The bells started ringing over the red kettles as The Salvation Army began its Christmas fund drive this past weekend. Mike McKee, service unit manager of The Salvation Army of Wyandot County, has been busy organizing the drive, which carries its roots back into the late 1800s.

Area residents sing praises during the annual Thanksgiving community worship service sponsored by the Upper Sandusky Ministerial Association on Wednesday evening at Emanuel United Church of Christ, also known locally as the Mudd Church, in rural Upper Sandusky.

Customers traveling to the Upper Sandusky Wendy’s location will notice the business has a slick new look. The remodeling of the Wenco Ashland franchise located on East Wyandot Avenue in the corporation’s image activation design was completed last wee, giving the restaurant a modern look and featuring a signature red blade inside and out.

Members of the Mohawk Junior High School band play seasonal selections in a performance during the annual Mohawk craft show Saturday afternoon. Vendors set up throughout the building to offer handcrafted goods and Christmas gifts, and the Mohawk FFA offered free gift wrapping.

Riverdale Elementary School students take turns spraying Silly String on Jeff Young, K-12 assistant principal and Dr. Julie Spade, elementary principal, on Thursday afternoon. The activity was a reward for the students, who raised a total of $25,223 through the elementary’s annual fundraiser, selling chocolates, gift wrap and magazines.

Tom Murphy of Pine Acres Carriage Services drives a group of people along East Wyandot Avenue on Thursday night as part of the downtown shops’ annual holiday window unveiling event.

Braylynn Lloyd (sitting, top center) gets help making a Christmas card for a soldier serving overseas from Samantha Fogel (standing, left) and Deanna Stuckman (standing, right) during the Red Cross’ Holiday Mail for Heroes event at Beca House Coffee Shop on Thursday night.

The Wyandot County Courthouse soon will receive heat through a new boiler. The county commissioners this week approved the purchase and installation of a new boiler system from Positive Trades Group LLC of Holland at a cost of $92,437.

The Wyandot County Community Garden is gearing up for another year with a goal to raise $400 and a chance to double that with a small grant.

KENTON — The source of Tuesday morning’s fire at the Scioto Village Apartment’s B building may not be known for a few more days. A K-9 officer from the Columbus area trained to sniff out accelerants was brought to the scene of the fire shortly after noon Tuesday, but the results of that search won’t be released until a final report is complete, Kenton Fire Chief Russ Blue said today.