2012-02-01

Reporter Escorted From Meeting About Turnpike Privatization



A reporter for the Bryan Times was escorted out of a meeting between Jerry Wray, Ohio Department of Transportation director, and officials from Fulton, Henry, and Williams counties, Monday, Jan. 30. The Times reported the incident in its Tuesday, Jan. 31 issue. There was no quorum of offi cials from any one body, so the meeting did not violate the […]

2012 Pettisville Homecoming Court



Evan Church Missionaries Safe After Shooting

Columbus Man Dies


David "Big Dave" Bompart, a missionary from Columbus who worked with volunteers from Archbold Evangelical Church in Haiti, has died. Bompart, 50, was shot in the abdomen on Wednesday, Jan. 25, as he was walking out of a bank in Port-au-Prince, as part of an apparent botched robbery. Nicolle Bompart, David’s wife, posted on the Internet at 2:47 pm, Thursday, […]

AHS ’90 Grads Help Classmate At Fairlawn



Members of the Archbold High School Class of 1990 joined together to help one of their own recently. At the request of classmate Shane Jernigan, Destin, Fla., class members and others chipped in to purchase a tablet computer for Kari Bloomer, who lives at Fairlawn Nursing Home. Bloomer’s sister, Kristin Nafziger, AHS ‘99, said her sister suffers from a degenerative […]

Miller, Sluder Vie To Be Republican Fulton County Sheriff Candidate



Two men are running to become the Republican candidate for Fulton County Sheriff in the primary election on Tuesday, March 6. They seek to replace Darrell Merillat, who, after about 27 years in office, is not seeking reelection. After the primary, the winning GOP sheriff candidate could face either an independent or write-in challeger in a general election. No Democratic […]

Swanton Man Charged In Circle K Holdup



Archbold police said Friday, Jan. 27, they filed a charge of robbery in connection with the Tuesday, Jan. 24 holdup at Circle K. Martin Schmidt, Archbold police chief, said Kenneth A. Thatcher, 25, rural Swanton, was charged with a single count of robbery, filed with Fulton County courts on Friday. The charge is a felony, with punishment more severe than […]

Atrium Close To Completion



Lindsay A Member Of Tuffy’s Troops At Ashland University



Jen Lindsay, AHS ‘11, is a member of Tuffy’s Troops at Ashland University. The daughter of Jon and Janette, Archbold, she is an integrated math major. Tuffy’s Troops is a student organization dedicated to increasing school spirit and attendance at AU athletic events. The organization has held gatherings before home football games, run a football toss fund-raising booth, and purchased […]

Archbold Area Foundation Officers



Members Honored