CAREY — The village of Carey is working with the Carey LINK to line its downtown streets with recycling bins. Village council passed the first reading of an ordinance Monday to use money from the recycling fund to buy recycling bins to placed around town.

Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office Wyandot County Sheriff’s detectives executed a search of a vehicle belonging to an inmate of the Seneca County Jail the afternoon of Jan. 12.

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MARION — The Marion Palace Theatre is offering a diverse entertainment schedule this winter. Over Valentine’s weekend, the Palace will present two 1970s bands, Pure Prairie League and Firefall, in one concert.

FINDLAY — Energetic singer, songwriter and guitarist Kristen Merlin, who made it to the final five on the sixth season of NBC’s “The Voice,” will perform from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday in the Alumni Memorial Union as part of the University of Findlay’s Music Bach’s Concert Series.

FINDLAY — “Those Roaring Twenties” is the theme of this year’s concert as the University of Findlay Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble perform pop tunes at 3 p.m. Sunday in Winebrenner Theological Seminary’s TLB Auditorium under the direction of Jack Taylor, professor of music.

TIFFIN — This weekend’s Friday Night Live at the Ritz features musical groups Up in the Air, DFX, Higher Ground, Sketchbook and N’Awlins. The performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday at The National Theatre at The Ritz, 30 S. Washington St., Tiffin.

COLUMBUS (AP) — Republican Gov. John Kasich repeated his belief in the importance of the free press Wednesday as tensions between the media and the administration of President Donald Trump remain high. The former congressman and 2016 presidential contender declined to directly take on Trump, who he refused to endorse, campaign with or vote for last year, while speaking to …

A Marion woman was drunken driving when she crashed her SUV into an Upper Sandusky home Wednesday afternoon and fled the scene, police said. Tonya M. Boltz’s blood alcohol level was .205 percent, more than twice the .08 legal limit to drive in Ohio, when she drove her Jeep into the house at 436 S. Fifth St., causing minor damage, Upper Sandusky Police Chief David Olds said.

Old Man Winter blanketed Wyandot County with between 2 and 4 inches of snow Wednesday, and icy road conditions wreaked havoc on at least two motorists. A woman was taken to the hospital after a car slid off Ohio 53 just north of Upper Sandusky in the afternoon.