CAREY — The Village of Carey will get a shot to buy the old school property on East South Street from the Carey Exempted Village Schools district before it goes to auction. The village planning commission on Tuesday approved a motion allowing the village to maintain a special use zoning classification on the property while it pursues negotiations with the school.

SYCAMORE — Sycamore Community Pool is closed for the season after a pump stopped working July 9. Season pass holders have the option of getting 50 percent of their money refunded, putting their balance toward the purchase of passes next summer, or donating any leftover money owed to them to the pool.

An officer performed a stand-by for a woman in the 100 block of West Wyandot Avenue early the morning of July 7. An officer responded to an alarm at the Moose Lodge early the morning of July 7. It was found to be an employee error.

TIFFIN — The Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Seneca, Sandusky and Wyandot Counties is holding a special meeting for local levies and general purposes at 4:30 p.m. today at 1200 N. Ohio 53, Tiffin.

Crane Township trustees honored road maintenance supervisor Bill Shumaker prior to a meeting Monday night. Shumaker is set to retire after working the roads of the township for 34 years. “It’s been a good ride,” Shumaker said. “I’ve really enjoyed serving the taxpayers of Crane Township.”

NEWARK (AP) — Police say a man has died after accidentally shooting himself in his car and then chasing and shooting his girlfriend before collapsing on a central Ohio street. Newark police say 29-year-old Phillip Lee Parker and his girlfriend had a confrontation in a parking lot and she sped off in her car, followed by Parker. Police say both …

Joshua L. Weatherholtz, Upper Sandusky, was arrested on a warrant out of the Upper Sandusky Police Department in the 1700 block of East Wyandot Avenue early the morning of July 6.

Ohio is moving toward carrying out its first execution in more than three years. The last time that happened was January 2014 when a condemned inmate repeatedly gasped and snorted during a 26-minute procedure with a never-before-tried drug combo.

Fairhaven Community residents spent an afternoon with friends from St. Paul Lutheran Church making a Tibetan prayer flag on Sunday as part of the nursing home’s Adopt a Friend initiative with the church.