Frank D. Blair, Upper Sandusky, charged by the police with possession of open container in public and open burning, and by the state with passing a bad check, attempted petty theft and assault, change-of-plea hearing set for Jan. 4.

Ruby Frey trustee and Ruby Frey living trust to Clinton P. Young, 4.429 acres in Mifflin Township.

Chad Douglas Conley, 39, 910 West St., Carey, laborer; and Rebecca Lynn Gossman, 37, 910 West St., Carey, laborer, Dec. 21. David Kenneth Patterson Jr., 32, 104 E. Eighth St., Sycamore, private contractor; and Crystal Brooke Stockmaster, 28, 104 E. Eighth St., Sycamore, group leader, Dec. 23.

Carey area youth participated in a Christmas card community service project in December at the Dorcas Carey Public Library. The cards then were given to residents of Westbrook Assisted Living and Memory Care in Upper Sandusky.

The topic of Wednesday’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics program at the Dorcas Carey Public Library was quicksand.

Your Christmas edition with the greetings and the letters from Santa always is a good reminder of what Christmas is about. Your Saturday papers always have a good front-page article — usually a human interest story.

The Wyandot County Humane Society is reminding area residents to protect their animals in the wintertime as cold weather swept into the area just after New Year’s Day. Survival of any animal, regardless of the time of year, is related to several factors, according to a press release from the humane society.

The Wyandot County Prosecutor’s Office has released its 2016 annual statistics report. The year was the second-busiest on record at the prosecutor’s office, according to Wyandot County Prosecuting Attorney Doug Rowland.

The Wyandot County Board of Commissioners and Soil and Water Conservation District ditch maintenance supervisor Jeff Hohman met with representatives of Kalmbach Feeds Inc. on Thursday to finalize plans for a tile project involving the county infirmary farm and the site of the newest Kalmbach location.

BOWLING GREEN — Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jerry Wray on Thursday announced ODOT District 1 Deputy Director Kirk Slusher will serve as acting deputy director of ODOT District 2 until a permanent replacement is selected for outgoing deputy director Todd Audet.