Carey Area Chamber of Commerce director Cassie Carlson (right) presents the Chamber Spotlight Award to Cheryl Hall during the recent Carey Professional Women’s Luncheon at the Shrine Cafeteria.

CAREY — Laughter is the best medicine. Nancy Proctor found out through first-hand experience almost 35 years ago, when her 5-year-old son was diagnosed with a rare form of abdominal cancer.

FOSTORIA — AgCredit, one of northern Ohio’s largest lenders for farmers, rural homeowners and agribusiness, recently reported net income of $47.4 million and distributed $18 million of its profits in cash to its member owners.

Quest Federal Credit Union announced the ground breaking of its fifth branch office in Upper Sandusky on Tuesday. The new office will be located at 1725 E. Wyandot Ave.

MARION — Nearly 450 members and guests attended the annual membership meeting of Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative on April 12 at Elgin High School. Members enjoyed refreshments while learning about Mid-Ohio Energy’s programs and services before hearing reports on the state of their cooperative and learning the results of pre-meeting voting for trustees.

The Upper Sandusky High School DECA student marketing association recently concluded a sales project, partnering with Shirley’s Popcorn in Bluffton. USHS junior and senior marketing students sold a variety of gourmet popcorn products to raise funds for the club’s activities.

Trinity Evangelical United Methodist Church will broadcast Leadercast Live 2016, the largest one-day leadership event in the world, live from Atlanta from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 6. Registration for the broadcast at Trinity Evangelical UMC is $65 and includes a continental breakfast, Leadercast event, lunch, goodie bag and monthly leadership training.

Surely, everyone knows the mantra “safety first.” Mothers use it to protect their children, and coaches say the expression to encourage young athletes to compete with respect for their craft. In a local glass fabrication plant, the words govern the work all the same.

Wyandot Memorial Hospital now offers ostomy services for patients with a colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy. Ostomy specialist and certified wound nurse Kristina Shroll provides individualized ostomy care, which may include fitting appliances for new stomas and diagnosing and treating related skin issues.

The Carey Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the 2016 Professional Women’s Luncheon, to be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 27. The topic for the luncheon will be “humor in the workplace,” with speaker Nancy Proctor, of Blanchard Valley Health System. Promotional opportunities for local businesses include sponsorship of the event, contributions of bag stuffers and donations …