Taylor N. Appleby, 16227 TH 97, Upper Sandusky, speed, $30 fine plus costs, two points, Carteens.

After three days of trial and almost two hours of deliberation, a jury assembled in Wyandot County Common Pleas Court found Benjamin M. Gamble, of Upper Sandusky, guilty of third- and first-degree felonies Thursday. Gamble was found guilty of possession of chemicals for the manufacturing of drugs and complicity to the illegal manufacturing of drugs with a juvenile specification for his part in a methamphetamine lab operation in at 1049 N. Warpole St., Lot 50 last May.

Gov. John Kasich’s proposed biennium budget continues a “troubling trend of eroding local funding,” Angeline Superintendent Todd Dilley said. Dilley highlighted parts of Kasich’s proposed 2018-19 budget that will have a direct impact on the Wyandot County Board of Developmental Disabilities during Thursday night’s meeting.

BUCYRUS — The Wynford Local Schools Board of Education passed a resolution Monday evening to request the Ohio Schools Facilities Commission to establish a new scope, estimated cost and local share in the classroom facilities assistance program.

FOREST — A LaRue man died from injures he suffered in a crash in Forest on Thursday evening. Allen E. Barry, 78, was pronounced dead at the scene by a Life Flight doctor after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. 30 and CH 81, according to a Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office news release.

Ham radio operators, volunteer firefighters and law enforcement workers from around the area attend an annual Skywarn training Thursday evening at the Wyandot County Fairgounds dining hall.

An Upper Sandusky man admitted to investigators that he helped produce methamphetamine during a videotaped interview the jury watched during the second day of his trial Wednesday in Wyandot County Common Pleas Court. Benjamin M. Gamble, 26, is charged with a third-degree felony possession of chemicals for the manufacturing of drugs and a first-degree felony complicity to the illegal manufacture of drugs with a juvenile specification.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — With the retirement of Superintendent Eric Hoffman less than five months away, the Riverdale Board of Education selected a familiar face as the district’s next leader. At a special meeting Wednesday afternoon, the board approved a three-year contract for current K-12 Assistant Principal Jeff Young to become Riverdale superintendent, effective Aug. 1. His salary will be $92,500 per year.

CAREY — Carey Public Works Director Brian Spencer has released his 2016 report. Spencer’s report was not included in Carey’s annual report released earlier this year after he suffered a broken ankle late last year. He still is not working while recovering from surgery. Carey Public Works saw the departure of two employees and welcomed new employees Robert Breitagam and Brian Morgan last year, Spencer wrote.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) touted bipartisan legislation that would expand support for veterans’ caregivers during a conference call with Ohio media Wednesday afternoon. The Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act would make resources like child care, financial assistance and legal counseling available to eligible family members or loved ones who care for veterans. The bill also would allow …