CAREY — The use of new TimeClock Plus software to track the hours of village employees was a featured topic of discussion Tuesday at the Carey Village Council meeting. The meeting opened with an administrative update where Village Administrator Roy Johnson announced the trial period for the TimeClock Plus software is currently in effect and employees will be signing in via smartphones or computers as well as timecards so accuracy with the system can be gauged.

Based on filings for council candidacies, there will be a Republican primary in the city of Upper Sandusky on May 7. Five Republican candidates filed for three open seats on Upper Sandusky Council. They are Tom Karcher, Marc Mays, Kyle McColly, Rick Roberts and William Thornton.

The Chapter FFA Degree is the highest award an FFA chapter can bestow on its members. In order to receive the Chapter FFA Degree, members must earn a minimum of $150 or work 50 hours through their approved SAE program, complete 10 hours of documented community service, learn parliamentary procedure and participate in various FFA activities.

The Wyandot County FFA Chapters of Carey, Mohawk, Riverdale, and Upper Sandusky are selling fresh strawberries. The Upper Sandusky FFA also is selling an assortment of cheeses, beef sticks, beef jerky and summer sausage.

Carey FFA Chapter President Olivia Coppler introduces guest speaker Ty Higgins at the 2019 Wyandot County Ag Leaders Breakfast at the Masters’ Building this morning.

Recently engaged couple Anna Massara and Kieran Robertson pose at the 2019 Bedazzle Bridal Expo Sunday afternoon inside the Masters’ Building at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds.

BUCYRUS — Wyandot County residents soon will have a new local opportunity to receive treatment for their mental health. Community Counseling Services, a nonprofit organization based out of Bucyrus since 1978, is expanding its offices to the Upper Sandusky Municipal Building.

The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced that Ohio 67 over Sycamore Creek, between Kilborn Street and Ohio 231 within the village of Sycamore, is expected to close March 4 for approximately four months during a bridge rehabilitation project. Traffic will be detoured onto Ohio 103 and Ohio 100 back to Ohio 67. Work is being performed by R&I Construction, …

The Daily Chief-Union and the Kenton Times will recognize the following holidays: New Years Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. There will be no papers published and no office hours on those days. The newspapers’ respective websites will offer breaking news updates and will feature …

The Ohio Department of Transportation recently finished installing a new traffic light on the east end of the U.S. 23/U.S.30 overpass on Wyandot Avenue east of Upper Sandusky. The light initially was a flashing red to get area residents acclimated but it switched to a regular traffic light this week. The hope is the light will ease congestion for vehicles …