NEW YORK — New York Life, America’s largest mutual life insurer, recently announced that it expects to pay participating policy owners a record dividend payout of $1.77 billion in 2017, an increase of 5.4 percent over what it expects to pay in 2016.

SYCAMORE — The Mohawk Local Schools Board of Education will hold its regular meeting at 7 tonight at the Mohawk Community Center.

Justeen Searfoss shops at Practically Perfect in Upper Sandusky before the start of the Ohio State-Michigan game during Small Business Saturday. An annual tradition, Small Business Saturday encourages shoppers to shop locally, which will keep money in the local economy and support local businesses and communities.

Custom Glass Solutions by Guardian held a hiring event at the Elks Lodge in Upper Sandusky on Friday and Saturday. The company has 330 employees at its Upper Sandusky facility and it is gearing up for a busy 2018.

Upper Sandusky High School’s DECA student marking association is partnering with Richardson’s Flowers & Gifts to offer customers a special “flower card” that can be redeemed for a free floral bouquet each month from January through October 2018.

Randy and Stephanie Jacob, owners of Whole Life Fitness, are giving back this holiday season. Working through the World Gospel Mission’s sponsorship program for southern Honduras, they have constructed an Angel Tree at the front of their business with the goal of sponsoring the education of 10 children in need.

CAREY — Rick Wagner of Wagner Ford in Carey and formerly of Wagner Lincoln Mercury and Wagner Mazda of Fostoria is retiring after 40 years and has sold Wagner Ford in to John Heffernan of Bowling Green Lincoln in Bowling Green.

Financial adviser Tristan Joy held an open house from 4-6 p.m. Nov. 1 for her Edward Jones office at 250 Highland Parkway, Upper Sandusky, along with Gary Ward & Associates, CPA, and Union Home Mortgage.

The Wyandot County Community Foundation held its first Lunch and Learn workshop Thursday at the Upper Sandusky Community Library meeting room. Area nonprofit leaders, administrators, attorneys and accountants were in attendance.

CINCINNATI — Procter & Gamble Co. executive Andrea Zahumensky, an Upper Sandusky native, has been hired as chief marketing officer of U.S. operations for the chicken restaurant chain KFC Corp. Zahumensky, who has worked or P&G for 20 years, has been brand director for North America Baby Care for the Cincinnati-based maker of consumer goods such as Pampers diapers since August of last year.