2009-01-14

John Downey Reminisces On Lifetime Of Football

Retires From The Gridiron After 30 Years At AHS

John Downey has given a lot to football. “Football has been part of my life since 1962. That’s when I started playing. I’ve done it every year since, either as a player or a coach.” It even goes beyond that. Downey said some of his earliest memories are attending Napoleon High School football games in 1957. But now, after a […]

AHS Football Team Members Earn Academic All-Ohio Status



Archbold is one of six teams recognized by the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association as Academic All-Ohio for 2008. The AHS team had an average grade point average of 3.764. Other teams earning Academic All-Ohio status were Massillon, 3.819; Marion Pleasant, 3.767; St. Edward, 3.742; Pickerington Central, 3.721; and Avon Lake, 3.713. To calculate the team GPA, each school […]

Business Down $46 Million, Mayor Tells Archbold Chamber



Business in Archbold is down $46 million in two years. That’s what Jim Wyse, Archbold mayor, told members of the Archbold Area Chamber of Commerce during the Monday, Jan. 12, luncheon. “Since 2006, we’ve seen a decline of around $700,000” in income tax revenue, he said. The village imposes a 1.5% tax on income and on corporate profits, with the […]

First Baby Of 2009



Photo Addtakizz Santana Faye Torres/Cassady is the Archbold Buckeye’s First Baby of 2009. She is held by her mother, Mary Torres, Archbold; her father, Danny Cassady, is from Lubbock, Texas. See related article on page 10.- photo by David Pugh  

First Baby Of 2009 Was In A Hurry



Addtakizz Santana Faye Torres Cassady was in a hurry to arrive. Her mother, Mary Torres, Archbold, said her original due date was Friday, Jan. 16. She was scheduled to deliver via cesarean section on Tuesday, Jan 6. That was a thrill for her cousin, Richard, who has his birthday on the sixth. But Friday, Jan. 2, Mary said she felt […]

Ohio Governor Signs Bill Banning Salvia; Pettisville Principal Pleased



Ted Strickland, Ohio governor, signed a bill on Jan. 6, 2009, banning the sale and possession of salvia divinorum and salvinorin A in the state. The bill goes into effect in 90 days. Salvia divinorum is also known as Diviner’s Sage, Sally- D, and Magic Mint. An ornamental garden plant that grows more than three feet tall, salvia has dark […]

County Under Level 1 Snow Emergency



As of Tuesday morning, Fulton County was under a Level 1 snow emergency, partly in anticipation of additional snowfall mixed with high winds and bitter temperatures. The National Weather Service’s Northern Indiana Weather Forecasting office at Syracuse, Ind., is calling for as much as five inches of snow by today, Wednesday, along with bitter cold temperatures and high winds. Darrell […]

High School Academic Quiz Season Begins



Quiz teams from area high schools, including Archbold, Pettisville, and Fayette, opened the Northern Buckeye Academic League quiz season with matches on Monday, Jan. 5. Members answer questions in American literature, math, world history, fine arts, life science, English literature, US government, physical science, world geography, and US history. Match results: At Fayette: Pettisville 57, Fayette 16; Pettisville 45, Wauseon […]

United Way Campaign Fails To Make Goal



With just a couple of payroll deductions from county industries to still come in, the Fulton County Way United Way campaign for 2008 has closed. According to Gina Saaf, UW executive director, the total contribution to the annual fund-raiser was at $248,000, Monday morning, Jan. 12. Saaf expects final contributions could bring the drive to $250,000. The 2008 goal was […]

Snowball Fight!



Archbold Elementary kindergarten students in Kris Warner’s class finished studying snow by staging a snowball fight in the school cafeteria. In this case, marshmallows substituted for snowballs. Before the battle was over, kindergarteners turned on the photographer. Top: In the front row, gathering ammunition are, from left: Adriana Thompson, Elicia Garza, and Bervia Clark. Back row: Daniel Oyer, Nellie Miller, […]