2010-01-13

Mina M. Alexander



Mina M. Alexander, age 86, of Archbold, died early Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold. She was born May 14, 1923, in Franklin Township, Fulton County, Ohio, to the late Charles and Hattie (Colon) Merillat. On March 20, 1948, she married Virgil Bob Alexander, and he preceded her in death in 1983. She was a […]

Commissioners Approve Deficit Budget For 2010



The Fulton County Commissioners approved a general fund budget for 2009 with about $147,000 in red ink. But Vond Hall, county administrator, thinks the deficit will be made up by increased revenue from the county’s newly-increased sales tax. The commissioners voted Sept. 17, 2009, to increase the sales tax by one half of one percent (.5%). The move raised Fulton […]

Franklin Township Trustees Elect Officers



Keith Buehrer is president of the Franklin Township Trustees for 2010. John Winzeler, Franklin Township fiscal officer, said the trustees met Friday, Jan. 1, and elected officers. Jon Rupp was elected vice president, and Mark Ballmer was named representative to the Fulton County Planning Commission. The trustees meet the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the township […]

New Mexican Restaurant Delayed



Casa Vieja, a family-style Mexican restaurant, is still coming to Archbold, but the opening has been delayed. Ramon Macias, owner of the Casa Vieja in Defiance, said construction is behind schedule. Macias said the restaurant should open in a strip center in the 1200 block of South Defiance Street, in the first or second week of March. Macias was granted […]

Closed S&S Express Didn’t Sell Tobacco



The Partnership for a Drug-Free Fulton County announced in a Dec. 30, 2009, press release that S&S Express, Archbold, had not sold tobacco products to a minor. S&S Express has been out of business since Oct. 30, 2008. The doors have been locked for about 14 months. Compliance Checks The original news release announced a series of alcohol and tobacco […]

DEATH NOTICES



Alice M. Miller, 84, Archbold, died Jan. 11, 2010.

Golden Notes Of Archbold’s Memorable Past



Ten Years Ago Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2000 The first baby of the year belongs to Buffy and Jaycee Riley. Her name is Corinna Sue. Dean Genter, rural Pettisville, filed petitions to run against incumbent Brad Peebles, Lyons, for Fulton County commissioner. Sixth graders at Pettisville Elementary are getting first-hand experience producing a television program for WBGU. Tina S. Jordan, Wauseon, […]

Eight-Page Buckeye A Sign Of The Times

From The Publisher

Today’s edition of the Archbold Buckeye is eight pages, the first time we published so few pages in many decades. It’s a sign of the times. Today, it’s very difficult for businesses to survive in small communities when big box stores saturate a 20-mile radius. As businesses close and others cut back advertising budgets, news organizations suffer. It is business […]

Black 2009 – It’s Over



The calendar has turned to 2010, and 2009 is history. It is over and behind us. Thank goodness. Good things happened in 2009, but the year will probably be remembered for the incredible crushing torrent of bad news, most of it on the economic front. In some respects, it was the year of double digits. Records for the complete year […]

Cut Dangerous Trees Near Airport Soon



For Joe Short, Fulton County commissioner, a two-year struggle to remove trees near the Fulton County Airport may be coming to an end. Prevailing westerly winds blowing through a stand of trees located south of the airport’s main east-west runway become turbulent and cause problems for pilots trying to land. The trees were implicated as a factor in a May […]