Jeremy Rowe, Bucyrus, was cited for operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs and for expired registration the early morning of July 2. Rowe also was cited with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and a passenger in the car was advised that a report would be submitted to the juvenile prosecutors for possession of marijuana less than 100 grams and a curfew violation.

COLUMBUS — Extreme weather conditions like the recent excessive rains and tornados have negatively impacted Ohio farmers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will invest $4 million to help Ohio agricultural producers recover.

An Upper Sandusky woman was injured following a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Upper Sandusky. A crash report from the Upper Sandusky Police Department states John W. Miller, 68, of Upper Sandusky, was traveling eastbound on East Wyandot Avenue in a brown 2008 Buick Enclave when a silver 2012 Chevrolet Sonic driven by Jo A. Needles, 78, of Upper Sandusky, traveling westbound on East Wyandot Avenue turned left onto South Fourth Street, striking Miller’s vehicle at 2:19 p.m.

Upper Sandusky City Council scheduled a visit to the construction site of the new wastewater treatment plant during its meeting Monday. City Council President Don Spiegel asked council members if they were free at 6 p.m. July 15 to visit the new plant. The date and time for the visit were approved. A planned visit in June was canceled due to poor weather conditions.

CAREY — Carey Village Council on Monday adopted an ordinance adjusting electric rates to make them simpler but not more expensive. The adjustment will raise the village’s kilowatt per hour energy charge, but get rid of the power supply cost adjustment charge, and as a result, residential electric bills will remain the same. It also will limit electric customers on the village’s electric system to a maximum of less than 10-kilowatt hours of electricity generation via solar panels or pay a higher rate. A 2-megawatt solar panel field is located at Water Works Park in the village.

An officer assisted a Findlay woman with a vehicle lockout on the 100 block of East Hick Street the morning of July 1. A caller reported a computer scam on the 400 block of North Third Street the morning of July 1.

The skies over Sycamore exploded with a variety of bright colors Saturday night for Sycamore’s annual Independence Day fireworks celebration, which is made possible by the Sycamore Volunteer Fire Department. The fireworks were funded by donations from the community.

SYCAMORE — After 20 years of teaching Family and Consumer Sciences at Mohawk High School, Kathy Green retired this year. A Crawford County native, Green taught for 24 years overall, beginning her career with four years at Plymouth High School, where she made some life long friends.

OAK HARBOR — A Carey man died Saturday following a two-vehicle collision on Ohio 19 north of Genzman Road near mile post 7 in Ottawa County. According to a release from the Ohio State Patrol’s Sandusky Post, Rodney L. Traxler, 66, of Carey, suffered fatal injuries Saturday after a southbound 2005 Lexus LS-340 on Ohio 19, driven by Ralph T. Davis, 63, of Richwood, went left of center toward Traxler’s 2007 Toyota Tacoma, which was northbound on Ohio 19

COLUMBUS — With AAA predicting a record 49 million people, including 2.1 million Ohioans, traveling for the July 4th holiday, roadways across Ohio will be more crowded than usual. To accommodate this extra traffic, the Ohio Department of Transportation will work with contractors to open as many lanes as possible through active work zones.