St. Marys K-9 officer Nik retired recently after five years on the job. Patrolman Andy Liming was permitted to buy Nik from the city for $1 and the nine-year-old German Shepherd is happy to be a homedog.

ST. MARYS - After five years on the police force, the department's old dog has retired and is now home with the kids playing like a young pup. City police K-9 Nik, now 9-years-old, put in his last day in mid-January. The dog w . . .