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.

MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Art Center will host a collection of 86 black and white photographs by Gary Zuercher, photographer and author of The Glow of Paris: The Bridges of Paris at Night. Zuercher spent five years photographing the 35 bridges over the Seine River at night during the winter months and another year researching the history of the bridges, gathering anecdotes, printing and assembling the prints.

The Village Restaurant, 435 N. Warpole St., Upper Sandusky, will host dinner at 5 p.m. with gospel singing from 6-8 p.m. Saturday. The Padgetts, Jesse Davila and HeartSong will perform.

Tyler E. P. Lake, Carey, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, failure to control, failure to wear a seat belt and persistent disorderly conduct by intoxication following a single-car, injury crash on CH 81 near CH 53, Richland Township, early the morning of Oct. 16.