FOSTORIA — The Mennel Milling Company, Fostoria, has reached a tentative agreement with General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, to purchase a bakery mix and packaging facility in Martel, pending the finalization of negotiations.

The First Citizens National Bank of Upper Sandusky recently was named one of the top 200 healthiest banks in America by DepositAccounts.com. Each year, DepositAccounts.com evaluates the financial health of every federally insured bank in the United States, and grades a comprehensive health score based on factors such as capitalization, deposit growth and loan to reserve ratios.

The Wyandot County Office of Economic Development, Upper Sandusky Area Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Administration and Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Sandusky, Seneca and Wyandot counties will present a small business and entrepreneur development Fair.

Jim Rittler (front, holding scissors) and Sheila Hamm (front, center) are the new owners of Saum’s Meats and Carry Out, 501 N. Vance St., Carey. The two took ownership of the one-stop grocery shop May 1 and recently held a ribbon cutting and open house.

SAN FRANCISCO — The automotive buyer intelligence firm Autolist.com recently released its Q2 2016 Most Affordable Areas Analysis and ranked Wyandot County the No. 42 most affordable place to buy a car in Ohio. The study, which drew on over 72 million vehicles and 4.5 billion unique data points across vehicles of all makes and models nationwide, showed that used vehicles in Wyandot County were on average $260 more than the Ohio average.

MARION — Marion Power Shovel retirees, former employees, spouses and guests are invited to attend the company’s annual reunion at Lincoln Park on West Fairground Street, Marion, at 11 a.m. Aug. 13. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish to share.

The self-proclaimed Goodwill Ambassador of Kindness for Ohio returned to Wyandot County last week with a stop for her “Mile of Smiles” in downtown Upper Sandusky.

The Wyandot County General Health District will ask voters to approve a new, .3-mil levy during the November election, a decision made just last week by the health board after discussions with the county commissioners and auditor.

The Upper Sandusky Police Department is trying to identify a suspect who wrote hateful graffiti in the Wal-Mart men’s bathroom Tuesday. Messages of “Kill all whites and kops BLM” were written on an inside wall of each bathroom stall in black permanent marker, and “Kill all whites BLM” was written on a urinal divider, according to a USPD report.

SYCAMORE — The Sycamore community pool may be open for free swimming on its final three days of the season, Aug. 12-14, village officials announced Tuesday, thanks in part to a donation by a source that could not be confirmed by press time.