The Wyandot County Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staff, family members, friends and residents celebrated a recent positive inspection from the Ohio Department of Health with a party on Friday. The inspection found zero deficiencies in any area of direct care delivery.

A longtime deputy concluded his 28-year career with the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office Friday afternoon with a retirement party. The career of Lt. Todd Frey was celebrated with scrapbooks, balloons, cake, badge and car-shaped cookies, friends, family and more at the party held inside the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office in downtown Upper Sandusky.

The Fret Mashers, composed of Carey’s Rich Southward and Upper Sandusky’s Sher Krassow and Rick Krassow, played folk and bluegrass music Friday evening at the Upper Sandusky Community Library. Daily Chief-Union/Brian Hemminger  

Kendra N. Hill, Findlay, charged by the Carey police with open container, pleaded guilty, found guilty.

Certificate of judgment: Capital One NA, Columbus, judgment creditor, vs. Virginia M. Martin, 104 S. Goodbread St., Nevada, judgment debtor.

CAREY — A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday afternoon for the new Blanchard Valley Health Systems medical facility in Carey. The $7 million project will replace the current doctor’s office in Carey where Dr. Troy Puckett sees patients.

Kori Deemer (left) and Bret Nehrenz (middle) watch as Nancy Kessler, of The Carey Link, pets Sadie, a golden retriever, during the First Day of Summer Sidewalk Sales on Thursday in downtown Carey.

BUCYRUS — Wynford Local School District announced a new varsity boys basketball coach Thursday at its board of education meeting. Steve Mohr, who coached the team three seasons ago before retiring in 2015, agreed to return and helm the 2018-19 squad.

The Wyandot County Board of Developmental Disabilities passed three resolutions during its regular meeting Thursday evening. The first resolution was for annual wage/salary adjustment.

WHARTON — The Wyandot Area Ham Operators Organization, WAHOO will join other Ham radio operators across the USA participating in an emergency simulation drill on Saturday. Despite the Internet, cell phones, email and modern communications, every year whole regions find themselves in the dark from Tornadoes, fires, storms and ice.