October 29, 2008 RSS feed / News

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Butchering Day

At right, Ben Olmstead, 9, Wauseon, closest to the camera, and Trevor Short, 9, Archbold, watch as Mike Stuckey and Lowell Beck carve pork during Butchering Day at Sauder Village Saturday, Oct. 25. More...

Local Burger King Closes

The Archbold Burger King restaurant closed permanently Wednesday, Oct. 22. Dennis Howell, Archbold village administrator, said he spoke to a representative of the fast food franchise owner, who said the operation was no longer profitable. More...

Uncontested Candidates On Election Day Ballot

Several candidates for public office in Fulton and Henry counties are running unopposed in the Tuesday, Nov. 4, general election. More...

FFA News

Many CDEs (career development events) have taken place at Pettisville High School this fall. The Pettisville FFA has participated in urban and ag soils, agronomy, dairy products, and dairy cattle judging CDEs. More...

Hunting Education Course Nov. 8

A hunter education home study course is Saturday, Nov. 8, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Robert Fulton Agriculture Service Center, St. Rt. 108 north of Wauseon, next to the Fulton County Fairgrounds. Home-study guides may be downloaded at www.dnr.state. More...

NSCC Fastest-Growing Two-Year College In Ohio

Based on enrollment numbers submitted to the Ohio Board of Regents, Northwest State Community College is the fastest growing community college in Ohio. More...

Voters To Decide Five Statewide Questions

Voters across Ohio will decide five statewide ballot issues when they go to the polls, Tuesday, Nov. 4. The five issues deal with everything from the construction of a casino in Clinton County to private property rights. More...

Pettisville School Levy Is Biggest Local Issue

A $4.83 million, 28-year bond issue requested by the Pettisville Local School District Board of Education is the biggest money issue on the ballot in Fulton County. More...

United Way Needs Help

The Fulton County 2008 United Way campaign continued to accept donations and pledges yesterday, Tuesday, Oct. 28. Gina Saaf, UW executive director, said the campaign is about where it was one year ago. "Live United" is the 2008 UW slogan. More...

Archbold Schools Out Of Money By 2013

The Archbold Area School District is going to have to look to its taxpayers by 2011, and possibly as early as 2010, for more money, David Deskins, district superintendent, said last week. More...

CCNO Okays $16.5 Million Budget, Reduces Electronic Monitoring

The Corrections Commission of Northwest Ohio approved a 1.6% increase in the 2009 operating budget for the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. The commission approved the budget at its Wednesday, Oct. 22, meeting. More...

School Board Okays Supplemental Contracts

The Archbold Area School Board approved several personnel actions, including supplemental contracts, during the Monday night, Oct. 20, meeting. More...

Pumpkin Path A Success

Despite chilly weather, dozens of youngsters and their parents and grandparents came out for Archbold's Pumpkin Path, Saturday evening, Oct. 25, in Ruihley Park. More...