Parents and families who have had children die are invited to a memorial balloon release from 3-6 p.m. Aug. 6 at Stepping Stones Park. Sponsored by The Compassionate Friends of Wyandot County, the annual balloon release will take place at the shelter at the park.

Sofia Cuellar (left) and Ella Prater recently completed the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program at the Dorcas Carey Public Library.

KENT — Several area students were named to the dean’s list at Kent State University for the spring semester.

Roger and Martha (Altman) Alspach of Upper Sandusky will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a West Coast trip. Mrs. Alspach is a daughter of the late Wilbur and Margaret Altman. Mr. Alspach is a son of the late Hugh and Audrey Alspach.

Aria Nichole, born June 4, 2017, represents her family’s fifth generation. Also pictured are (front row, from left) LuAnn Schuster, Naomi Hoy, Christina Lafferty and; (back row) Donal Snook.

Piano students of Louise Lortz, Upper Sandusky, recently participated in a piano recital at Westbrook Assisted Living in Upper Sandusky. Jana Radabaugh, a daughter of Greg and Annie Radabaugh of Upper Sandusky, played “Morning Has Broken” in a duet with Lortz, “Music Box Dancer,” “In the Hall of the Mountain King,” “Colors of the Wind” and “Night of the Tarantella.”

Upper Sandusky Community Library patrons now can automatically renew library materials. Three days before items are due, patrons will receive an email reminder.

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 gray female cat, a male St. Bernard-golden retriever mix, a male great pyrenees, a spayed female red heeler, a tan and white male chihuahua, a neutered male siamese cat that is cross-eyed, a brindle male pit bull with white on his nose and chest, a white and tiger female cat, a male brindle boxer mix, a brindle spayed female English bulldog and a female gray and white cat.

COLUMBUS — The 164th Ohio State Fair opens July 26 and ends Aug. 6. Hours Fair admission gates are open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., except Aug. 6, when they close at 6 p.m.