FINDLAY — Neos Dance Theatre will present “A 1940s Nutcracker” on Sunday, Dec. 3 at the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts in Findlay. There will be shows at 2 and 7 p.m. By blending classic elements of The Nutcracker story with Hancock County history, the ballet offers a tale of Christmas Eve magic that heralds the holidays.

UPPER SANDUSKY — “Jazz in the Fall” choral concert at Upper Sandusky High School is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18. The jazz choir Upper Class will be performing along with guest groups, Hardin Northern’s Awakened Commotion and Tiffin University’s Up in the Air.

Kathy Cain, the fiscal officer for the village of Patterson, was surprised Tuesday when a representative of the Auditor of State came to her office in Forest and presented her with a framed certificate officially proclaiming Patterson to be out of fiscal emergency.

Kenton High School will stage the musical, “Little Women” this weekend at the Kenton Middle School auditorium. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

DOLA — The members of the Hardin Northern Board of Education want time to study the proposed bleachers for their new softball and baseball fields. The board approved the purchase of a public address system for each of the ball fields at its meeting Wednesday night.

FOREST — The Forest CIC paid tribute to the oldest continually operating business in its community at its meeting on Wednesday. For 70 years, the McBride Furniture Village has been an anchor to the Forest community, said CIC president Jeff Knedler.

Deb Hord, an associate with Shoe Sensation in Kenton, conducts a job interview of Robert Spangler on Wednesday afternoon at the Mini Hiring Blitz/Job Fair held at OhioMeansJobs Hardin County.

THURSDAY, NOV. 16 Ridgemont Board of Education – 5 p.m., conference room Ada Board of Education – 6 p.m., board of education office

There will be a Kenton Board of Zoning Appeals meeting at 1 p.m. Friday in the municipal building to review a sign permit for the new Dollar Tree store and a sign permit for Century 21.

Suspicious males were reported in the 500 block of S. Main Street. A report was received of juveniles possibly getting ready to fight in the area of E. Franklin and S. Cherry streets.