Verne Hart Insurance’s Upper Sandusky office has been busy over the past few months. Vice President Amy Parsell announced that Tristin Swerline and Jim Barney have joined the agency and are now both licensed agents.

Marseilles Village Council met in regular session on Tuesday. In old business, council discussed a property in the village that needs maintenance.

John Caldwell has been named the senior director of administrative services and business development at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. Caldwell oversees the dietary, environmental services, maintenance and materials management departments.

Missy Hightower has been promoted to assistant general manager at NewVision FM. Like many of NewVision FM’s employees, Hightower started out as a volunteer because of her love for its radio ministry.

Physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist Mei-Chiew Lai, M.D., has moved his practice to Wyandot County and has office hours each Monday and Tuesday at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. Lai has cared for patients at the hospital’s Specialty Healthcare Center since 1986.

ATTICA — North Central Electric Cooperative has refunded over $700,000 in patronage capital credits to nearly 11,600 former and current members starting in early December. At its November meeting, the NCE board of trustees approved a patronage capital credit refund of $715,947, marking the 39th consecutive year the cooperative has retired capital credits to current and former members.

FINDLAY — Michelle Stratton, RN and forensic nursing program coordinator at Blanchard Valley Hospital, has been named the 2018 International Association of Forensic Nurses Ohio Chapter Forensic Nurse of the Year. According to the Ohio Chapter of the IAFN, forensic nurses of the year are providers who contribute to the development of teaching, disseminating information or promoting forensic nursing in their communities.

Sarah M. Walter joined Saull Law & Title on Thursday. Walter brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge, having worked for an established law firm before transitioning to Saull Law. Walter was admitted to the Ohio Bar on Nov. 7, 2016, after graduating from the prestigious George Washington Law School in Washington, D.C.

INDEPENDENCE — CSI Construction Services Inc. of Carey has been awarded the Award of Merit in recognition of The First Citizens National Bank’s Marion branch as part of the Northern Ohio Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors’ 2018 Excellence in Construction Awards.

SYCAMORE — First National Bank of Sycamore has hired Grant Ekleberry as a credit analyst.