Carey McDonald’s manager Haley Hickham (right) presents a $500 check to Angeline Schools and Industries Superintendent Todd Dilley. The funds were generated during the grand reopening of the location as a way of giving back to the community.

COLUMBUS — Verne Hart Insurance has been recognized by Grange Insurance as a top-performing independent insurance agency, earning Grange’s prestigious Leadership Circle designation for excellence in 2017. The Leadership Circle designation is given to Grange’s most experienced and talented independent agency partners who are leaders in the insurance industry.

The Upper Sandusky Police Department, the Upper Sandusky Fire Department and Wyandot County EMS responded to a one vehicle crash at the Upper Car Wash and Pet Spa Tuesday afternoon.

The Wyandot County Pheasants Forever conservation organization presented a $500 donation to the Seneca County Opportunity Center (SCOC) Tuesday at the SCOC facility. Terry Reinhart, a prominent member of WCPF, passed away suddenly this past fall and one of his family’s donation requests was to SCOC.

This spring, 32 students from the Upper Sandusky FFA competed in the State Spring Career Development Event Contests (CDEs). Upper Sandusky had seven different contest areas that students participated in: agronomy, equine management, general livestock, nature interpretation, poultry, wildlife management and dairy cattle.

With spring planting quickly approaching, the Wyandot County Farm Service Agency encourages farmers to report failed crop acreage that will not be brought to harvest to their FSA office. Failed acreage must be reported to the FSA before destroying and replanting to allow time for a field check.

BUCYRUS — The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District is holding a spring fish sale through April 26. Spring is an ideal time to stock ponds because the weather and water temperatures are cooler.

The Tractor Supply Company Mobile Fair Tour is looking for Ohio 4-H and FFA youth who showcase what it means to be a great neighbor. Originating last year, the Great Neighbor essay contest is an experiential component of the retailer’s Mobile Fair Tour, a 24-stop journey across the United States that will begin its route June 1 in Kentucky and concludes Nov. 10 in Nevada.

Zach Bostelman, 5, of Forest, competed in the Grand National Kiddie Tractor Pedal Pull Sunday in Greenville, finishing eighth nationally. He qualified for grand nationals after winning first at the Wyandot County Fair this past year.

Shelley Shepard Gray, a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author, informed an audience about the books she has written in her career during a special session on Monday at the Dorcas Carey Public Library.