Wyandot County employers have been recognized by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for going at least six months and 500,000 man-hours without a workplace safety incident that caused a worker to miss a day or more of work.

CAREY — Women were greeted with gift bags and tickets for various door prizes at the Shrine Cafeteria for last week’s Carey Area Chamber of Commerce Professional Women’s Luncheon.

Anna R. Patchett retired from the real estate business March 1. “I want to thank everyone that I have met over the years and all of the agents that worked for me when I had my office,” Patchett said.

Approximately 15 individuals sat in the Wyandot County Courthouse courtroom Tuesday evening for the first hearing of the Wahrer Ditch petition project. The project starts south of TH 14 and east of TH 147, northeast of Sycamore, and moves east into Crawford County.

James M. Ruhlen defeated James R. Gucker in the Upper Sandusky Municipal Court race, according to unofficial results from Wyandot County Board of Elections. Ruhlen, 44, a lifelong Upper Sandusky resident, received 66 percent of the 2,200 votes cast in Tuesday’s primary election.

A Kenton man pleaded guilty to five theft charges Tuesday in Wyandot County Common Pleas Court. Hayden S. Radabaugh, 21, pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary and two counts of grand theft, all third-degree felonies.

KIRBY — Members of Kirby Village Council voted to move forward with a revised version of a proposed excessive dog barking ordinance Tuesday evening. The revised copy of the ordinance saw changes to the penalty section of the ordinance as suggested by village solicitor Richard Grafmiller.

CAREY — Carey officials are hung up on the monthly cost of a meter infrastructure program that would change the way readings are collected. Lawmakers did not make a decision Monday during a regular council meeting after hearing a presentation about Verizon Wireless’ automatic meter infrastructure network.

Voters in part of Upper Sandusky approved Sunday alcohol sales at a Warpole Street business. More than 74 percent of the the 191 votes cast a ballot in favor of Sunday liquor sales at Automated Petroleum on Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the Wyandot County Board of Elections.

An officer responded to a report of kids playing on a 911 line the afternoon of April 10. The officer explained to the children in the 600 block of Pleasentview Avenue when it is OK to call 911.