DOLA — Four of Riverdale’s eight losses on the season have been by less than 10 points. So in the Falcons’ boys basketball contest against Hardin Northern on Wednesday, a 16-point halftime lead gave them the opportunity to finally put their foot down and get their first win.

CAREY — With his team trailing Carey by 11 points in the second quarter, Buckeye Central girls basketball coach Greg Moore knew exactly what adjustments to make. Moore switched the Bucks’ defense from a 1-3-1 zone to a man to man with a press and used pick and rolls and screens on offense to enable leading scorers Jenna Karl and Courtney Pifher to get more open looks.

For the 19th year in a row, The First Citizens National Bank is presenting Wyandot Memorial Hospital’s Comedy Night to help with priority patient-related projects at WMH.

SYCAMORE — Sycamore Village Council bid farewell to two of its longest-serving members at Tuesday’s regular meeting. Ralph Decker and Dawn Needles have both served on the council for 20 years and are retiring. At the end of Tuesday’s meeting, Sycamore Mayor Vicki Weininger acknowledged both council members.

While most Wyandot County residents were spending the weekend with their families to celebrate Christmas, some were making sacrifices to keep the roads safe. The National Weather Service says over 3 inches of snow fell over the weekend and there were wind gusts of up to 36 mph on Christmas Day, which quickly could have caused drifting on the roads if not for the response of the county and township snowplow crews.

An Upper Sandusky alumnus is retiring from the U.S. Army after 20 years of service. Lane Cole graduated from USHS in 1989 and is a son of Link and Linda Cole.

The Harrison Smith Park pond bridge is lit up as Santa’s Stable for Upper’s Winter Fantasy of Lights. While Christmas is over, the lights display continues through Saturday.

ATTICA — It’s something the Upper Sandusky boys basketball team does nearly every game, and during the Rams’ 74-50 victory over Seneca East on Saturday, it swung momentum in their favor and put them ahead for good. With the Rams trailing by five points with seven minutes remaining in the second quarter, Mason Vent buried a 3-pointer from the right wing.

BUCYRUS — It looked like another slow start may doom Riverdale’s girls basketball team. Then it didn’t and then it did again, but it in the end, the Falcons topped Bucyrus, 54-49, in a nonconference game of huge momentum shifts.

Something special is happening in Upper Sandusky’s Stepping Stones Park this holiday season. A small pine tree was chosen as a community tree for Christmas decorating less than two weeks ago on Dec. 11. It’s being called “The Upper Tree.”