The Wyandot County Community Foundation held its first Lunch and Learn workshop Thursday at the Upper Sandusky Community Library meeting room. Area nonprofit leaders, administrators, attorneys and accountants were in attendance.

CINCINNATI — Procter & Gamble Co. executive Andrea Zahumensky, an Upper Sandusky native, has been hired as chief marketing officer of U.S. operations for the chicken restaurant chain KFC Corp. Zahumensky, who has worked or P&G for 20 years, has been brand director for North America Baby Care for the Cincinnati-based maker of consumer goods such as Pampers diapers since August of last year.

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.

Our Lady of Consolation honored students in kindergarten through seventh grade who received all A’s (above) and all A’s and B’s (below).  

Election results of the 2017 general election are here!

Larry Webster (back) and Ryan Webster check in with Joyce Schryer to vote at the Upper Sandusky Community Library Tuesday evening. Upper Sandusky residents elected four members of council and passed the Crane Township levy Tuesday.

BUCYRUS — Wynford Local Schools will be getting a new high school and junior high building after the passage of a 4.95-mill levy with an additional 1 mill for permanent improvement attached to that. Unofficially, the overall vote was 1,088 (56.4 percent) in favor of the levy, with 940 against.

Upper Sandusky City Council has two new members. Six candidates were on the ballot, but only four positions on council were available.

CAREY — Jennifer Rathburn, one of three candidates looking to serve the remaining two years of an unexpired term, was elected on Tuesday to continue serving as mayor of the village of Carey. Rathburn received 52.07 percent of the vote, Robert T. Maison received 34.71 percent of the vote and John Green received 13.22 percent of the vote.