Timothy S. Holsinger, Carey, charged by the state with defrauding, amended plea to no contest, found guilty. David O. George, Dayton, charged by the state with assault, pretrial held, continued to Jan. 23. Mark Groenhout, Lambertville, Michigan, charged by the ODNR with trespassing at Killdeer Plains, pretrial held, continued to Jan. 23.

Certificate of judgment: LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina, judgment creditor, vs. Tesa Kear, PO Box 281, Wharton, judgment debtor. Certificate of judgment: Discover Bank, New Albany, judgment creditor, vs. Dennis A. Fletcher, 306 N. Vance St., Carey, judgment debtor. Certificate of judgment: Discover Bank, New Albany, judgment creditor, vs. Jeffrey L. Blue, 18669 CH 96, Upper Sandusky, judgment debtor.

Aden Michael Ohl, 26, 15748 Ohio 67, Upper Sandusky, farmhand; and Ashley Ann Naus, 27, 1200 CH 26, Forest, accountant, Dec. 5. Thomas Wesley Knaul, 38, 13477 CH 119, Upper Sandusky, unemployed; and Dorothy Ann Miller, 35, 13477 CH 119, Upper Sandusky, unemployed, Dec. 12.

Gabriel A. Baker, 820 Shields Drive, Upper Sandusky, stop sign violation, $30 fine plus costs, two points, Carteens. Jordan M. Clauss, 129 W. North St., Carey, speed, $40 fine plus costs, two points, 90-day BMV suspension with limited privileges granted.

Patrick H. Kinley to Sheila A. Kinley, 7.652 acres in Crane Township. Wanda F. Pollock to Dennis D. Pollock, .749 acre in Eden Township. Kyle J. Nolen to Dyanna J. Nolen and Dyanna J. Lessig, property in Upper Sandusky.

With the success of the Upper Sandusky community Christmas tree last year at Stepping Stones Park, Upper Tree group founder and local resident Bill Caine had high hopes for the second go-around in 2018. Those hopes were realized for the most part, Caine said.

A local marriage proposal went viral Thursday. Now-fiance Kieren Robertson (middle) enlisted the help of Anna Massara’s co-workers and third grade students at St. Peter School in Upper Sandusky on Dec. 20, the last day before winter break.

The 2018 Bells of Uptown contest asked businesses in Upper Sandusky to decorate their windows while adding a hidden number in their display. Members of the public picked up an entrant form which required them to stop by each display and find each businesses’ hidden number before they voted for their favorite decoration.

NEW RIEGEL — Clouse Construction Corp., a leading design build contractor in Northwest Ohio, recently was honored at the Excellence in Construction awards during the Associated Builders and Contractors reception held at the Hilton Downtown in Cleveland. The excellence in construction award competition recognizes outstanding quality and innovations.

Tammy Jeffrey, RN, of Sycamore has been promoted to assistant vice president of nursing services at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. Jeffrey has worked at WMH for more than 18 years in the Specialty Healthcare Center and maternity and emergency departments.