MARION — United Church Homes recently appointed Richard Dible as its new vice president of finance. Dible will manage all aspects of UCH’s accounting and finance and collaborate with senior management to ensure continuous business improvement, a press release states. A Bucyrus native, Dible began his role with the non-profit, faith-based organization Nov. 29.

CAREY — The Carey Area Chamber of Commerce will continue to serve Carey and the surrounding community moving forward, Director Cassie Carlson said during Monday’s annual meeting.

Nine businesses received Star awards from the Wyandot County Chamber of Commerce at last week’s annual meeting at Trinity Evangelical United Methodist Church. Representatives from the winning companies included (front row, from left) Dianntha Lessig, Vyntage Barn; Kelly Giacalone, Unique Event Decor;

Toni Rall, of Upper Sandusky, retired at the end of 2016 after working nearly 41 years at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. Rall’s first job was in the business office. She also worked in data processing and patient registration.

CAREY — Poverello Federal Credit Union recently promoted Jacob M. Price to chief operations officer/credit union manager. Price is from the Alvada area and has more than 16 years of financial industry experience, primarily in the credit union field.

The Wyandot County Young Professionals will meet for the first time this year at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at Splinter’s Cafe in Carey. Members will discuss plans for the year ahead.

The regularly scheduled service committee and Upper Sandusky City Council meetings, which would have been Monday, have been moved to Tuesday due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. The service committee will meet at 5:30 p.m., followed by council at 7:30 p.m.

When his work was being bogged down by inconsistent accommodations, Pete Miller “tabled” the matter. A retired Upper Sandusky Schools teacher and longtime Upper Sandusky athletic trainer, Miller two years ago developed his own portable training table to establish a consistent work environment.

ATTICA — North Central Electric Cooperative plans to begin construction on a community solar project in late February or early March that will allow its members to purchase the output of the panels, according to a news release.

Demolition on an abandoned Certified Oil gas station at the corner of West Wyandot Avenue and Eighth Street began Tuesday. L.J. Irving and Sons Demolition Inc., of Napoleon, is in charge of clearing the lot still owned by Certified Oil.