The Wyandot Soil and Water Conservation District held its 70th annual meeting Thursday inside the Masters Building at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds. Incumbent Jeff Bowen was re-elected to the SWCD Board of Supervisors. He ran unopposed.

CAREY — In a special meeting on Thursday, Carey Village Council voted to place two barricades on the “S” curve on Blue Devil Parkway that travels through Memorial Park. The motion was approved following an unanimous vote to rescind a previously approved motion to turn the road known as Blue Devil Parkway — the road traveling from Worrello Street through Memorial Park — into a one-way street during school hours — one hour before the start of school to an hour after school — and barricade the northeast entrance/exit to the school parking lot.

BUCYRUS — Wynford Superintendent Fred Fox reported the school is 90 percent done with building plans and a final decision on square footage has been decided at the board of education meeting Thursday. Fox said there will be over 93,000 square feet in new construction for the new school building.

The Wyandot County Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center held a lunch luau Thursday. There was hula music, tropical fruit, pineapple upside down cake dessert and everyone wore leis around their necks. Pictured are Ladonna Orians (left) and Jackie Walter.

An Upper Sandusky native recently earned a prestigious honor when she was elected president of the Ohio Academic Advising Association. Lydia Rall, a 2004 graduate of Upper Sandusky High School, is the senior academic adviser at the Columbus College of Art and Design and has worked there for six years.

The plaque for the Wyandot County Infirmary Cemetery Memorial may have some extra names added after Wednesday’s meeting of the Infirmary Cemetery Memorial committee at the Wyandot County Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

FINDLAY — Blanchard Valley Health System recently has expanded its medical practices by developing an obstetrics and gynecology office in Fostoria. This new practice will be called Blanchard Valley Obstetrics and Gynecology and located at 617 N. Countyline St., Suite B, Fostoria.

The Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey hosted the annual novena, culminating with the Vigil of Assumption Tuesday night, the largest yearly event at the Shrine. Pictured, the statue of Our Lady of Consolation is brought down the front steps of the Basilica to be driven to Shrine Park.

The statue of Our Lady of Consolation was delivered to Shrine Park in Carey Tuesday night in a candlelight procession with Bishop Daniel Thomas of the Diocese of Toledo, who performed a Mass there. People from all around the world travel to Carey for the annual event in a pilgrimage.

Parks Director Keith Niederkohr gave an update on the Bicentennial Park splash pad at Monday’s Upper Sandusky park board meeting. Niederkohr said the sewer and water lines are installed for the splash pad, although it still needs electric run to it.