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The number of students attending Pettisville Local Schools is down 8.7%, to 503 students, for the 2010-11 school year. That’s a drop of 48 compared to 2009-10, when 551 youngsters were Blackbirds. More ... Four Fulton County men, including James (Jim) Rufenacht, have been named to the Fulton County Agriculture Hall of Fame for 2010. Rufenacht, of German Township, raises livestock and grows grain in a family partnership. He also is a co-owner of Pettisville Grain Co. More ... The emergency room at Archbold Hospital is tentatively set to close Friday, Sept. 10, at 8 am. The hospital will stop accepting patients to stay at the hospital for more than 23 hours at 8 am, Tuesday, Sept. 7. The inpatient nursing units will be closed when the last inpatient is discharged. More ... Five-year-old Bobby Fuchs, Sylvania, winds up to take a swing at a pitch that might be a little high. More ... After Henry and Lucas counties reported cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, the Fulton County Health Department is taking steps to prevent the illness from spreading in the county, said Cindy Rose, FCHD director of nursing, last week. More ... Lana (Nofziger) Johnson and her husband, Spencer, recently opened Back & Body Chiropractic, 301B Stryker Street, Archbold, in the lower level of the Lee A. Short architecture building. Both are graduates of Northwestern College of Chiropractic, Minneapolis, Minn. After two years of practicing there, they moved to Lana’s hometown of Archbold. More ... The West Nile virus and a cousin, the LaCrosse encephalitis virus, are still around, said Mike Oricko, Fulton County Health Commissioner. Since both are passed to humans by mosquito bites, Oricko said the best defense is to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. More ... Workers from Heer Excavating, rural Archbold, are removing old underground tile from the South Street area in preparation for rebuilding of the street. Bob Seaman, Archbold village engineer said Monday the work should be completed this week. Once that portion of the project is done, workers will begin excavating the street for the new roadbed. More ... Just when fairgoers thought the Fulton County Fair couldn’t get any bigger or better– last year’s attendance was a whopping 262,072– the 2010 edition of this Fulton County institution promises to be the biggest and best of them all! More ... Each year, one event at the Fulton County Fair proves that, in America, it doesn’t matter who your parents were: with hard work, a willingness to obey the rules, and enough Alpo, you can succeed. More ... Ladies (and gentlemen) are invited to attend Women’s Day at the Fulton County Fair at the Veteran’s Pavilion on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1 p.m. More ... The Fulton County Fair has arrived! The Ohio State University Extension and Be Healthy Now: Fulton County invites you to take a “Walk at the Fair.” More ... Although America’s real estate market has cooled considerably in the past few years, there’s land in this neck of the woods that couldn’t be hotter right now: the 600 camping spaces at the Fulton County Fair. More ... The Fulton County Fair features something for everyone, from 4-H projects to food, rides to arts and crafts, merchants booths to entertainment. More ... Best known for his song “While I’m Waiting” from the movie “Fireproof,” John Waller will perform a free concert, Sunday, Sept. 5, 5 p.m., in the Gospel Music Tent at the Fulton County Fair. More ... |
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Parade of the Little People
