WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini recently announced that $1.5 million will be available in fiscal year 2017 for farmers and foresters who harvest and deliver biomass for renewable energy.

Upper’s Winter Fantasy of Lights continues to grow into its 20th year, and organizers are inviting the public to a walk-through event for the third year from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 30 at Harrison Smith Park. The recipient of this year’s proceeds is Wyandot County Home Health Agency, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary.

The city service committee looked to potential and mandated future infrastructure projects and heard Upper Sandusky has qualified for state Issue I grant and zero-interest loan funding for an upcoming waterline project during a regular meeting Monday.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — A subsidiary of Koch Industries Inc. is purchasing Guardian Industries Corp., the parent company of injection molder SRG Global Inc., according to a Monday article in the Plastic News trade publication.

For the second year in a row, the city of Upper Sandusky will see no increase in health insurance costs and no change in coverage. Mayor Scott Washburn thanked United Insurance Service representative Scott Dickey and his crew for their work to keep the same rates in 2017.

The Wyandot County Health Department recently announced a variety of Thanksgiving food preparation tips to assure families in the county have a safe and happy holiday. It is important when planning food for any large event that people begin preparations early.

WHARTON — Wharton Village Council is actively looking to accept bids for garbage removal, snow removal and village maintenance positions following the regular council meeting Monday night. Council voted to accept bids for each position separately, though those interested may bid on all three positions together.

The Wyandot County Board of Commissioners approved a motion to allow an Upper Sandusky man to continue trapping wildlife on county property for the 2016 season Monday. Steven Webster received permission to continue trapping on the Wyandot County farm surrounding the Wyandot County Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Angeline School.

Wednesday’s edition of The Daily Chief-Union will include 12 inserts from advertisers that want Wyandot County residents to check out their deals and specials on Black Friday as the holiday shopping season begins. In total, each edition of Wednesday’s newspaper will weigh nearly 1 pound, including 14.6 ounces of inserts.

WILLARD (AP) — Bruce Tanner walked nearly 800 miles from Maine to Ohio to prove there still are good people in the world, but he has no intentions of slowing his goal of being kind to others and spreading positivity. Tanner, who lives in Plymouth, got home Tuesday night from the 21-day trek he billed “the tireless pursuit of positivity” …