March 23, 2011 RSS feed / News

Archbold Band, Choir Qualify For State Competition

Musicians from Archbold High School qualified for state competition in competitions held Friday and Saturday, March 11-12. While the Archbold High School band has been to state competition before, this is the first trip for Tim Booth, band director. More...

Municipal Income Tax Down In February

Village of Archbold income tax collection for February was down about 20% from the same month in 2010, members of Archbold Village Council were told at their Monday night, March 21 meeting. More...

County Dept. Of Job & Family Services Annual Report Has Good News

Ken Caldwell, director of the Fulton County Department of Job and Family Services, said there’s some good news in the department’s annual report. More...

Klingelsmith Glad Library Budget Cut Wasn’t Deeper

Ohio libraries could lose 5% in state funding if the budget proposed by John Kasich, Ohio governor, is implemented. Joyce Klingelsmith, director of the Archbold Community Library, said she is pleased it was only 5%. More...

Final Wind Turbine Documents In Place

Aaron Godwin, of The Renaissance Group, congratulated members of the Archbold School Board during its Monday, March 21 meeting. More...

School Board Holds Executive Session Mon.

The Archbold Area School Board held an executive session that lasted an hour an a half during its Monday, March 21 meeting. Stated reason for the closed-door session was the employment, appointment, and/or compensation of public employees. More...

Lambert Says 85 Signed Up For Kindergarten

Eighty-five youngsters are registered to begin kindergarten next year at Archbold Elementary School, according to information presented at the Monday, March 21, Archbold Area School Board meeting. More...

February Snowfall Heavier Than Usual

If you thought there was a lot of snow in February, you were right. Archbold Wastewater Treatment Plant workers recorded 20.5 inches of snow for the month. That’s almost double February 2010, when 10.8 inches fell. More...