SYLVANIA — The Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund is accepting applications for the 2019-20 school year for need-based scholarships for grades kindergarten through eighth grade worth up to $1,500 for children to use at a nonpublic school or $500 for homeschool expenses.

For the ninth year, AARP Tax-Aide, a free tax preparation service, is being offered through the joint effort of the Wyandot County Council on Aging and the Trinity Evangelical United Methodist Church. Federal, state and school tax returns will be e-filed at no cost, including postage.

Over the last several years drug overdoses have continued to increase. At this point, the Surgeon General has issued a statement for all communities to increase Narcan availability since research shows when communities increase education and availability, the number of overdose deaths decrease.

The following report was prepared and submitted by the Wyandot County Humane Society on Monday and is correct as of that date. Pets reported as missing since the last report that have not been found include a brown and white female English bulldog-Bernese mountain dog mix and a black and brown male beagle.

Our Lady of Consolation Catholic School students recently earned Accelerated Reading Awards for the month of February. Principal Brian Gerber (middle) presented AR Point shirts to (from left) Alexandra Garner (100 points), Cayman Crim (600), Isla Crim (100), Lydia Gery (500), Vaughn Coppler (100), Claire Lortz (300), Sophia Klein (200), Scarlett Prater (100) and Autumn Bouillon (500).

St. Peter School now is accepting registrations for next year’s kindergarten class. Children who will be 5 years old by Aug. 1 are eligible to register. Screening will be held March 26.

COLUMBUS — State Sen. Dave Burke (R-Marysville) announced that the Ohio Legislative Service Commission is accepting applications through April 1 for the 2020 Legislative and Telecommunications Fellowship Program. The Commission will hire 24 fellows to serve in the Ohio General Assembly for the 2020 calendar year.

TIFFIN — The Seneca County Genealogical Society will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Tiffin-Seneca Public Library’s Frost-Kalnow Room. The program presented will be a downloaded video presentation of a session from RootsTech 2019, the world's largest family history conference.

Union Elementary third grade students (front, from left) Paige Vehrs, Owen Thiel, Madilynn Smalley, Aeryon McKinniss; (back row) Carson Miller and Blake Gardner pose with an award and banner commemorating Union Elementary’s achievement as a 2018 High Progress School of Honor, awarded by the Ohio Department of Education based on its 2017-18 Ohio School Report Card.

SYCAMORE — Jacqueline Messersmith and Kurtus Zeigler, of rural Sycamore, have announced their engagement and upcoming wedding.