This month, thousands of Ohio school children will be heading back to school. There will be more children, teen drivers and buses on the roads. With classes back in session, all drivers and riders should brush up on traffic safety. The Mental Health and Recovery Services Board recently announced several tips for parents, students and community members to keep in mind this school year.

A Marion man was sentenced to community control Wednesday by Wyandot County Common Pleas Court. Owen A. Taylor, 34, of Marion, was originally charged with manufacture of a controlled substance (illegal cultivation of marijuana) and trafficking in drugs (trafficking in marijuana with criminal forfeiture specification) on Dec. 12, 2018. The trafficking charge was dismissed in June and Taylor pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of possession of marijuana, a third degree felony, on June 4, according to Wyandot Common Pleas Court records.

At its regular meeting Wednesday, the Wyandot County Board of Health discussed its strategic planning process. The board is currently on step four of the process, which is “agree on strategic priorities.” Board members placed stickers on a chart next to the priorities they felt were the most important.

Two days after Carey raised its flag at the Upper Sandusky Municipal Building, Upper Sandusky fired back by hanging its flag on the Welcome to Carey sign as well as inside the Carey Municipal Building.

Adam D. Hyatt, Carey, was cited for a red light violation on the 300 block of North Sandusky Avenue the early morning of Aug. 17. A caller reported a suspicious man walking near Love’s Travel Mart the morning of Aug. 17. Officers patrolled the area but did not see anyone suspicious.

Darby Walton (right), with Walton Realty & Auction Co. LLC, and Carey Area Chamber of Commerce Director Cassie Carlson (second right) look to get the right fry on their steaks during the Wyandot Chamber of Commerce Annual Steak Fry on Aug. 14 at Ellis Lake, as Marty Stansbery (left), Baker Financial Group, and Jim Hull, First Citizens National Bank (second left), and other members of the Wyandot Chamber of Commerce look on.

Tristan Joy, a local Edward Jones financial adviser, will host a coffee club at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 5 at Glazed Over. The coffee club is an informal gathering whereby Edward Jones financial advisers provide an update on the stock market and the economy in a relaxed environment.

FINDLAY — Spire Advertising is accepting registrations for The Hiring Workshop on Sept. 5. Jeremy Harrison, Founder and CEO of Spire, said, “Many local leaders tell us that hiring good workers is their biggest obstacle to growth.”

KENTON — Kenton Tractor Supply Company, 948 E. Columbus St., on Saturday will host animal adoptions, a pet supplies drive and more during its annual Out Here with Animals celebration — a monthlong event that recognizes pets, animals and the people who care for them.

BUCYRUS — Wynford students return to several new changes today on their first day of school for the 2019-2020 school year. Among those changes, are new faces on the teaching staff that are ready to help make the year a success.