2014-12-03

AHS Football Players Receive NWOAL Honors



Derek Walker, a defensive back on the Archbold football team, was named First Team-Defense in the Northwest Ohio Athletic League for the 2014 football season. Levi Wyse was named to the First Team-Specialists. Named to the Second Team-Offense was Ethan Warncke. Receiving honorable mentions were Walker, Brandon Goering, Toby Walker, Seth Mayer, and Justin Lovejoy. Wauseon’s Zac Robinson was named […]

Golden Notes Of Archbold’s Memorable Past



Ten Years Ago Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004 Jim Wyse, mayor, appointed a new committee to make decisions concerning the appearance of the downtown historic district. Bill Rufenacht, former downtown merchant, will serve as liaison between village government and the downtown merchants. No downtown business owners were named to the committee. County commissioners have abandoned a plan to combine the operating […]

Lucas County: Honor CCNO Commitment



Those who work at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio are probably collectively holding their breath, awaiting a decision on their fate from Lucas County. Lucas County commissioners, who need a new jail to replace the antiquated facility in downtown Toledo, are toying with the idea of building a structure large enough to house the prisoners they currently incarcerate at […]

Shop Local This Holiday Season



For many, the day after Thanksgiving signifies the beginning of the Christmas shopping season and the time to purchase gifts for all those on gift lists. As you venture out to find the perfect gifts, remember to shop our local stores. In our local stores, you’ll find a surprising array of things to amaze and delight loved ones of any […]

Cross Country Runners Lite The Night



Brendon Johns, Andrew Hogrefe, TJ Rice, Caden Garrow, Cory Erbskorn, and Josh Kidder, from left, dressed up to run in the Lite the Night 5K Run/Walk, Friday, Nov. 28, prior to the Archbold Parade of Lights. The boys were members of the eighth grade cross country team this year.– photo by Mary Huber (corrected 12.7.14)

PHS Student Harvests Two



Brodie Miller, 14, rural Wauseon, a Pettisville eighth grader, harvested a doe and a five-point buck, Saturday, Nov. 22, during the Ohio Youth Gun Season, Nov. 22-23. He bagged the pair using a shotgun with the assistance of his father, Courtney. Brodie was hunting in the Pettisville area. In Fulton County, young hunters took 24 deer, down from 34 last […]

Birds Beat Indians 51-50 In Overtime



Nothing like opening the season with an overtime victory. First, Pettisville’s Andi Aeschliman hit her only point of the game– a foul shot with 58.9 seconds left in regulation– to send the game into overtime. Then, down 50-47 with 8.1 seconds left in the extra period, Dana Fricke scored a four-point play and gave the Birds a 51-50 girls basketball […]

Kenneth Alvord



Kenneth Richard Alvord passed away on Nov. 27, 2014, at Fawcett Memorial Hospital, Port Charlotte, Fla., after a short illness. He was 81. Ken was born on June 25, 1933, to Clarence and Vesta Alvord in Chappell, Neb. He moved to Ohio and married Clara Ann (Miller) Frey on June 18, 1952, and she survives. They made their home in […]

DEATH NOTICES



Beatriz G. Castillo, 77, Archbold, died Dec. 1, 2014. Survivors include eight children. Short Funeral Home, Archbold.

Police Release Subject



Archbold police captured a subject wanted on a misdemeanor warrant, but then released the subject. In the police log, officers noted at 9:47 pm, Wednesday, Nov. 26, they located a subject wanted on a misdemeanor warrant issued by another county at the Archbold Circle K store. However, the county court that issued the warrant would not bear the cost of […]