2011-05-04

PHS Girls Fifth At Bryan Invitational



The Pettisville girls track team finished fifth at the Golden Bear Invitational at Bryan, Saturday, April 30 The Blackbirds scored 43 points. Celina won with 144. The Bulldogs also won the boys meet, scoring 141 points. Pettisville finished eighth. Girls Celina 144, Defiance 129, Napoleon 89, Ottawa-Glandorf 70.5, Pettisville 43, Bryan 40.5, Fairview 11 400-meter dash: 1. Murray (D), one […]

Thumbs Up For Donating Blood



 

CIC To Promote Ruralogic Job Opportunities



The Archbold Community Improvement Corporation, which deals with economic development in the village, will spend up to $4,000 to promote job opportunities with Ruralogic, an information technology company. Jim Wyse, Archbold mayor, gave Archbold Village Council that information at its Monday, May 2 meeting. Wyse was reporting on an April 25 meeting of the village economic development committee. Wyse said […]

WEB EXCLUSIVE

DISMISSAL OF MURDER CHARGES OVERTURNED IN APPEALS COURT

           The Sixth District Court of Appeals has overturned a Fulton County court ruling that dismissed murder charges against Walter E. Zimbeck, 43, Strawberry Plains, Tenn.             The appellate court filed its decision with the Fulton County Clerk of Courts, Friday, May 6.             "I am obviously very pleased with the Court of Appeals decision in this matter. I look […]

2011-05-04 E-Edition

Three Injury Crashes On April 25



Three auto crashes involving injuries, one in Archbold, one in Henry County, and one on the Ohio Turnpike, occurred on Monday afternoon, April 25, reports indicate. The first occurred on South Defiance Street, about 663 feet south of Short-Buehrer Road at 3:22 pm. A car, driven by Kathryn A. Cavanaugh, 57, Montpelier, with passenger Kyle Castillo, 19, same address, was […]

Street-Legal Cart To Give Don Zuver More Freedom



Don Zuver, Archbold, will soon be able to get around easier, thanks to a new law approved by Archbold village council, Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. The new law allows golf carts to travel on some streets in the village. Don lost his left leg as the result of a November 1967 vehicle-train accident at the Franklin Street crossing. He wears […]

Respect, Honesty, Clean Underwear

"The Best Advice My Mother Ever Gave Me"

As the nation prepares to celebrate Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, several area individuals talked about the best advice their mother ever gave them. Some of it was humorous. For example, John Huffman, Archbold resident and kart racer, said his mother always told him to wear clean underwear in case he was in an accident. “Little did I know that […]

Village Council To Seek Sewer Repair Bids



Archbold Village Council will seek bids for the repair of a more than 2,000-foot section of sanitary sewer pipeline without digging up and replacing it. The process is referred to as lining the pipeline. Council approved accepting bids at its Monday, May 2 meeting. Bob Seaman, village engineer, said there are two methods of lining a sewer line. The first, […]

Skills Competition Participants



Several students from the Four County Career Center Skills USA chapter traveled to Columbus to participate in the Ohio State skills competition, April 29-30. Scheduled to travel to Columbus for the state event were, from left: Amber Birky, Archbold, cosmetology; James Green, Pettisville, computer design-3D modeling-technical math; Brandon Dennie, Archbold, fire and rescue-firefighting; and A.J. Schweinhagen, Archbold, commercial art-commercial photography.– […]