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Lynn Aschliman Named Citizen Of The Year '07
by David Pugh Buckeye Staff Writer
      Lynn Aschliman is the kind of man who would run into a burning building to save a pickpocket, then thank the thief for hanging onto his billfold. Now this native son, who has been a business and community leader, is Archbold's 2007 Citizen of the Year.
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Pigs Part Of Ag Fest
      Pettisville Elementary School fourth graders, top, look over a group of piglets during the Fulton County Fourth Grade Ag Fest, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 25-26, at the Fulton County Fairgrounds.
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Lawrence Lane Won't Connect To Lafayette Street: Council
      Archbold Village Council opted to go with a scaled-down street project that won't see Lawrence Lane extended to connect with Lafayette Street at the Monday night, Oct. 1 meeting. In a post-meeting interview, Jim Wyse, Archbold mayor, said the village could not come to agreements with the two deve...
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West Nile Virus Is Possible Cause Of Hancock County Man's Death
No Evidence Of Virus In County, But It's Probably Here
      Ohio may have had its first West Nile Virus-related death of 2007. Press reports say a 73-yearold Hancock County man died Sept. 28, but Tom Davis, a compliance officer with the Hancock County Health Department, said Monday, Oct. 1 that the determination of whether or not the man died of West Nile...
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Swedes Don't Wear Tennis Shoes, AHS Music Teacher Reports
      How do you tell Americans from Swedes in Sweden? Look for the athletic shoes. "Swedes don't wear tennis shoes," said Kent Vandock, Archbold High School choral music director. "All the streets are cobblestone, so they wear a flexible shoe," but it's not what we're use to in the U.S. he said.
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