Archbold Businesses Pass Alcohol Check

None of the Archbold businesses that sell alcoholic beverages sold such drinks to a trained underage informant as part of a countywide compliance check.

The Ohio Investigative Unit, a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, conducted the checks in May.

Of the 30 businesses that sell alcohol, six received citations for selling to an underage person.

Cited: Fayette- Buckboard Bar & Grill, Circle K; Lyons- Main Stop; Wauseon- Kam Wah Restaurant, Shell Gas Station, Wal-Mart.

During the checks, informants attempt to purchase alcohol while an OIU officer waits outside, away from the view of those inside the store.

Stated purpose of the checks is to ensure that local retailers with liquor licenses are requiring proper identification to make sure they are selling alcohol only to 21 and over, in compliance with state law.

Local businesses checked were: Archbold Main Stop, Archbold SuperValu, Circle K, Friendship Food Mart, Ickey's, Nu-Arch Lanes, Pamida.

The compliance checks were conducted in conjunction with the "Parents Who Host, Lose the Most" campaign, through the Partnership for a Drug- Free Fulton County.