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Yoder Presents Council With Healthy Ohio Plaque
      Mari Yoder, Archbold Area Chamber of Commerce administrator, presented a plaque to Archbold Village Council members honoring the village being named a Healthy Ohio Healthy Community award. Speaking to council at the Monday night, Oct. 15, meeting, Yoder said the award is part of a new program sta...
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Land South Of Archbold Sold At Public Auction
      Two parcels of land, located on Henry Co. Rd. V, south and east of Archbold sold at auction Saturday, Oct. 13. Another parcel of 12 acres with a log cabin homestead and pond did not sell. The home and land were the property of Matt and Patricia Stringer.
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Council Accepts Bid On Sidewalk, Starts Second Sidewalk Plan
      Archbold Village Council agreed to do one sidewalk project and approved starting a second at the Monday night, Oct. 15 Archbold Village Council meeting. Dennis Howell, Archbold Village administrator, said the bulk of the work will be along Walnut and East Holland streets. There will also be repai...
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United Way At $44,000
      Fulton County United Way is just a few weeks into its tenth campaign. Gina Saaf, UW executive director, reported the campaign stood at $44,000 as of Monday afternoon. The 2007 campaign goal is the same as last year, $340,000.
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Library Board Conducts Closed Meeting To Review Clerk/Treasurer Candidates
      With all members present at its Monday evening meeting, Oct. 15, the Archbold Library Board considered applications for a library clerk-treasurer position. Jed Grisez, board president, said the board received "a number of applications" for the position.
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Absentee Ballots Ready For Fall General Election
      Absentee ballots for the fall General Election, Tuesday, Nov. 6, and the special Fifth District United States House of Representatives election, Tuesday, Dec. 11, are now available from county election board offices. Candidates from both the Democrat and Republican parties seeking Fifth District ...
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NSCC Professional Staff Gets 10.85% Over Four Years
      Teachers and other professional staff members represented by the Northwest State Community College Education Association will get base-pay raises totaling 10.85% over four years, plus a one-time cash payment of $1,250 in their new contract, signed Tuesday, Oct. 16.
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Tree Board Meeting Is Set For Thursday
      Members of the Archbold Street Tree Committee, also known as the Tree Board, meet tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 18, to discuss this year's fall planting schedule. Dennis Howell, Archbold village administrator, said the village will replant 22 trees that died during the summer.
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Lincoln Street Work Could Be Done Soon
      The North Lincoln Street- East Williams Street reconstruction project, already more than a month behind schedule, could be done soon. Bob Seaman, Archbold village engineer, said Monday, Oct. 15 that workers from Brooks Contracting, Perrysburg, laid the first two of three layers, or courses, of as...
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She's In The Band
      Laura Nofziger plays the mellophone during a recent AHS football game.- photo by Scott Schultz
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The Archbold Band Takes The Field
      The 2007 Archbold High School Marching Band stands in formation as it performs during halftime of the Archbold-Patrick Henry varsity football game, Friday, Oct. 12. The musicians performed several numbers for the appreciative crowd before the game and between the first and second halves.
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Go Blue Streaks!
      Showing their spirit for the big battle between Archbold and Patrick Henry are, front row from left: Jenell Yaichner, Amanda Graber. Back row: Anne Grisez, Dani Dailey, Kara Goldsmith, Kayla Short, Audri Rodriguez.
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Council Talks Finances; Paramedic Fund Near Half-Million Dollars
      M K The Village of Archbold has a general fund balance of $993,000, but the bulk of that money is restricted to the Archbold paramedic program. Dennis Howell, Archbold village administrator, asked Joan Lovejoy, village finance director, about the general fund balance, which she said is about $99...
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Lawmakers Discuss New Electric Rate Cap
by David Pugh Buckeye Staff Writer
      The Ohio legislature is considering a "re-regulation" of the electric utility industry to head off a sharp increase in electric bills many are predicting for 2009. The issue dates back to the late 1980s, when Ohio, like many other states, started down the path of electricity deregulation.
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