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EATON — On Friday, Nov. 24, families welcomed Santa to Eaton with the 34th annual Downtown Eaton Inc. White Christmas Celebration, which included a parade to usher Santa to Preble County Courthouse Plaza on Main Street, songs and music by Hollingsworth-East School second graders and the Eaton High School Band, an official Christmas tree lighting and more.

BROOKVILLE — Members of the park board and other volunteers spent Saturday, Nov. 18, putting up displays for the annual Christmas in the Park drive-thru event.

NEW PARIS — Over 125 college and career options were presented to hundreds of Preble County students during the Friday, Nov. 17, Preble County College and Career Fair, held once again at National Trail Schools.

EATON — On Friday Nov. 17, Home is the Foundation (H.I.T. Foundation) recognized New Paris Mayor Kathy Smallwood for her contributions as a volunteer board member.

EATON — On Wednesday, Dec. 13, the Fraternal Order of Police, Floyd E. Spitler Lodge #158 will be hosting its annual Cops & Kids event.

PREBLE COUNTY — The month of November and Thanksgiving traditionally herald in the season of giving, holiday events and activities across the county and this weekend continues the fun kicked off in New Paris last weekend.

EATON — While one family still has no answers for where their missing relative is, another was provided closure with the revelation that Preble County’s “Penny” Doe, discovered in 1968, was actually Albert Allen Frost of Hamilton who disappeared in the mid-1960s.

PREBLE & MONTGOMERY COUNTIES — The high school girls basketball season tips off this week with a full slate of games on the docket.

EATON — The City of Eaton’s Whispering Christmas Committee is excited to announce its annual holiday light display, Whispering Christmas at Fort St. Clair, is one of several featured on this year’s Ohio Holiday Lights Trail.

NEW PARIS — For nearly seven years, FFA students at National Trail High School have been helping provide hundreds of families in need with the necessities for a meal they can cook over the holiday season. This year students packed these “Bags of Hope” on Tuesday, Nov. 14.