After 18 years in historical building restoration, Adam Obenour and his wife Heather got a chance to open up their own restoration company. They quickly landed a couple of projects to keep them busy into their first summer. Cornerstone Historical Building Restoration currently is handling renovations at the Wyandot County Museum.

SALEM — Ohio Ag Equipment announces the acquisition of Columbiana County AGCO dealer Witmer’s Inc., effective June 19. The acquisition of Witmer’s Inc., Equipment Division demonstrates Ohio Ag Equipment’s serious and long-term commitment to the ag industry. The combined strengths of both organizations will provide customers in eastern Ohio with an exceptional line of equipment and product support.

Shannon Mullholand and her husband Drew recently built a gym to move Shannon’s growing personal training business out of their basement.

Each year during income tax season, the Bucyrus and Upper Sandusky offices of Mizick Miller & Co. hosts Saturday “dress down” days. The cost to the staff to “dress down” is a donation to a non-profit organization in which the staff has collectively chosen.

Three students from the Upper Sandusky FFA traveled on an eight-day trip to Honduras to learn about the Honduran culture and to help teach vocational students about agriculture.

Carey High School graduate Carley Coppler recently made history for Carey FFA being elected to serve as an Ohio FFA state officer. Coppler is the first Carey FFA member to be elected to serve as one of the 11 state officers.

REYNOLDSBURG — A team representing the Wynford FFA chapter recently took second place at the 2017 Ohio Envirothon competition June 12-13 at Ohio Christian University. The team of Luke Scott, Aaron Hand, Ethan Stuckey, Annika Gerlach, Kymber Sand and Kathy Bash competed against 19 other teams after winning the Area 1 Envirothon Contest in May.

Upper Sandusky Mayor Scott Washburn (right) presents Allen Boes with a key to the city. Boes recently retired from the city after 30 years, most recently as the street and sanitation supervisor.

The Upper Sandusky Exempted Village Schools Board of Education passed a full slate of agenda items Monday night but not without some rare dissent. Following a nearly hourlong executive session to discuss personnel matters, James Morris voted against increasing Darlene Perricone’s educational aide hours from 5.5 to 7 hours per day, and Neil Kinley voted against accepting a bid from Park Enterprise, Marion, for a bus garage resurfacing project.

CAREY — Carey Exempted Village Schools will be awarded the full $306,221 it requested from the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School Grant. The district’s proposed project will be funded in 2021.