Innovations Hair Studio in Upper Sandusky celebrated its one-year anniversary with a ribbon cutting ceremony through the Wyandot Chamber of Commerce Thursday. Owner Ally Felkey, a 2007 Carey High School graduate, said she had 10 years of experience at a salon and was ready for a change when she started out on her own in May 2018.

CAREY — Visitors and residents of Carey soon will have a new dining option available in the Our Lady of Consolation’s Mustard Seed Café.

Don Tomasso's Italian & American Kitchen and the Wyandot Chamber of Commerce officially celebrated the opening of the new location at 123 W. Wyandot Ave., in Upper Sandusky on Tuesday with a ribbon cutting.

FINDLAY — Blanchard Valley Health System announced recently that it has been recognized at the Platinum Level by The Partnership for Excellence, Ohio, West Virginia and Indiana’s Performance Excellence Program. This is the highest-level Excellence Award TPE offers.

FINDLAY — Blanchard Valley Health System has been resurveyed by the Ohio State Medical Association Focused Task Force on Accreditation and awarded accreditation for four years as a provider of Continuing Medical Education for physicians.

Upper Sandusky residents are encouraged to shop locally Thursday for the inaugural Think Local First Day. The event is the brain child of Wyandot Chamber of Commerce Communications Manager Amanda Fleming.

Orthopedic Specialist Diane Von Stein, M.D., has joined the staff at Wyandot Memorial Hospital to provide non-operative orthopedic care for children and adults. “Wyandot County is where my story began,” Von Stein shared.

Betty Bianchi, activity aide at Birchaven Village, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, has been selected by the Ohio Health Care Association as its Hero of Long-Term Care for May 2019. OHCA honors one long-term care employee each month for their service to long-term caregivers, residents and the community.

Financial services firm Edward Jones ranks highest in investor satisfaction with full service brokerage firms, according to the J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study, the firm recently announced. The study measures overall investor satisfaction with 18 full service investment firms based on eight factors, including financial advisor, account information, investment performance, firm interaction, product offerings, commissions and fees, information resources, and problem resolution. The firm scored 853 in overall satisfaction, 18 points over the industry average.

SYCAMORE — Raelyn M. Calendine, M.D., is returning to Sycamore Medical Associates in May to care for patients 13 and older. Dr. Calendine practiced at SMA from 2008-11, when she and her husband moved to Pennsylvania for a job assignment.