January 27, 2010 RSS feed / News

Park Board Eyes Shade Structures

The Archbold Park Board looked at structures that will provide shade for people viewing baseball games at Memorial Park at the Wednesday, Jan. 13 meeting. More...

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School Board Okays Wind Consultant Deal

The Archbold Area School Board voted to pay Aaron Godwin of The Renaissance Group up to $80,000 for consulting services in connection with the ongoing study of wind energy at its Monday, Jan. 11 board meeting.–Posted 1.27, 3:30 p.m. More...

Council Puts Discount Power Plan On Ballot

Archbold Village Council voted Monday, Jan. 18, to put the question of electricity aggregation on the May 4 Spring Primary election ballot. More...

Bentz Asks Why Park Board Must Pay For Festival Electricity

Vaughn Bentz, councilman, questioned why Archbold Park Board gets stuck with the electric bill for the annual Festival of Lights during the Monday, Jan. 18 council meeting. Powering the festival costs about $10,000 per year. More...

Local School Boards Hold Special Meetings

The Archbold Area School Board held a special meeting Thursday, Jan. 21. More...

Matthews Graduates From Basic Training

Gregory T. Matthews, Air National Guard Airman 1st Class, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The son of Marcia Matthews, Archbold, he is a 2009 Archbold High School graduate. More...

Water Plant Problem Only Second In 50 Years

Dennis Howell, Archbold village administrator and former Archbold water treatment plant superintendent, said a recent violation of a water quality standard at the plant was only the second in about 50 years. More...

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Library Board Expects Another Funding Cut

The Archbold Community Library Board ended 2009 with $34,094.73 to carry into 2010, which, with an additional $18,000 in state funding, should be enough.–Posted 1.27, 3:35 p.m. More...

Michael Ruth On Study- Service Term To Cambodia

Michael Ruth, son of Daniel and Karen, Archbold, is participating in the second Goshen (Ind.) College Study- Service Term (SST) unit to Cambodia this spring. The group includes 19 students. More...

New Emergency Management Director Chosen

The Fulton County Commissioners named Justin Thompson as director of emergency management, Thursday, Jan. 21. He replaces Brett Kolb, who was appointed Fulton County auditor, upon the retirement of Nancy Yackee. More...

Honor Students

Morgan Lantz, PHS ‘08, and Alex Nafziger, PHS ‘07, were named to the dean’s list at Huntington (Ind.) University for the fall 2009 term. Lantz is the daughter of Tim and Theresa, Archbold. More...