2008-11-05

Pettisville Voters Accept State Gift



Voters in the Pettisville Local School District thought enough of their children and school district to build a new school. It was a difficult decision, as it means an increase in property taxes in difficult economic times. District voters recognized a great opportunity when it was put before them and cast a majority “yes” vote in the general election yesterday. […]

Lantz Third At State Cross Country Meet



Kyle Lantz, a Pettisville fifth grader, ran to a third-place finish at the Ohio middle school cross country championship meet, Sunday, Oct. 26, in Dublin. Lantz competed in the sixth grade-and-under division. He ran the two-mile course in 12 minutes, 11.8 seconds, just three tenths of a second behind the second-place runner. The winner was Troy Schultz, a sixth grade […]

Yoder Enjoys Job As Usher At OSU Football Games



For an Ohio State Buckeyes football fan, Dan Yoder, Archbold, has a dream job. He’s an usher at Ohio Stadium, where the Buckeyes play home games. Ushers help fans find their seats. They differ from Red Coats, who are stationed outside the stadium and check bags, purses, and tickets. Yoder said he jumped at the chance to be an usher […]

Blackbirds Fall To Leipsic In D-IV Regional Semifinal

Horning: "It's A Coach's Dream To Have A Group Like This"

Pettisville advanced to the Sweet 16 for only the third time in school history, but a team of Vikings shot the Birds down. Leipsic (24-2), ranked eighth in Ohio in Division V, defeated PHS 25-16, 25-12, 25-11 in a regional volleyball semifinal at Elida, Wednesday, Oct. 29. The Birds ended with a 17-8 record. “I’m proud of the girls. They […]

Borton Places 21st At State Cross Country; Hostetler Finishes 41st



Austin Borton, a Pettisville senior, earned All-Ohio honors at the boys Division III state cross country meet, Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Scioto Downs race track in Columbus. Borton finished 21st, crossing the finish line in front of thousands of cheering spectators. His official finish time for the 3.1-mile race was 16 minutes, 22 seconds. The state meet begins and […]

Blue Streaks Tame Tigers 26-6, Advance To Regional Semifinal



The experience of déjà vu is a compelling sense of familiarity, and also a sense of eeriness, strangeness, or weirdness. There certainly was familiarity when Archbold traveled to Tiger Stadium, Saturday, Nov. 1, to face Liberty Center in the first round of the Division V football playoffs. It may have been a little weird, meeting a Northwest Ohio Athletic League […]

Blue Streaks Play Liberty-Benton In Regional Semifinal



Archbold meets Liberty-Benton at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8 for a Division V regional semifi nal at Bowling Green State University. It’s the second straight year the Streaks have played the Eagles in a regional playoff game. Last year Liberty-Benton beat AHS 45-13 in a first-round regional quarterfinal game, then defeated Tinora 14-7 in a regional semifinal before losing to […]

FFA News



Michael K. Miller, Archbold, and Lexie Poulson, Pettisville, received the National FFA Alumni Legion of Merit Citation at the 37th annual National FFA Alumni convention, held in conjunction with the 81st National FFA Convention, Oct. 22-25 in Indianapolis, Ind. Legion of Merit Citation recipients have proven to be leaders in encouraging membership in their local FFA Alumni affiliates. Their efforts […]

County Unemployment Down



Fulton County unemployment fell to 7.8% in September, the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family services announced last week. August unemployment was originally announced as 8.2%. ODJFS revised the August estimate to 8.1%, then announced the September estimated unemployment of 7.8%. The September rate is down three-tenths of a percent from the August figure. Fulton County’s estimated unemployment in September […]

S&S Express Gas Station Closes



S&S Oil Company, Auburn, Ind., closed the S&S Express gas station and convenience store, Thursday, Oct. 30. Craig Mossberger, general manager of the company, said he had no comment about the closure, other than to say, “The economy has hurt us, also.” The building, at 1500 South Defiance St., is owned by the oil company. Mossberger said the building has […]