Members of the Carey High School girls track team who qualified for the state meet, including Sarah Reinhart, Addystin Lykins, Addi Miller, Abby Allison and their coaches Tricia Nash and Holly Wentling, ride in a float in the Carey Fest parade.

With heavy rainfall preventing area farmers from doing their jobs this spring, area businesses and individuals have joined together to give those affected a night off. The Wyandot County Farmers Night Off will be 6-9 p.m. Aug. 20 in the Masters’ Building at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds and will feature a free meal for all Wyandot County farmers and their families.

Anijah Petersen (right) snaps a picture of Jaxstyn Petersen (left) as they both ride the frolic ride at Carey Fest on Saturday.

Salome Gonzalez, Bronx, New York, was cited for failure to control after a one-vehicle accident on U.S. 23 near CH 42 the morning of July 26. Gonzalez was traveling northbound on U.S. 23 when he failed to negotiate a right turn onto CH 42, driving off the left side of the roadway on CH 42, striking a depressed ditch embankment and then a tree.

The Carey Fest Junior Queen and King were crowned Friday after a short ceremony featuring 12 contestants.

A field of five candidates produced two winners for 2019 Carey Fest Queen and the first attendant.

Kinsley Brickner chills out on a car ride at the 2019 Carey Fest on Friday.

Wyandot County Sheriff Mike Hetzel confirmed that a combination of issues with living conditions including food, water, the size of cages and cleanliness at a Wyandot County facility, which a sheriff’s report designates a puppy mill, lead to the seizure of 149 dogs.

Left: Carey youth Lucy Hill, Lennon Prater and Bennett Prater enjoy one of several rides available in downtown Carey at the 2019 Carey Fest on Friday.

Upper Sandusky Police Department An Upper Sandusky man reported vandalism to a residence on the 600 block of South Eighth Street the afternoon of Aug. 1. The man was advised to put cameras up as a security measure and the home was added to a house check list.