2014-10-29

Births



Fulton Co. Health Center Oct. 17: Alexis & Joshua Carico, Ridgeville Corners, boy; Brenda Saldivar, Wauseon, boy. Oct. 19: Shawnielle & Dana Demaline, Wauseon, girl. Oct. 21: Keri Riffle, Napoleon, boy; Ariel Ralph, Wauseon, girl.

Streaks Win District Semifinal 2-0



Audra Wisehart, Huron goalkeeper, had given up only 12 goals all season. On Wednesday, Oct. 22, she gave up two more that proved to be fatal for the Tigers. Archbold advanced to the Division III girls soccer district final with a 2-0 win over the Tigers. It’s the first time the Streaks have been in the district finals since 2011. […]

Streaks Receive NWOAL Volleyball Honors



Natalie Rupp, an AHS senior, was named First Team- Specialists in the Northwest Ohio Athletic League for the 2014 volleyball season. Cassidy Williams and Cayla Walker, both seniors, were named Second Team All-NWOAL. Blue Streaks receiving honorable mentions were Peyton Driver and Megan Miller, seniors. Evergreen’s Taylor Fuller was named Player of the Year while the Vikings’ Kelsey Wulf was […]

Foor, Leppelmeier Qualify For State



Nichole Foor, a freshman at Pettisville, and Alexa Leppelmeier, a PHS sophomore, qualified for the Division III state cross country meet after finishing 10th and 11th, respectively, at the regional meet, Saturday, Oct. 25, at Tiffin. The top four teams and individuals in the top 16 not on qualifying teams qualify to run at the state meet. Foor ran the […]

AHS Girls Soccer Wins District



The Archbold girls soccer team is developing a pattern. It took the Streaks two overtime periods and a penalty kick shootout to beat Oak Harbor in their Division III sectional final, Saturday, Oct. 18, at Archbold. It also took Archbold two overtime periods and a penalty kick shootout to beat Woodmore 1-0 and bring home a district championship, Saturday, Oct. […]

Golden Notes Of Archbold’s Memorable Past



Ten Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004 Work started on the restoration of the Goll Homestead barn, and Steve Buehrer, state representative of Fulton County, has requested a second $200,000 allocation for the project. Headlines– Merillat Retains Sheriff Post; Nagel Picked For Prosecutor…. Poorman Is Biggest Campaign Spender; Chapa Outspends Incumbent Sheriff Jeff Fryman, a councilman, said at the council […]

Vote November 4



If you’re thinking about taking a pass on this year’s general election, don’t. Granted, there are few local issues on the ballot, and the only one that directly involves Archbold is a request for Sunday liquor sales. Only Archbold Precinct One votes on that question. But there are races on the state level. You need to be part of those […]

Blocked Crossing Dangerous



We all know that when Norfolk Southern blocks railroad crossings, it’s a major inconvenience. But it can be more than that. It can be dangerous. Some of that danger was illustrated Wednesday, Oct. 22, when a train blocked the North Defiance and Franklin street crossings for almost an hour, right around the time Archbold schools dismissed students and factories changed […]

Public Meetings



Trustees Ridgeville Township Trustees, Monday, Nov. 3, 8 p.m., Ridgeville Fire Station, downtown Ridgeville Corners. Village Council Archbold Village Council, Monday, Nov. 3, 7 p.m., council chambers, Archbold Municipal Building, 300 N. Defiance St.

Name Attempted Robbery Victim



Archbold police released the name of the victim of an attempted armed robbery that occurred the night of Sunday, Oct. 19. Troy A. Vanalst, 23, Archbold, was a pizza delivery driver that night when, while stopped at the intersection of North Defiance Street and Lutz Road, he told police he was approached by a subject who demanded money. Vanalst said […]