HARPSTER — Harpster Mayor Jim Robertson on Tuesday swore in a new council member to take the place of Brigitte Tharp, who resigned recently to move to Indiana. Harold Newman joined council and his term will continue until Dec. 31, 2017.

SYCAMORE — Sycamore Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a portal agreement with Regional Income Tax Authority for the next year for income tax services in the village, as well as authorizing two village employees to have access to a new computer that will hold all village tax information.

WHARTON — The Wharton community park fundraiser will take place from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday. Kimmel’s Mountain Man Meats will offer meals for dine-in or carryout for $8 per person.

MARSEILLES — Wyandot County Department of Health Environmental Health Director Jeff Ritchey made contact with a property owner at a vacant residence about an overflowing trash bin in the village of Marseilles, according to minutes from Tuesday’s council meeting.

BELLEFONTAINE (AP) — An Ohio judge has denied early release to a 77-year-old woman sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting she caused her 100-year-old mother’s death by severe neglect.

Starting July 1, dairy farmers were able to enroll in the Margin Protection Program for coverage in 2016. The voluntary program, established by the 2014 farm bill, provides financial assistance to participating dairy operations when the margin — the difference between the price of milk and feed costs — falls below the coverage level selected by the farmer.

FINDLAY — Anglers interested in learning the art of fly fishing and practicing their skills on a half-mile section of Cold Creek at the Castalia State Fish Hatchery in Erie County are encouraged to enter a lottery for beginning fly-fishing clinics, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences will offer a tree diagnostic workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Mansfield campus, located at 1260 University Drive.

Amber D. Chapman, Upper Sandusky, was cited for driving under suspension and a stop sign violation the evening of May 21 after a traffic stop on Ohio 53. Michel T. Estes, Marion, was arrested on a warrant from the Upper Sandusky Municipal Court the night of May 24 on an original charge of driving under suspension.

East Wyandot Avenue between Wilson’s Grocery and Pilot Travel Center was closed for several hours Monday for grinding of a rough portion of road at the intersection of Malabar Drive. Upper Sandusky streets supervisor Allen Boes said the road will be closed again Wednesday morning, weather permitting, for paving.