A caller’s tip led Upper Sandusky police to the doorstep of an alleged marijuana growing operation on South Fourth Street on Wednesday. According to officers’ reports, approximately 30 plants and paraphernalia were seized from a residence at 201 S. Fourth St. as a result of a tip received during the mid-morning hours.

Simple Gifts Dance Studio is adding Draw With Me Art Classes by Bob Nichols inside its new studio space beginning Oct. 5. An open house and registration for the classed are set for 5-7 p.m. today at Simple Gifts, which is located at 100 S. Warpole St.

CAREY — The Carey Area Chamber of Commerce will host its first bosses’ breakfast Oct. 15 at Greenbriar Florist and Catering, 150 W. North St. A breakfast buffet will begin at 7:30 a.m., with a presentation by Nancy Proctor of the Blanchard Valley Health System at 8 a.m.

A Sycamore man reported a trailer was taken from the 4000 block of CH 134 on Aug. 26. Derrick Martre, Lima, was cited for driving under suspension Aug. 27 after a traffic stop on Ohio 67 near CH 44.

SYCAMORE — The Mohawk Local School District welcomed nine new staff members to its roster this year. Included among them are Gina Wertz, Brenda Kane, Emily Homan, Kelly Winters, Nancy Lillo, Brooke Bowlin, Tami Wallace, Kymberlee Wood and John Searfoss.

CAREY — Friar Bryan Hajovsky has joined the staff at Our Lady of Consolation with a full academic load that he is looking forward to. In addition to being a homeroom teacher, he will teach Spanish I for high school credit, eighth-grade accelerated math (algebra), social studies (American history) and religion.

A suspicious person was reported hiding along the bike trail leading back to the reservation on Aug. 18. The subject stated he had walked into town for a doctor’s appointment and was killing time before the appointment.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — With the help of donations, Riverdale is looking to upgrade its auditorium. Superintendent Eric Hoffman reported to the board at its regular meeting on Monday that the Riverdale Education Foundation’s next project, thanks to donations as well as the school’s recycling fund, will be to improve the auditorium.

A resident of the 100 block of Reservoir Road reported loud music from a neighboring residence the night of Aug. 27.

NEW BEDFORD, Ohio (AP) — A box turtle believed to be more than 100 years old was found alive in a cornfield on an Ohio farm. The average lifespan of a box turtle is 50 years, but some of them live for more than 100 years. Abe Yoder told The Times-Reporter of New Philadelphia (http://bit.ly/1iJquDX) that his son, John Yoder, …