NEW RIEGEL — Clouse Construction Corp., a leading design build contractor in Northwest Ohio, recently was honored at the Excellence in Construction awards during the Associated Builders and Contractors reception held at the Hilton Downtown in Cleveland. The excellence in construction award competition recognizes outstanding quality and innovations.

Tammy Jeffrey, RN, of Sycamore has been promoted to assistant vice president of nursing services at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. Jeffrey has worked at WMH for more than 18 years in the Specialty Healthcare Center and maternity and emergency departments.

Regina Vent, broker and owner of Regina Vent Realty LLC, was awarded Realtor of the Year at the Heartland Board of Realtors holiday luncheon in Findlay. Considerations for this award include involvement on the local board, for which she served as the 2018 president, and service at the Ohio Association of Realtors, civic activities and business and educational experience.

The Carey FFA recently made a large donation of fruit to the Carey Food Pantry. This donation of about $500 worth of fruit will help 70 families have a healthy benefit over the holidays.

The Wyandot County U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency announced that Rodney Phillips of Carey was elected to represent his local administrative area (LAA) during the recent county committee election. Donna Tschanen of Sycamore will serve as the first alternate.

Christmas may have come and gone but there still is time to see Upper’s Winter Fantasy of Lights at Harrison Smith Park. The lights display runs through Sunday night.

The businesses of downtown Upper Sandusky were once again incentivised to decorate their windows this past month thanks a brainstorming session from two local business owners. After Majic 95.9 stopped doing the downtown window unveilings for Upper Sandusky in 2017, Kelly Giacalone from A Cut Above and Spa and A-1 Printing Inc.’s Becky Lloyd decided to get involved.

CAREY — The Our Lady of Consolation staff earned its revenge against the eighth grade students in the second annual Christmas Benefit Basketball Game on Friday afternoon in the OLC school gymnasium. But that’s not what really mattered.

Florence Palmer celebrated her 103rd birthday at Westbrook Assisted Living and Memory Care in Upper Sandusky on Friday with a gift of 103 pink roses, although she’d prefer if people think she’s still 30.

Taran K. Gillen, Upper Sandusky, charged by the police with failure to confine dog (second offense), amended plea to no contest, found guilty.