Upper Sandusky Police Officer Andrew Silcox and K-9 Hunter assist a boy shopping for a CD of his favorite band during the annual Shop With a Cop at the Upper Sandusky Wal-Mart on Wednesday evening.

Lauren Twiney, 6, carefully ices a cookie in the shape of a candy cane.

SYCAMORE — Nearly 25 people filled the Sycamore Village Council room Tuesday evening to witness the swearing in of a new fire chief. Rod Clinger was sworn in as chief and spent little time soaking in the promotion before getting to work and speaking with council on the happenings of the department.

SYCAMORE — The Wyandot County mayor’s breakfast held its 12th session since its inception and gave local officials the opportunity to share the happenings of their municipalities with other county officials Tuesday morning.

Members of Apostolic Gospel Church braved a wintry mix Sunday night in presenting the first live nativity scene outside the front doors of the church at 221 N. Fifth St., Upper Sandusky.

A new cardiac rehabilitation telemetry monitoring system is needed for the Wellness Center at Wyandot Memorial Hospital, and it is the priority project for the Wyandot Memorial Hospital Foundation’s annual campaign.

Even when they are gone, parents never stop being parents, and somehow find ways to remind their children of it. For a local brother and sister pair, Christmas came a few weeks early when they received a gift from their parents — 75 years after the gift was bought.

SYCAMORE — After more than four decades of weekly bingo nights sponsored by Sycamore Volunteer Fire and Rescue, the officer team stood before a crowd of 98 people Friday night to announce the end of a legacy.