MARION — College students and their families may apply for federal and state financial aid for the 2017-18 beginning this month. In prior years, students had to wait until Jan. 1 to begin the process.

After helping individuals through the ups and downs of all of life’s challenges and emotional struggles for more than 25 years, there’s one thing we know for sure — it’s that those who reach out for help are healthier and stronger than those who don’t.

SYCAMORE — Twenty-six students from Mohawk Junior High School were inducted as members of the National Junior Honor Society during an afternoon ceremony Sept. 29.

Lions Club representative Bill Mullen (from left) recognizes the Upper Sandusky High School students of the month for September, including senior Chad Walkins, sophomore Jodi Smalley and freshman Payton Luikart.

Reservations are being accepted for the annual Iron Chef competition sponsored by the Wyandot County Council on Aging with assistance from other local health care organizations. The contest will take place at noon Monday through next Friday at Senior Connection.

Wyandot County Public Health has begun offering seasonal influenza vaccines for the 2016-17 flu season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends routine annual influenza vaccination for all people 6 months of age and older who do not have contraindications to the vaccine, such as a severe allergy to chicken eggs; severe reaction after a previous dose of flu vaccine; those who developed Guillain-Barre syndrome six weeks after a previous dose of influenza vaccine; infants younger than 6 months of age; and those with a moderate to severe illness.

FOREST — The Forest-Jackson Public Library will host an essential oil information exchange at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13. Attendees are invited to bring their own recipes, share their experiences and learn about the benefits of essential oils.

The 2016 Upper Sandusky High School yearbooks are ready to be picked up at the high school during regular office hours. The person who ordered the book must pick it up unless the school is informed by the purchaser who else is allowed to pick it up.

COLUMBUS — A new website has been set up by the Ohio Supreme Court as a resource for voters. The one-stop shop repository of information called Judicial Votes Count includes profiles of judicial candidates running for election Nov. 8, according to information from the high court.

Oct. 10-14 Monday, 12 p.m., annual Iron Chef competition begins at Senior Connection and continues at same time through the week; Wyandot County Council on Aging center closed.