A deputy assisted a distressed driver on U.S. 23 near CH 47, Salem Township, the morning of Oct. 1. Chris McCarthy, Upper Sandusky, was arrested the morning of Oct. 1 for violating a civil protection order.

The Wyandot County Board of Commissioners recently received a year-end financial update from Wyandot County Auditor Bill Kitzler. Kitzler advised the board that he projects a carryover in the county’s general fund of $2,375,032.60 into 2017.

A change is coming in 2017 that will affect how livestock owners feed and medicate their animals. The Food and Drug Administration recently amended the distribution and use of veterinary feed directive drugs and animal feeds containing VFD drugs in livestock considered food-producing species.

Beginning Tuesday, a crew will begin work at the intersection of Seventh and Walker streets as the sewer separation project continues in Upper Sandusky. The crew in that area will tie into the new sanitary sewer line at Seventh and Walker streets and begin to move east toward the alley that runs behind the Upper Sandusky Municipal Building, installing new sanitary mains.

The new executive director of the Wyandot County Council on Aging is getting comfortable in her role as she aims to spread joy among her staff and residents ages 60 and older served by the COA. Sherri Wagner became executive director of the Wyandot County Council on Aging on Nov. 1, replacing former director Ryan Payton, who accepted a position at Angeline School and Industries.

On the upcoming New Year’s weekend, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles will release a new automated title processing system to the county clerks of courts in the state of Ohio. In preparation for the upgrade, the current system will be unavailable to title offices Friday and Saturday.

SYCAMORE — Sycamore Village Council on Tuesday approved a 20-percent increase for three fire contracts that are expected to raise approximately $3,500 more in revenue for the Sycamore Volunteer Fire Department. New Fire Chief Rod Clinger said he originally planned for an increase of 10 percent each for fire contracts for Sycamore and Eden townships in Wyandot County and Texas Township in Crawford County, but that increase only was expected to increase revenue about $1,776 in 2017.

The Daily Chief-Union office will be closed Monday and no newspaper will be printed that day in observance of the New Years holiday. The deadline for advertisements for Tuesday’s edition is noon Friday.

The Upper Sandusky FFA recently hosted its greenhand banquet with 27 members receiving their FFA greenhand degrees. To receive the degree, members must have passed an FFA knowledge test, presented the five paragraphs of the FFA creed and have a planned supervised agriculture experience.

COLUMBUS — Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Agricultural Professionals will host its annual winter leadership experience Feb. 3-4 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Columbus. The event includes 20 workshops covering a wide range of food and farming topics.