Winners of the 17th annual Pettisville Pumpkin Festival, Friday, Oct. 1: Judges choice, adult division: Mindy Borer, 1st place; Brenda Lovins, 2nd; Amber Sauder, 3rd. More...

Greg LaBarge, Fulton County agricultural extension agent, said corn yields are varying widely as farmers pick the 2010 harvest. More...

Gina Saff, executive director of the United Way of Fulton County, said the 2010 fund drive campaign is starting on an encouraging note. Donations are “starting pretty well,” she said. More...

Steve Schlosser, acting Stryker police chief, said Thursday, Oct. 7, that Raymount J. Moore, 20, Stryker, was apprehended after a more than five-hour foot pursuit and search of the Stryker area the preceding afternoon.–Posted 10.7, 4:13 pm More...

Sept. 26 9:18 am: Dog at large, 1200 block Stryker St., placed in kennel, notified dog warden. 3:19 pm: Report of reckless operation, 200 block E. Mechanic St., spoke with driver. 5:27 pm: Vandalism to vehicle, 300 block E. Holland St. More...

Susan D. Arndt, Holland Court Apartments, told police her 2005-model vehicle was vandalized while parked at the apartment complex. At 9 pm, Saturday, Sept. 25, the vehicle didn’t have any damage. More...

Archbold has many blessings, and among them is this newspaper, the Archbold Buckeye. Were it not for the Buckeye and the Buckeye website, citizens of the community might not know what’s going on in their own town. More...

Everyone has heard the tale of the Great Chicago Fire of Oct. 8-9, 1871: Mrs. O’Leary’s cow kicked over a lantern, and started a fire that destroyed much of the city. More...

Ten Years Ago Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000 A problem with the production of this year’s batch of flu vaccine has pushed back the Fulton County Health Department’s annual flu shot clinics by at least a month. More...