Nevaeh Bentley Barclay was the first baby born at Wyandot Memorial Hospital in 2016. She arrived at 11:27 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, weighing 6 pounds, 10 ounces and measuring 19.25 inches long.

Upper Sandusky High School assistant principal Tony Fenstermaker prepares to spend Thursday night in a tent in the courtyard at the school after USHS students and staff met his challenge to raise a minimum of $800 for Open Door Resource Center and intramural activities.

There was applause from the gallery shortly after 9:30 p.m. Thursday night after the first of two jury verdicts was read and Scott E. “Butch” Thiel heard the words “not guilty” uttered on the first count of felonious assault against the Kirby man.

Clear nighttime skies have led to excellent stargazing opportunities in the early morning this week as the waning crescent moon, Saturn, Venus and Antares all were visible at various times before sunrise.

The Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office can close the books on 54 separate drug-related cases following a court-approved evidence burn Monday afternoon at a lieutenant’s residence in rural Upper Sandusky.

Award-winning Columbus chef Tom Smith has brought his mission of farm-to-table fresh ingredients to Upper Sandusky with the new pizzeria Don Tomasso’s. Located at 1167 E. Wyandot Ave., the new pizza restaurant combines Smith’s love of everything farm-fresh with a family-owned small business.

Tickets now are on sale for the 17th annual Wyandot Memorial Hospital comedy night on Jan. 23. The First Citizens National Bank is sponsoring the event again this year. The local bank has sponsored comedy night each of the past 17 years, according to a press release from WMH.

The mayor of Upper Sandusky and three council members each took oaths of office for another four-year term Saturday during the re-organizational meeting of city council.

The Koda Bear Foundation hosted a New Year’s Eve red carpet event Thursday night to ring in the new year, with (from left) Scott and Melissa Johnson, Kohl Johnson, Alex McCartney and Tina and Keith Wentling among those who had their photos taken before dinner and a night of comedy.

Daily Chief-Union sports editor Lonnie McMillan reviewed the stories found in the pages of The DC-U during 2015 and selected a list of 22 stories, which then went through a staff vote. It has been an eventful year in Wyandot County. The following list made the top 10 stories affecting the lives of Wyandot County residents in 2015. Two stories were chosen for honorable mention.