MOUNT BLANCHARD — Seven Riverdale FFA members recently attended State FFA Convention. On the way to Columbus, they toured Keynes Brothers Elevator, which collects only food-grade wheat.

FINDLAY — A week of learning awaits teens at the Ohio Forestry and Wildlife Conservation Camp, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Forestry. The experience is June 12-17 at FFA Camp Muskingum on Leesville Lake in Carroll County.

Upper Sandusky High School senior Emma Smith took home 11 awards to lead the class of 2016 during the annual awards ceremony Monday night. Smith won the Charles and Jean Gottfried Scholarship from the Wyandot County Community Foundation, along with the Floyd Hays Art Scholarship, Ohio State University Alumni Scholarship and Elks/OSU Big Nut Scholarship.

Communities in Wyandot County will celebrate American servicemen and women this Memorial Day, an American holiday observed annually on the last Monday of May. Upper Sandusky’s Memorial Day activities include a parade downtown, followed by a program at Harrison Smith Park.

SYCAMORE — “Cautiously optimistic.” That is how Mohawk Local Schools treasurer Rhonda Feasel described her view of the district’s finances after presenting her five-year forecast to the board of education at its May meeting Monday night.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Four valedictorians will lead the class of 2016 at Riverdale High School during commencement at 2 p.m. Sunday in the K-12 gymnasium. Karlee Birchfield, Taylor Kuenzli, Tiffany Penwell and Jenna Thomas all posted a 4.0 GPAs to receive the honors.

SYCAMORE — The Sycamore parks committee will meet at 6 p.m. today in council chambers to discuss summer pool operations. The meeting will be followed by a regular meeting of Sycamore Village Council at 7 p.m.

The Daily Chief-Union will not publish and the office will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. The deadline for classified and block advertisements for next Tuesday’s edition is 4 p.m. Friday.

Upper Sandusky Police Department A dispute between children was reported at the softball field at South Warpole and Hicks streets the evening of May 12.

A new partnership has formed in order to continue to benefit veterans in need. The women of the American Legion Auxiliary of Post No. 225 in Upper Sandusky enlisted the help of Boy Scouts of America Troop Nos. 125 and 777 to sell paper poppy flowers in honor of Memorial Day.