The Upper Sandusky Police Department’s K-9 D’jeki poses with a new Ford Explorer Police Interceptor, which arrived at the police station Friday. Many departments around the state are switching to SUVs, which have significantly more room on the interior for all the extra equipment officers need for the job.

Fourth- and fifth-graders from South Elementary race to the finish line after completing their portion of the walk-a-thon fundraiser Friday. The walk-a-thon raised $3,100, which put the South School Parent Team over its yearly $33,620 fundraising goal for handicap-accessible playground equipment.

Upper Sandusky area residents Joe Billock, John Walker, Dan Schryer and Ron Boose were volunteers Friday during a magical act performance by Stacy Alan (center) and her husband Jason Alan as part of “It’s a Magical Day” at Trinity Evangelical United Methodist Church. Brittany Amos (back) also was a temporary assistant for a pair of tricks.

Christine Kallevig (right) shared her unique “Storigami” storytelling style mixing stories with origami paper folding at the Upper Sandusky Community Library on Thursday.

Adults at Senior Connection in Upper Sandusky received lunch entertainment Thursday from Cosmic Beat, a drum group composed of children in fourth and fifth grades at Elgin Elementary in Marion County.

A little bit of Broadway came to the Star Players’ upcoming production of “The Marvelous Wonderettes” that opens tonight. David Romich, head sound engineer on the Broadway tour of “Wicked,” was in town two different Mondays helping his former teacher, Jan Stoneburner, with the technical portion of the show.

TIFFIN — The Ritz Players’ “[title of show]” will take The National Theatre stage at The Ritz, 30 S. Washington St., Tiffin, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and May 19 and at 2 p.m. May 20. Directed by Charles Groth, of Bloomvile, cast members are Daniel Bradshaw, of Marion, as Jeff; Hannah Mathias, of Tiffin, as Heidi; Wes Vollmar, of Findlay, as Hunter; Amanda Zucker, of Marion, as Susan; and Jim Besch, of Marion, as Larry.

CAREY — Art Connections was voted the overall Ohio Department of Transportation choice award winner out of eight counties at this year’s Paint the Plow contest. Employees at ODOT District 1 voted for the best plow design at the district’s “roadeo” event May 2.

SYCAMORE — A Sycamore woman retired from the First National Bank of Sycamore Saturday after working for 40 years. Kathy Keller worked in the bookkeeping and IT department at the bank for 24 years before working in the loan department for the past 16 years.

Whole Life Fitness in Upper Sandusky will celebrate its one-year anniversary with an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at its location on 228 S. Eighth St. A cookout and free lunch featuring healthy alternatives will be provided.