WILLIAMSTOWN — Five people were injured, two seriously, in a two-car crash Friday evening on U.S. 30 about two miles east of Williamstown. According to the Findlay Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred in the westbound lanes of U.S. 30 at Hancock County Road 183 at 6:02 p.m.

COLUMBUS — As warmer weather brings more construction activity, there’s a new enforcement process for the requirement to “call 8-1-1 before you dig.” Senate Bill 378 created a new enforcement process that took effect on Jan. 1, 2016.

To the editor: The tragedy that unfolded in San Bernardino, Calif., on Dec. 2 is difficult to comprehend.

While on patrol at 2 a.m., an officer on W. Ohio Street near S. Market Street observed a group of five people who appeared to be under the age of 18.

FOSTORIA — Leslie Jordan and Lisa Shumaker, founders and coordinators of Farm to Family in Marion, are among visionaries being recognized nationally through Farm Credit 100 Fresh Perspectives, a search to identify and honor 100 leaders who are changing rural communities and agriculture for the better.

A state program recently made available to smaller counties in Ohio meant to address blighted properties may not be a good fit locally. Last month, representatives from the Land Bank Western Reserve Land Conservancy explained the benefits of Hardin County establishing a land bank.

If Hardin County is to see a significant economic shift, there needs to be a culture change, said the head of the Chamber and Business Alliance. People living with trash in their yards and sofas on their front porches should find another county to live in, Jon Cross, Alliance president and CEO, told the commissioners Thursday.

Meningitis and shingles are serious health concerns, but can be controlled through immunization, said nurse Mindy Hensel of the Kenton-Hardin Health Department. The vaccines are now offered at the health department.

ADA — Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” from April 7 to 10 at 7:30 p.m. Two matinee performances have been scheduled for April 9 and 10 at 2 p.m.

ADA – The Ohio Northern University Gospel Ensemble, with special guests the Philippian Missionary Baptist Church Choir of Lima and the Toledo Youth Choir, will perform its annual spring concert in the McIntosh Center Ballroom on Sunday, April 3 at 4 p.m.