2021-03-03

State Basketball Tournaments To Be At Dayton

The 2021 girls and boys state basketball tournaments will be held at the University of Dayton Arena after the Ohio Department of Health and Public Health-Dayton and Montgomery County approved a variance to allow a greater number of fans at each game. The girls state tournament will be held Thursday-Saturday, March 11-13. The boys state tournament will be held Friday-Sunday, […]

Splash Pad Closer To Reality

Building a splash pad in Archbold just got a few steps closer to reality. Jennifer Kidder, Archbold Parks & Recreation director, told Archbold Park Board during its Wednesday, Feb. 24 meeting, that she has received $100,000 in donations to construct the splash pad. A private individual who asked to remain anonymous has also committed to match the next $100,000 in […]

Council Holds First Reading On Comprehensive Plan

Archbold Village Council held its first reading on adopting a comprehensive plan at its Monday, March 1 meeting. The beginning of the plan dates back to October 2019, when council approved hiring Reveille, a Bowling Green-based consulting firm, to work with village officials to develop the plan. During the meeting, council members were each presented with an approximately inch-thick stack […]

Railroad Cited Six Times In Just Over 72 Hours

Archbold police cited the Norfolk Southern railroad six times in just over 72 hours between 8:53 pm, Friday, Feb. 19, and 9:30 pm, Monday, Feb 22. Trains were parked, blocking the two in-town railroad crossings, for about 14 hours during that time period. The first blockage started at 8:53 pm, Friday and extended to about 2:45 am, Saturday morning. The […]

Attendance Restrictions Changed For Events

The state of Ohio has released new information regarding the number of people allowed to attend sporting events and other activities. The figures apply to all sporting events, from youth programs through professional sports. The new figures also apply to entertainment venues. For any indoor sports venue, the maximum number of spectators allowed is now 25% of fixed seated capacity. […]