diagnostic Center at its location, 930 Sheriden Drive in Carey. The new center, a division of the Blanchard Valley Health System, opens Aug. 5.

Linda Bard (left), Harpster, and Marilyn Olson, Upper Sandusky, look through the selection of books at the Upper Sandusky Community Library Friends of the Library book sale sneak preview night.

COLUMBUS — Over the past week, life has been busy for Wyandot County residents Hunter Shane and Abby Thiel. The two are serving on the Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Board in their first of the two-year program and are joining veteran junior fair board member Rachael Herring who first participated on the junior fair board in 2018.

Mohawk Community Library announced the winners of its summer coloring contest with a Back to School bash Tuesday. Winners were gifted a bag loaded with school supplies including markers, crayons, pencils, glue sticks, paper, folders, safety scissors as well as a $20 gift card to purchase a new backpack.

CAREY — Representatives from the Center for Science and Industry, several musical performers and a wide variety of food and games await those who will be attending Carey Fest Thursday through Saturday. The 2019 Carey Fest, themed “#PartyOn,” will take place from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, concluding with fireworks, and from 4 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday.

KIRBY — Dating all the way back to the late 1800s, one festival has given residents of Kirby and surrounding towns an opportunity to help a church, have fun, enjoy lots of food and listen to local artists. And once again, beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, the Transfiguration of the Lord St. Mary’s/Kirby Festival took place.

Attendees of The Jim Bowsher Experience Sunday evening at The Link in Carey were invited to look at history the way Wapakoneta native Jim Bowsher does. Beyond his creation of the “Temple of Tolerance” in his Wapakoneta backyard, Bowsher is a writer, archaeologist, folklore collector, historian and lecturer. Sunday evening was his second trip to The Link, last speaking in 2016.

The Riverdale cheerleaders took first place in the Midget Division and were the high point champs at Spencerville. The cheerleaders are (front row from left) Brooklynn Mathews, Lilly Mowery, Victoria Snook, Jenna Collier, Taryn Headington.