NEVADA — Bruce Samples, the owner of Nevada Country Market, is retiring after 48 years in the meat industry. The market is closing Friday. “The place is still for sale,” Samples said. Samples has owned the market on Nevada’s Main Street for the last eight years.

SYCAMORE — Mohawk errors helped Riverdale stay in the game, but the Warriors recovered and used an eight-run fifth inning to take a 12-2 run-rule victory against the Falcons in a non-league softball game Tuesday. Riverdale tied the game at 2 in the top of the second inning with the help of Mohawk mistakes.

March Madness is in full swing and the greatest matchups in Wyandot County hoops history are set. Not South Carolina versus Gonzaga, or North Carolina versus Oregon.

CAREY — The Carey baseball team is tired of waiting for next year. The future is now. Brayden Wentling doubled home Reece Mullholand with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning to give the Blue Devils a season-opening 5-4 victory against Riverdale on Monday.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — With Hannah Lonsway in the circle, Dani Berardinelli-Clark could focus on taking care of business at the plate. Lonsway pitched a five-inning shutout, and Berardinelli-Clark smacked a double, a triple and a home run to lead Carey to a season-opening 10-0 victory over Riverdale.

KENTON — Molly Pees hit a game-tying home run in the bottom of the sixth inning and then delivered the game-winning RBI in the seventh to give Kenton a 2-1 win against Upper Sandusky in a non-conference softball game Monday.

KENTON — The Upper Sandusky boys tennis team opened its season with a 4-1 victory against Kenton on Monday. “It was a really good opening win for us with three new singles players from last year and the doubles teams all being new combinations,” Upper Sandusky coach Aaron Frazee said.

KENTON — Kenton took advantage of eight Upper Sandusky errors in a five-inning 11-0 baseball victory Monday. The Wildcats scored six times in the second inning, twice each in the third and fourth innings and once in the fifth.

The program of Recognizing Enriching All Children, commonly known as REACH, had its first session Saturday with approximately 270 children registered to attend the program’s fifth year. REACH is a program that takes place over three consecutive weekends and allows children in kindergarten through fifth grades an opportunity to take two classes each week to explore possible interests.

FOREST — The Hueston Cemetery, just west of Forest, is a quiet, attractive final resting place for many. But in recent years, the rules and regulations adopted by the Jackson Township trustees many decades ago are being ignored, resulting in safety concerns and a financial hardship to the community, said Sexton Jerry Moore.