KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Clouse Construction Corp., a general contractor in New Riegel, has been recognized as a high performance builder by Butler Manufacturing.

Pharmacy Tech Deb Bjorling, of Carey, retired last week from Wyandot Memorial Hospital after working more than 31 years in the pharmacy department. Her co-workers celebrated the milestone with cake, and her sister presented her with a framed photo showing Bjorling at her mother’s retirement party in the very same cafeteria in 1991.

Twenty-one employers in Wyandot County have earned recognition from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation for reaching a year without workplace injuries or illnesses that kept workers away from work for more than a day. The employers received BWC’s 100 Percent Award during the Wyandot County Safety Council’s annual awards ceremony.

Upper Sandusky native Riordan McClain narrowly edged out opponents Steve Reinhard and Doug Weisenauer Tuesday to capture the Republican nomination in the primary for the 87th District for the Ohio House of Representatives.

Rick Roberts recently captured this photo of neighbor Paul Amos mowing his lawn into a checkerboard pattern for which he has become known.

SYCAMORE — Fire Chief Rodney Clinger reported the Sycamore Volunteer Fire Department was recently awarded a pair of grants at Tuesday’s village council meeting. Clinger said the department received a BWC grant for $30,919.24 for a Stryker mechanized cot, which will assist with lifting and lowering cots and should help with back injuries.

Unofficial voting results from Tuesday were reported by the Wyandot County Board of Elections. The Dorcas Carey Public Library Tax Levy passed with an overwhelming margin of 519 for the tax levy and 117 against the tax levy.

A total of 43 teams from across Northwest Ohio competed in the 2018 Area 1 Envirothon competition recently at the Blue Creek Conservation Area in Whitehouse. The Area 1 Envirothon consists of Allen, Auglaize, Crawford, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Lucas, Marion, Morrow, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert and Wyandot counties.

Each year, the area’s agricultural community and area businesses celebrate National Agriculture Week during the month of March. This year, National Ag Week was held on March 19-23. The Wyandot County Ag Week Steering Committee sponsored a poster contest for the fourth graders in Wyandot County.

In order to comply Farm Service Agency program eligibility requirements, all producers are encouraged to visit the Wyandot County FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline. The following acreage reporting dates are applicable for Wyandot County: