Jarod R. Leatherwood, Carey, charged by the state with petty theft, failed to appear, bench warrant ordered. Kyndal L. Roberson, Carey, charged by the Carey police with obstruction of official business, amended plea to no contest, finding deferred pending pre-sentence investigation.

Richard A. Hackim to Lester E. Imboden, 5.002 acres in Marseilles Township. Tyo Kim Bucher trustee, Tyo Kim Bucher trustee and Gilbert H. Bucher keystone inheritance trust to Alison Pittman, property in Nevada.

Andrew David Brown, 32, 12432 TH 83, Forest, track maintenance; and Adrienne Lorraine Gamby, 33, 12432 TH 83, Forest, registered nurse, Aug. 15. Jacob Daniel Hollis, 28, 10709 CH 57, Upper Sandusky, highway technician; and Kara Lindsay Leonard, 29, 10709 CH 57, Upper Sandusky, recruiter, Aug. 16.

ONTARIO — The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging Inc. announced Clara “Mickey” Ekleberry has been selected as the 2019 Outstanding Senior Citizen for Wyandot County. She and eight other recipients from neighboring counties were honored Thursday at a ceremony hosted at Hawkins Corner.

In addition to new principal Blake England, St. Peter Catholic School added a new face this year in fourth-grade teacher Brittany Craddolph. In addition to fourth grade, Craddolph also will be teaching fifth and sixth grade math, but she said she is looking forward to the challenge of teaching fourth grade.

A former Upper Sandusky city supervisor has been charged with theft in office. Aaron E. Putnam, of Carey, was charged by the state Aug. 14 with theft in office, a fifth-degree felony.

An appreciation dinner was held at the Shawshank Woodshop Friday evening for volunteers who helped make the 25th anniversary of “The Shawshank Redemption” possible last weekend. A fundraiser was held Sunday at the woodshop in support of local nonprofit Awareness 22, which supports veterans in crisis and their families.

On Dec. 19, 2018, Senate Bill 263, the Notary Public Modernization Act, was passed into legislation and becomes effective Sept. 20. Due to the passage of this legislation, the process for becoming a Notary Public will no longer be done locally in the Clerk of Courts office, but will be processed online through the Ohio Secretary of State’s office, according to Clerk of Courts in Wyandot County, Ann Dunbar.

Donning blue jean overalls and a polka dot bandana, Charlotte Leeth, of Marseilles, took attendees of Thursday Night at the Museum back in time to World War II and the rise of Rosie the Riveter, Thursday at the Wyandot County Museum.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Riordan McClain of Upper Sandusky was among 36 select lawmakers to complete a leadership training program that identifies and assists emerging state and provincial leaders in the Midwest. McClain met with fellow lawmakers from Ohio, 10 other Midwestern states and three Canadian provinces Aug. 9-13, in Minneapolis, for The Council of State Governments’ 25th annual Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development.