CAREY — Vendors now may reserve a spot for the annual Carey Business Showcase, organized by the Carey Area Chamber of Commerce. The event will be from 5-7:30 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Waterworks Park main pavilion.

MARION — Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation-Community has earned the 2016 Silver — Achievement in Quality Award from the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living.

COLUMBUS — For the first time, Ohioans who are deaf or hearing impaired will have the opportunity to obtain commercial driver’s licenses thanks to collaboration between state agencies. The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Office of Criminal Justice Services and Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities have partnered to develop procedures that allow individuals who qualify for a hearing exemption waiver to train and test for a CDL.

Silas Keller, 3, shoots bubbles from a wand during the quarterly play date sponsored by Wyandot County Women, Infants and Children on Tuesday at Bicentennial Park. Each spring, summer, fall and winter, Wyandot County WIC offers a play date that is open to the general public at various locations around Upper Sandusky.

SYCAMORE — The village of Sycamore will seek a survey to determine where its alley exists near Benton Street, but council members said it does not set a precedence for the village to get involved in neighbor disputes. Council voted unanimously to have the area surveyed during a regular meeting Tuesday.

MARSEILLES — Mayor Rick Arnold announced during Tuesday’s regular council meeting that all alleys must be clear of overgrown bush and tree limbs to give snowplows clearance and to allow propane trucks to deliver propane.

KIRBY — Kirby Village Council accepted a bid for the repair of three defective areas of village streets during its regular meeting Tuesday. The areas total 350 square feet, 360 square feet and 1,692 square feet of needed asphalt repair.

Doug Allison (center) gives a brief talk and demonstration on safely handling a firearm while on the range at a youth trap shoot put on by the Wyandot County chapter of Pheasants Forever at Roger’s Lake Conservation Club in Sycamore on Thursday.

BUCYRUS — The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District nominating committee is searching for qualified candidates who are interested in serving on the board of supervisors. Supervisors are public officials responsible to the people of Crawford County.

COLUMBUS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency in Ohio recently announced dairy producers can enroll for 2017 coverage in the Margin Protection Program for Dairy starting July 1. The voluntary program, established by the 2014 farm bill, provides financial assistance to participating dairy producers when the margin — the difference between the price of milk and feed costs — falls below the coverage level selected by the producer.