October 5, 2011 RSS feed / News

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Mom, Son Do The Chicken Dance

Toni Babcock and her son Mason, 9, an Archbold fourth grader, do the “Chicken Dance” during the Mother-Son Dance at Archbold Elementary School, Friday evening, Sept. 30. More...

Frank D'Ambrosia Named To 5S Society

Frank D’Ambrosia, superintendent of the Archbold wastewater treatment plant, has been selected for membership in the Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers, known as 5-S to the membership. More...

Bicycles On Parade

Led by an Archbold police officer, the bicycle parade kicks off the Archbold Fall Festival and makes its way north on Lindau Street. The event was Saturday, Sept. 24.– photo by Davi d Pugh More...

Hire Engineer For Water Plant Project

Archbold Village Council approved hiring an engineer to design an addition to the Archbold Water Treatment Plant at its Monday, Sept. 19 meeting. Council agreed to hire Roger Baker, of URS Corporation, Toledo. More...

Unemployment Rate Hits 8.6%, Lowest Since 2008

The Fulton County unemployment rate was 8.6 percent in August, the lowest rate in almost three years. The last time unemployment was 8.6%, as estimated by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services was October 2008. More...

Medicare Check-Up Day Set For Oct. 25 In Wauseon

Medicare Check-Up Day is Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the Fulton County Senior Center, 240 Clinton St., Wauseon. Changes in Medicare and how the Oct. 15-Dec. 7 Medicare annual coordinated election period works will be discussed. More...

Vendors Happy With 2011 Farmers Markets

Vendors who offered produce during the 2011 Archbold Farmers Markets were happy with their results, said Amy Krueger, Archbold Area Chamber of Commerce assistant administrator. “The vendors are very pleased. More...

Short, Spohler Named To Village Boards

Archbold Village Council named two persons to village boards during its Monday, Oct. 3 meeting. Lonnie Short, Archbold, was named to the tree committee. He replaces his father, Cal, who resigned after many years of service. More...

Alex Products Wins Top Supplier Award

Alex Products, Ridgeville Corners, has received the Platinum 2011 Supplier Performance Award from Johnson Controls. More...

“Alice In Wonderland” Is Fast-Paced Fun

So, you want to introduce your young one to the joy of a night at the theatre, but worry about taking them to something too “adult.” The answer is Archbold Community Theatre’s musical, “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” More...

Archbold Municipal Tax Up 1.5% In Year

While the September Archbold municipal income tax collection was off by almost 18%, total revenue generated by the tax is still ahead of last year. More...

Nofziger, Miller Top Showmen At 2011 Fulton County Fair

Hundreds of county youths spent Friday through Monday, Sept. 2-5, exhibiting their animals in market and breed shows at the Fulton County Fair. They also showed off their show ring talents against others their own age in showmanship classes. More...