CAREY — Hundreds of people packed Memorial Park on Sunday afternoon to watch baseball and show support for the family of a fallen player. Carey Youth Baseball dedicated a new scoreboard at the park in memory of Ethan Ickes during a ceremony Sunday prior to all local teams taking the field.

A portion of North Third Street remains closed while city employees investigate the cause of a sinkhole discovered Saturday afternoon. Wastewater collection supervisor Dave Schneider said the road has a single sewer below the street and the city should know the cause and have the street repaired in the next week.

The Sandusky River reaches near the base of Veterans Memorial Bridge at Stepping Stones Park on Friday afternoon.

“Serving the children of the world, one community at a time.” That is Kiwanis International’s mission, and the Upper Sandusky chapter of the service organization is working to put closets filled with new clothing items for children in kindergarten to fourth grades in every Wyandot County elementary school.

Area residents enjoyed the Savage Anarchy Wrestling event that kicked off the Nevada Festival on Friday evening at Nevada Park. The festival is from 12-6 p.m. today in downtown Nevada.

CAREY — Heavy rains have pounded the village of Carey for the past week, with more than 6.5 inches falling since last Friday, according to figures from the National Weather Service. Thursday, Mother Nature threw her heaviest punch, as rain flooded the village, turning roadways into lakes, shutting down streets and leading village officials to evacuate at least two homes as a safety precaution.

WHARTON — Wharton Community Festival has been offering family-friendly entertainment, food and fun for more than 45 years. The annual event is set for Saturday at Wharton Community Park.

Wyandot County Commissioners Steve Seitz (left) and Bill Clinger listen to Brent Bayes of Kalmbach Feeds on a tour of the Kalmbach MPK plant north of Upper Sandusky on Thursday. Seitz also acts as treasurer for NCE co-op.

The Speedway west location at 1605 E. Wyandot Ave. at the intersection with the southbound U.S. 23 ramp is adding three diesel fuel lanes for commercial vehicles. Construction on a 44,000-square-foot lot is expected to be completed by late August, according to project superintendent Tim Ashley of River Cities Builders Inc.