Daisy Wright of Outland Insurance, Upper Sandusky and Tiffin, has achieved On Your Side Elite Farm certification from Nationwide, based in Columbus. Elite Farm Certification is the highest level in Nationwide’s On Your Side Farm Certification program. Elite Certification is by invitation only and provides participants with direct access to Nationwide farm insurance leaders and leaders of other agricultural entities.

FINDLAY — Blanchard Valley Hospital recently was honored with an “A” grade in the fall 2017 Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from errors, accidents and infections.

Wyandot Memorial Hospital oncology nurse (left) Matt Mercer accepted a check for $1,895 from Thiel’s Wheels marketing manager Breann Fredritz (center) and owner Marc Ingwersen to help patients with various needs during their cancer treatments.

Byron Morales, M.D., FAAFP, recently earned the degree of fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. The honor recognizes doctors for their professional development through medical education and research, their advancement of health care and their service to family medicine.

Nephrologist Benahili Iboaya, D.O., joined the staff at Wyandot Memorial Hospital’s Specialty Healthcare Center and has office hours each Tuesday morning. Dr. Iboaya has extensive clinical training and work experience in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the kidney, including the management of systemic consequences of kidney dysfunction.

SYCAMORE — First National Bank of Sycamore has announced that after 44 years of service on the board of directors, Charles “Charlie” Zimmer will be retiring at the end of this year. Zimmer retired from the bank in 2008 as senior vice president of lending and has served as a director since 1973. He also will be retiring as a director of FNB Bancshares Inc.

The Wyandot County Young Professionals are holding the Aim High Gun Raffle to raise programming sponsorship funds. The club is selling 500 tickets at $20 each. Every ticket has five chances to win. A Savage Axis 22-250, valued at $420, is being auctioned Nov. 2, a Henry Golden Boy, valued at $480, is being auctioned Nov. 9, a Glock (various …

Marseilles Village Council met in regular session last Tuesday. Mayor Rick Arnold, Clerk-treasurer Barbara Arnold, Kenneth Arnold, Brad Hensel, Scott Hensel, Uhl Hensel and Charlotte Leeth were present.

The Steer Barn has been an Upper Sandusky landmark for over a century, and it has received some major renovations over the summer and early fall to get modernized. An open house is planned for Monday from noon to 7 p.m. with appetizers and drinks to showcase the new and improved facility. An auction will take place at 1 p.m.

Mandy Baldwin has been creating artwork on her own time for four years. Now, she has her own place to sell it. Baldwin’s Mustard Seed Marketplace is located on Eighth Street in Upper Sandusky in the same complex as Whole Life Fitness and the Shawshank Museum.