Opinion

Raid On A Hot Day Fails To Chill Press

August 11, 2023, was just another hot day in Kansas, until local police arrived at the Marion County Record, a weekly newspaper. They had with them a search warrant demanding evidence in what the police said were computer crimes and identity theft. The journalists were placed under arrest and forced to stand outside while police rifled through the newspaper office. […]

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Up Close And Personal


It was March 7, 2024, and it was my favorite time of the year. State wrestling at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University, and I was ready to cover the sport I’ve grown to love so much. I drove down on a cloudy Thursday afternoon so I didn’t have to drive too early on Friday. […]

Golden Notes Of Archbold’s Memorable Past

25 Years Ago Wednesday, March 17, 1999 Renee Quillet and Katrina Grisier, members of the Archbold High School choir, took part in the Monday evening dress rehearsal of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Four performances of the musical are presented in the AHS auditorium. Two of three requests by the village to build new traffic lights have been turned […]

Ukraine And American Promises

Two years ago, this newspaper, in this space, predicted if Russia really wanted to take over Ukraine, it could. Conventional wisdom was Ukraine would last days– weeks at the outside– after Russia invaded in February 2022. The Ukrainians have proven us wrong. Going into the third year of the Russian invasion, Ukraine has fought the much-vaunted Russian Army to a […]

Old Photo Corner

Fire Engines On Parade The Archbold Fire Department’s 1934 Howe pumper was one of the first trucks in the parade during the Norhtwest Ohio Volunteer Firefighter’s Association Convention held in Wauseon in 1986. The vehicle was one of the original pieces of fire equipment owned by the village. In this photo, Jim Short and Graeme Lauber steer past the Fulton […]

Golden Notes Of Archbold’s Memorable Past

25 Years Ago Wednesday, March 10, 1999 Recommendations by the village of Archbold that Co. Rd. 24 be improved from the Ohio Turnpike interchange to US 6 has Henry County officials concerned. Three-time State of Ohio Division III Wrestling Champion. Wrestler of the Year, twice running. Undefeated in his senior season. The accolades and superlatives for Archbold Blue Streak Clark […]

What Now For The Arch Motel?

We have, hopefully, wrapped up the last of the saga of Aaron Powell and the Arch Motel. By the time you read this, the last remnants of Mr. Powell’s business– reselling used furniture, plastic toys and other stuff”– will be gone. So now that that’s over, what’s next for the Arch Motel? Built in 1953, with an addition in 1960, […]

Please Talk to Someone

Up Close And Personal


Life is hard. Nothing in this life is ever easy, and we all know that. I’ve always lived under the faith that God never gives us more than we can handle. I believe that God is always watching over us, but sometimes we expect the answer to our prayers to be taken care of on the spot. When that doesn’t […]

Golden Notes Of Archbold’s Memorable Past

25 Years Ago Wednesday, March 3, 1999 The St. Rt. 66-Co. Rd. 24 swap between the Ohio Department of Transportation and Fulton County won’t take place until sometime after July 2000. The Co. Rd. 24 task force recommends that development be steered away from the new Ohio Turnpike exit, and toward the communities of Archbold and Fayette. Stephen Buehrer, Ohio […]

Village Infrastructure Works For You

Not that many weeks from now, Archbold citizens will again deal with construction equipment, workers, and the dreaded roadblocks and traffic cones, as the village tackles another street project. They are sometimes headaches for local motorists, and if you happen to live where one of Archbold’s big infrastructure projects is undertaken, they can be a real major inconvenience. While you […]


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