Training was completed on Dec. 16 and 17 for the Upper Sandusky Fire Department’s Pierce 100-foot SkyArm Arrow XT ladder truck. All that remains is for some fittings to arrive, which have already been ordered.

The move-in process has begun at the new Wyandot County Garage, which is located behind the old county garage on North Warpole Street in Upper Sandusky. The new facility, which was built by Clouse Construction, is approximately 30,000 square feet and encompasses the Wyandot County Engineer’s office plus the garage.

Keith Koehler, of Upper Sandusky, is retiring Thursday as the clinical engineer at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. Koehler has worked at the hospital since 1984.

John Ammendola, president and CEO of Grange Insurance, Columbus, recently visited the Reid Insurance Agency of Upper Sandusky. He spoke with Dan Reid, the agency principal of Reid Insurance, and Fred Reid, founder of the agency and former chairman, president and CEO, regarding industry issues, product improvements and agency opportunities.

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 — 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.

Producers that have a farm loan with the FSA are reminded they must provide data for their Year-End Analysis (YEA) to their loan officer each year. Borrowers are urged to provide this information timely so that their files can be maintained.

WASHINGTON — Through the work of dedicated staff in over 2,100 county and state offices, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency provides vital farm safety-net assistance to agricultural producers across America.

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.