Open Door Resource Center in Upper Sandusky gave away free school supplies to 73 children on Tuesday. The supplies were donated at First Citizens National Bank over the last month and this is the sixth year that First Citizens National Bank has partnered with Open Door for the event.

Wyandot County Commissioner Ron Metzger used a bucket lift to paint the flagpole and rehang the American flag Tuesday at Crawford Park on Ohio 199. The pole had been in need of a fresh coat of paint.

The 70th annual meeting of the Wyandot Soil and Water Conservation District is Aug. 16 at the Masters Building at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds. Voting begins at 5:45 p.m., and the meal will be at 6:30 p.m.

BUCYRUS — The Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission will cause an election of supervisors of the Soil and Water Conservation District to be held in accordance with Chapter 940 of the Ohio Revised Code. The election will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Crawford SWCD office and at the annual meeting from 5:30-6:45 p.m. Aug. 30 at The Pickwick Place, 1875 N. Sandusky Ave., Bucyrus.

Carey Mayor Jennifer Rathburn poses with one of the Tibetan monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery in India who visited the village Sunday evening to speak at the Carey Link.

CAREY — At their meeting on Monday, Carey Village Council unanimously approved an ordinance authorizing Mayor Jennifer Rathburn and Village Administrator Roy Johnson to enter into a school resource officer contract with Carey Exempted Village School District Superintendent Michael Wank and Carey Police Chief Richard Kesler.

Upper Sandusky Mayor Scott Washburn presented a letter from the Ohio Department of Transportation concerning two at-grade crossings of U.S. 23/30 that will have access removed at CH 50 and CH 121 at the Upper Sandusky Safety Committee and City Council meetings Monday.

The 4-H Endowment Committee threw a “4-H Sundae Funday” event for its cloverbud graduation Sunday to celebrate the members who are old enough to join 4-H clubs. There was an ice cream eating contest and the winners were allowed to turn commissioner Bill Clinger into a human ice cream sundae.

The Zenobia Shriners made an appearance in the Carey Fest parade on Saturday, with a highlight of the parade being a genie on his motorized magic carpet.

Our Lady of Consolation took home the first place prize for the best float in the Carey Fest parade on Saturday. This year’s theme for Carey Fest was “Small Town, Big Time.”