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Grand, Reserve Champion Titles Go To Archbold, Pettisville Kids
      Several youth from the Archbold and Pettisville areas earned awards in the Fulton County Junior Fair Competition. Lucas Nofziger, son of Greg and Jodi, Pettisville, showed the grand champion steer, and the grand champion born-andraised steer. He was also the winner of the beef steer showmanship c...
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Fulton County Fair Fun FOR EVERYONE!
      Hannah Beck, Pettisville, was chosen as the 2007 Fulton County Junior Fair queen, an honor she said she was not expecting.
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Gendron To Close Archbold Factory
by David Pugh Buckeye Staff Writer
      Gendron, Inc., an Archbold manufacturer since 1959, will close the doors of its East Lugbill Road plant by the end of the year. Steven Cotter, president and owner of the company which manufactures wheelchairs, wheeled stretches, and other medical equipment, said the Archbold plant fell victim to ...
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Fair Sets Three New Attendance Records
      The Fulton County Fair set new attendance records on three out of its first four days, according to the fair board. Records were set on Friday, Aug. 31, Saturday, Sept. 1, and Monday, Sept. 3. Total attendance for the first four days cracked the 200,000 mark, when 201,313 passed through the turns...
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Ridgeville Park Board Holds First Function
      The Ridgeville Township Park Board will hold its first event, an ice cream party fundraiser, at the proposed park site Sunday, Oct. 14. Jayma Gobrogge, park board member, said details for the program haven't been worked out, but a local woman won a party from an ice cream manufacturer, so that wi...
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This semi-tractor trailer truck got stuck on the bell-shaped bollard at the northwest corner of the North Defiance Street-Stryker Street intersection about 3:15 pm, Saturday, Sept. 1. The truck driver, Scott V. Oakley, of Oakland, Md. More...
Aug. 26 2:01 am: Loud noises, Jane Ct., six to eight people outside, advised subjects to keep it down. 7:15 pm: 911 hang-up call, 200 block La Choy Dr., child playing with cell phone, advised parents. Aug. 27 7:06 am: Citations to Casey L. Jaggers, 23, Montpelier, expired license plate and d... More...
Application forms for the 2007 Archbold Citizen of the Year are available. Persons interested in nominating someone for the honor can secure an application online at www.archbold.com. Applications also are available at Archbold Area Chamber of Commerce office, Archbold Municipal Building, 300 N. ... More...
Mindi Shirkey and Brent Roughton, Archbold, announce their engagement. The bride elect is the daughter of Richard and Lesley Shirkey, Bryan, and Sandy Ray, Archbold. She is a 2003 graduate of Archbold High School and a 2005 graduate of Northwest State Community College with an associate degree in... More...
The Archbold girls soccer team won three games and tied one in its first two weeks of action. The Streaks started the season Tuesday, Aug. 21, hosting Springfield. The first game was not an easy one, but Archbold came out on top 5-4. More...
Six years ago Tuesday, the world as we knew it changed. On Sept. 11, 2001- known simply as 9-11- more than 2,900 persons lost their lives after terrorists flew airliners into the World Trade Center buildings in New York City, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania. More...
Evangelical Mennonite Sunday morning: Bev Nelson, praiselude; "Visual Track I Am," offertory; message, "Weeds and Seeds: The Delicate Coexistence," Brad Bame, pastor. Second service: Praiselude and worship through singing led by the worship team; offertory and message same as the first service. More...

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