2008-03-26

Several Streaks, Birds In April 4 All-Star Cage Classic



Trey Smith and Colton Martinez, seniors at Archbold High School, are two of many area senior all-stars to play in the 25th annual Four County All- Star Cage Classic, Friday, April 4, at Bryan High School. Smith, Martinez, Pettisville’s Logan Frey, and Fayette’s Evan Hibbard are on the East team, which includes senior all-star players from Fulton and Henry counties. […]

This Snow Is For The Birds!



Statewide Tornado Drill Wednesday



A statewide tornado drill will be conducted today, Wednesday, March 26 at 9:50 a.m. All schools, businesses and households should exercise emergency plans and practice tornado drills.

Walter Scholarship Winners Announced



Nathan Stoltzfus, a senior at Gorham-Fayette High School, was the 2008 recipient of Fulton County’s $500 Franklin B. Walter scholarship. The Franklin B. Walter scholarship program was created in 1990 by the Ohio Educational Service Center Association. It honors Franklin B. Walter, who was the state superintendent of schools from 1977 until 1991. One senior scholarship winner from each school […]

Parents Announce May 10 Wedding



Keith and Shirley Fruchey, Archbold, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jamie, Archbold, to Tyler Boettger, Archbold, son of Mark Boettger, Wauseon. Jamie is a 2005 Archbold High School graduate and earned an associate’s degree in human services from Northwest State Community College. She is employed as an eligibility referral specialist at Fulton County Job & Family Services. A 2003 […]

County Grand Jury Indicts 23



The Fulton County Grand Jury handed down indictments against 23 persons on Monday, March 17. •Javier R. Estrada, 26, Wauseon; indicted one count, domestic violence; alleged caused physical harm to family or household member; indictment contains specification alleging previous domestic violence conviction. •Albert Davis, 27, Napoleon; indicted one count, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, one count sexual battery; allegedly, […]

Autos Collide On E. Williams



The Archbold Police Department released a report of a vehicle mishap, which occurred about 12:04 pm, Sunday, March 23. The report states Jennifer L. Dominique, 24, 220 E. Williams St., was backing a sport utility from her residence, with passengers Bradley F. Dominique, 26, and Lucas F. Dominique, 2, same address. The sport-utility vehicle backed into a parked car, owned […]

Scrap Metal, Bicycle Taken



Scrap metal, valued at about $100, and a bicycle worth $65 were stolen, Archbold Police Reports say. Kevin Beck, of Kevin’s Plumbing & Heating, 806 Stryker St., told police that sometime between Thursday, March 13, and Thursday, March 20, someone took scrap metal, which was stored behind his business. Among the various items stolen was the shell of an old […]

Western Dist. Court News



(Note: In the listing of speeding offenses, the first number is the illegal speed, the second, legal speed. The first dollar amount is the fine, second, costs.) Traffic Clayton Yeager, Toledo, equipment violation-brakes, US20A, $100 fine, $57 costs. Michael R. Riegsecker, rural Fayette, clear distance ahead, S. Fulton St., Wauseon, $102, $59. Timothy P. Gallardo, Archbold, traffic signal, S. Defiance […]

DEATH NOTICES



George E. Dyer, 59, Fayette, died Sunday, March 23, 2008 at the Defiance Inpatient Hospice. Survivors include his wife, Pamela; two sons, Corrion (Jessica) Walker, Toledo, and Christopher Dyer, Fayette; one daughter, Andrea (Trevor) Dyer, Archbold; eight grandchildren; two brothers, Leon Dyer and Ervin Dyer, both of Toledo; two sisters, Jean Dyer and Susan Dyer, both of Toledo. Services are […]