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Brett Kolb, Fulton County emergency services director, and Paul MacDonald, former deputy registrar for the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, will take over two vacant offices in the Fulton County Courthouse. The Fulton County Commissioners named Kolb to fill the remainder of Nancy Yackee’s term as Fulton County auditor. More ... These individuals were all first graders at the Franklin Elementary School, commonly known as the Zone School, when the school opened in the fall of 1937. More ... Toby Hines, Archbold, right, representing the Ohio Department of Transportation, accepts the 2009 Booster of the Year award from the Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation District. More ... Archbold Village Council agreed to rebate a $49,700 payment to the ConAgra Foods plant at its Monday, Jan. 4, meeting. The payment is part of a property tax abatement the village negotiated with the company in the early 2000s. Under the agreement, the company agreed to donate $49,700 to the village, in return for savings on the company’s personal property tax. More ... Archbold Village Council opted to spend $59,675.96 to replace its 10-year-old sewer camera at the Monday, Jan. 4, meeting. The camera is mainly used to inspect underground sewer lines, checking for obstructions in the pipes. More ... Fulton County unemployment in November was 13%, up eight-tenths (.8) of a percentage point from the previous month, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services estimated. For October, ODJFS estimated Fulton County unemployment at 12.3%, but then revised it to 12.2%. More ... Voters living in Archbold may be asked to cast ballots in May on a measure that could cut electricity rates by as much as 6%. Dennis Howell, Archbold village administrator, told councilmen during the Monday night, Jan. 4, meeting that voters would have to approve First Energy Services as their energy provider, with the village acting as an “aggregator.” More ... As if further proof was needed as to how bad 2009 was economically, Archbold Village Council learned the municipal income tax was down about 12.4%. At its Monday, Jan. 4, meeting, council learned the income tax generated $3,667,142.37, which was down by $518,954.64 from the 2008 total of $4,186,097.01, a drop of 12.4%. More ... The Archbold Area School Board will hold its organizational meeting, originally set for Monday, Jan. 11, at 4:30 pm today, Wednesday, Jan. 6, at the Archbold High School media center. Immediately following, the board will hold a work session related to the Race to the Top grant program. More ... Ben Brader, AHS 2008, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa. A sophomore business administration major, he is the son of Jonathan and Lorinda Brader, Archbold. Students must earn a minimum 3.5 grade point average to qualify. More ... The Ohio State University Extension office of Fulton County tag-in day for steers is Saturday, June 16, 9 a.m.-12 noon, at the Fulton County Fairgrounds Beef Breeding Building, St. Rt. 108 north of Wauseon. All dairy steers, market steers, and born and raised steers must be ear tagged and retinal scanned to be eligible to be shown at the 2010 Fulton County Fair. More ... The first meeting of the Fulton County Junior Fair Board was Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Elections were held for 2010 officers: Lizzie Hoge, president; Lucas Garrow, vice president; Katie Garrow, secretary; Courtney Sommers, treasurer; Sarah Pratt, news reporter; Jessica Miller and Marissa Zuchowski, recreation coordinators. More ... Even with below-freezing temperatures, water was still flowing through this drainage ditch east of Archbold in this photo taken Sunday, Jan. 3. More ... Temperatures in the high teens and low 20s, along with brisk winds, have recently made for biting cold weather in the village. Occasional dustings of snow have added to the winter landscape. More ... Pool tournament winners on Jan. 4 at Wyse Commons, Fairlawn Haven are, from left: Hank Schweinhagen, first; Chuck Wyse, second; Bob Grieser, third.– courtesy photo More ... Kara Rosene, art teacher at Archbold Elementary School, asked third grade students to write and illustrate something about their Christmas experience on their first day back from vacation, Monday, Jan. 4. Top: Collaborating on a project are, Brendon Johns, left, and T.J. Rice. Bottom left: Jasmine Coleman works on her drawing. More ... |
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Parade of the Little People
