CAREY — Carey’s Anita Rickle is retiring after 30 years as a treasurer’s assistant, and Linda Groves is retiring after 24 years as an elementary secretary. Janitor Chuck Ryder retired earlier this year after 10 years in the district.

FINDLAY — Carey and Riverdale advanced a slew of competitors to regional competition on the second day of the Division III district meet Saturday at Findlay High School.

FOSTORIA — Deja vu. The fourth-seeded Carey Blue Devils defeated top-seeded Columbus Grove, 7-3, Saturday afternoon at Fostoria High School to capture the 2017 Division IV District title.

Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States. Upper Sandusky High School students and Wyandot County Safe Communities Coalition encourage everyone, especially teens and young adults, to buckle up.

Left: Mohawk High School seniors listen to speakers during Friday night’s graduation ceremony.                 Right: Brandon Flood receives his diploma and greets school officials. Fifty-eight graduates were honored during the ceremony at the school gymnasium. Valedictorian Amanda Wildman and salutatorian Nathan Kimmet gave speeches, and the crowd watched a video slide show of …

DEFIANCE — Shane Pack qualified for regionals in his second event, and Chris Omeonga, Nate McMillan and Madelyn Shasteen also advanced to the next level of competition in the conclusion of the Division II district track and field meet Friday at Defiance High School.

The softball field at Fostoria High School quickly became unplayable following heavy rain just as the Division IV district final game between Carey and Columbus Grove was set to begin Friday.

Nineteen-year-old Corrie Knapp was diagnosed with diabetes at age 11, and the Upper Sandusky High School graduate is working to bring together other children with the illness. Knapp created Camp Ohana, a three-day summer camp for Upper Sandusky-area children living with diabetes and their friends.

Upper Sandusky Mayor Scott Washburn reads “If You Give a Pig a Party” by Laura Numeroff to Head Start students Thursday in honor of the program’s 52nd birthday. Washburn and the children wore party hats and ate cupcakes.