The owner of a local bicycle shop approached the city’s safety committee Monday night to start a discussion about bicycle safety and encourage the community to come together to support safety and awareness issues on the roadways.

CAREY — Carey council approved raises for village police officers during a regular council meeting Monday. The legislation was approved by emergency to allow the raises to go into effect with the pay period commencing June 26.

The Wyandot County commissioners received updates from the Wyandot Soil and Water Conservation District office on various projects around the county on Monday. The commissioners accepted a bid for the Guardian-Smalley petition project taking place south of Upper Sandusky.

At a time when many smaller churches are disappearing from the rural landscape, Emanuel United Church of Christ is bucking that trend. The rural Upper Sandusky church, located at 13989 TH 127, has grown recently not only in members, but also physically.

MARION — The Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a three-vehicle fatal crash that occurred at about 7 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Ohio 309 and CR 162 in Marion County’s Marion Township. According to a press release from the patrol, Lindsay D. Hempy, 24, of Marion, was traveling southbound on CR 162 in a 2015 Hyundai Elantra when she failed to yield at a stop sign, pulling into the path of a 2008 Dodge Ram driven by Robert L. Lawrence, 60, of LaRue.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Jeff McClain, a Republican from Upper Sandusky, last week congratulated various Marion County fire and police departments for being named recipients of the Local Government Safety Capital grant funds.

Kevin B. Carter II, Columbus, charged by the patrol with aggravated possession of drugs, preliminary hearing held, continued to June 22. Albert W. Mizen, Chagrin Falls, charged by the Carey police with possession of a dangerous drug instrument, pleaded not guilty, trial set for June 16.

Certificate of judgment: Hall Plumbing and Heating, 8572 CH 58, Upper Sandusky, judgment creditor, vs. Steve Brown, et al, and Sue Brown, Marion, judgment debtors. Certificate of judgment: State of Ohio Department of Taxation, Columbus, judgment creditor, vs. Roberto Anzures, et al, and Susana Rojas, 232 N. Sandusky Ave., Upper Sandusky, judgment debtors.

Dorothy L. Mathias deceased to Amy M. Mathias and Adam L. Miller, property in Carey. Evelyn A. Krupp trustee and Dean A. and Evelyn A. Krupp family trust to Stephen F. Phillips and Karen S. Phillips, 3.426 acres in Crawford Township.

Jason Neil Taylor, 37, 5614 CH 44, Upper Sandusky, truck driver; and Abby Ann Alspach, 36, 5614 CH 44, Upper Sandusky, housewife, May 26.