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The Fulton County general fund budget is good newsbad news. The general fund budget, which pays for much of the day-to-day operation of Fulton County, was the topic of much discussion in the past few months. Declining revenue from the ongoing economic downturn caused a drop in the county tax revenue. More ... The Fulton County unemployment rate for October was 12.3%, up from the September figure of 12.1%, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported. It is the second-highest rate in the four-county area for the month. Williams County had the highest unemployment rate, 14.6%. Henry County’s rate was the lowest, 11.8%. More ... Deb Volkman, a Village of Archbold employee for five years, has been transferred from her former position in the income tax department to become an administrative assistant. The change went into effect during the second week of November. More ... With about 10 acres of carrots still in the fields, and all his contracts fulfilled, Tom O’Neill, a Fulton County farmer, had a problem. O’Neill grows carrots for several firms, including Campbell’s Soup in Napoleon. But his customers already had all the carrots they needed. More ... Dennis Howell, Archbold village administrator, said village officials will release details of the proposed new village employee wage ordinance at the Monday, Dec. 7, council meeting. Council held an executive session lasting about 10 minutes during the Monday night, Nov. 16, meeting. Stated reason for the closed-door session was personnel actions. More ... Construction work on the new Pettisville School building is delayed by wet soil conditions, said Steve Switzer, Pettisville Local School District superintendent. Crews are waiting either for the soil to dry, or a hard freeze. More ... Kaitlin Wood, 3, and her mother, Monica Trevino, Bryan, and formerly of Archbold, stay warm as they wait for the Archbold Parade of Lights to begin, Friday evening, Nov. More ... The Pettisville FFA parliamentary procedure team traveled to Archbold High School, Tuesday, Nov. 17, to compete against local teams in the county parliamentary procedure career development event contest. Pettisville received fourth with a silver rating. More ... Austin Horning, 9, left, and cousin Daniel Holsopple, 9, both of Pettisville, bundled up to watch the Archbold Parade of Lights, Friday evening, Nov. 27. Chilly weather and a brisk wind forced many parade-goers to use blankets, winter coats, hats, mittens, and gloves.– photo by Mary Huber More ... Ashley Thompson and her one-year-old son, Grady, watched the Archbold Parade of Lights from their seats along North Defiance St. They are from Morenci, Mich.– photo by Mary Huber More ... The motorized outhouse from Brush Creek Sales & Rental was again a crowd favorite, darting back and forth along the parade route.–photo by David Pugh More ... |
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Parade of the Little People
