SYCAMORE — The Mohawk Local Schools Board of Education will meet in special session at 7 p.m. today for the purpose of establishing goals for the 2016-17 school year. The meeting will be a work session at the Mohawk Community Center and no action will be taken.

CAREY — The Carey FFA chapter recently held its annual banquet to celebrate the past year with about 200 attendees.

BUCYRUS — The Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association is seeking volunteers for an invasive species control project from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 18 at Daughmer Savannah State Nature Preserve, Bucyrus. The ONAPA calls Daughmer Prairie Savannah, a state nature preserve managed by the Crawford Park District, “one of the finest prairie savannas in the country.”

FINDLAY — Hunters interested in hunting Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area on the opening day of teal season and Labor Day may enter the online lottery, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife.

WASHINGTON — The National Farmers Union has released a series of 10 educational videos to spread awareness about farm safety issues and best practices.

An Upper Sandusky man reported smoke was coming from the city compost pile the night of May 21. The officer on site could not tell if it was smoke or steam.

Changes have been made to a draft yard maintenance ordinance to be proposed in the city of Upper Sandusky, and council is expected to hold the first reading of the ordinance at its next meeting. Law director Mark Ellis distributed the updated copies of an ordinance to create a chapter in the city’s codified ordinances establishing rules for the maintenance of personal property in or on the exterior areas of residential properties.

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.