Anijah Petersen (right) snaps a picture of Jaxstyn Petersen (left) as they both ride the frolic ride at Carey Fest on Saturday.

The Carey Fest Junior Queen and King were crowned Friday after a short ceremony featuring 12 contestants.

A field of five candidates produced two winners for 2019 Carey Fest Queen and the first attendant.

Kinsley Brickner chills out on a car ride at the 2019 Carey Fest on Friday.

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.