January 18, 2016, 9:21 am
Wapakoneta Family YMCA held an open house Saturday in an effort to attract new members and showcase what it offers.
Attendees were given a guided tour, which offered the chance to see the facility. The community room, gymnasium, studios and pool were among the stops. Among other things, this room houses after school and snow day care for school-aged children.
Also included in the tour was the Wellness Center, which houses the cardio exercise equipment, such as treadmills and the new Jacob's Ladder.
See Monday's print edition of the Wapakoneta Daily News for the full story.
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January 18, 2016, 9:24 am
The Wapakoneta Sister Cities group is hosting a community meeting Tuesday to discuss their upcoming trip to Germany. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers and is open to the public.
The trip to Sister City Lengerich, NRW, Germany is planned for Aug. 13 - 27.
One of the topics for discussion Tuesday will be the itinerary.
See Monday's print edition of the Wapakoneta Daily News for the full story.
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January 19, 2016, 8:29 am
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Mayor Tom Stinebaugh introduced his election for Safety-Service Director at Monday night’s council meeting.
Chad Scott will officially begin his duties on Jan. 28.
Scott is a Wapakoneta native and has been working in the county engineer’s office for the past four years. He has associate degrees in civil engineering and concrete fabrication.
See Tuesday's print edition of the Wapakoneta Daily News for the full story on Monday's city council meeting. Also, there will be a full profile story on Chad Scott in Wednesday's print edition.
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January 19, 2016, 8:36 am
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
More snow and extremely bitter winds are becoming a threat, so much so that the Wapakoneta Police Department posted a Wind Chill Advisory on the Facebook page.
Of course people aren’t the only ones who suffer from the cold. Many people have heard the expression “if you’re cold, they’re cold,” which of course is talking about the pets.
“Just like humans (your pets) can get frostbite,” said Deb Logan, manager of the Auglaize County Humane Society. “They can get it on their ears and various other spots, so it's really important to bring them from the cold.”
See Tuesday's print edition for the full story.
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January 20, 2016, 9:04 am
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Jackie Foster, an eighth-grader at Wapakoneta High School, participated in a bell ringing ceremony last Wednesday at Nationwide Children's Hospital. It signified her last chemotherapy treatment.
“She's doing good right now,” her mother, Vickie said.
Jackie was one of the three area youths for which Make-A-Wish day was held on Nov. 9. A benefit basketball game, as well as a benefit held at the Wapakoneta Bob Evans were created in support of the three children's wishes.
See Wednesday's print edition for the full story.
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January 20, 2016, 9:11 am
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
The Heritage Trails Park District has been using social media to help build a support base in the county, and the district’s staff discussed Tuesday doing more marketing to get their name out there and rally even more support.
Administrative Assistant Terry McDonald talked to the park commissioners about her work with the park district’s Facebook page over the past three months or so. According to statistics McDonald viewed through Facebook as a page administrator, the page went from 308 likes on Sept. 22 to 419 likes on Jan. 17, which totaled an increase of more than 100 likes for the page in roughly three months.
“Our community on that Facebook page is growing pretty considerably in the last three months,” McDonald noted. “The likes have went up considerably.”
McDonald said she believes the reason for the spike in likes could be in part due to her effort to personally interact with people at events, such as the Walk With Nature and other hikes. She said she specifically told people about the Facebook page and notified them that there may be photos posted on the page of different hike participants on the trails.
See Wednesday's print edition for the full story.
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January 20, 2016, 9:36 am
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Celebrate Valentine's Day this year at the Armstrong Air and Space Museum.
Feb. 13, will be a night of drinks, snacks and desserts. Doors to the holiday-themed event will open at 7 p.m. and the movie Top Gun will play at 7:15 p.m. This is the first year the museum has hosted this, said Sarah Bogardus, store manager and event task force member.
“We're trying to get more involved with the community itself and trying to take advantage of every opportunity we have to celebrate different holidays with the community,” Bogardus said. “We've done various children's events and a lot more recently than in the past. I think this is our first opportunity to do an adult event this year.”
See Wednesday's print edition for the full story.
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January 21, 2016, 7:57 am
Thursday, January 21, 2016
The City of Wapakoneta and the Village of Waynesfield joined approximately 473 local governments and school districts in participating in the state’s online open checkbook program.
OhioCheckbook.com was established in 2014 by State Treasurer Josh Mandel as a way to improve transparency in state government. In April, 2015, Mandel invited local government and school entities to participate. These local governments included cities, counties, townships, schools, library districts and other special districts.
Wapakoneta and Waynesfield are the first two to sign on in Auglaize County.
Present at Wednesday’s announcement were Wapakoneta Mayor Tom Stinebaugh, City Council’s Finance Committee Members Bonnie Wurst and James Neumeier and Council members Chad Doll and Daniel Lee.
See Thursday's print edition for the full story.
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January 22, 2016, 9:00 am
On Saturday the Wapakoneta Police Department shared a video on their Facebook page of one of their officers, Officer Jordan Reineke, participating in a friendly snowball fight with a group of kids. The video, shot by Teresa Doseck, has gotten over 850 likes, it has been shared over 200 times on Facebook and has more than 38,000 views.
Jordan Reineke, a School Resource Officer, would be at the schools once a week and during that time he got to know some of the kids pretty well.
“Some of these kids have older siblings and go wait for them at the middle school,” said Reineke, “so I’d meet them over there and I’d toss the football around with them sometimes. So there was snow on the ground that day and thought why not have a little snowball fight?”
See Friday's print edition for the full story. Also, check out the video on the Wapakoneta Police Department's Facebook page on a post from Jan. 16.
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January 22, 2016, 2:23 pm
According to a Friday press release from Wapakoneta Police Chief Russel Hunlock, details regarding the fatal crash of Dakota Rostorfer, age 19, of Wapakoneta, in December into the main building at Mike Swaney's Buick/GMC dealership have been released after an investigation was conducted by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office Accident Reconstruction Team.
Among the investigation's findings were that Rostorfer became airborne while crossing the railroad tracks at an estimated minimum speed of 87 miles per hour, and toxicology tests resulted in nothing being found in Rostorfer’s system. There were other additional details listed in the release as well.
See Saturday's print edition for more details.
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January 22, 2016, 3:54 pm
Here's a little slice of what you may have missed this week in the Wapakoneta Daily News.
Monday: Wapakoneta Family YMCA hosted an open house on Saturday.
Tuesday: Chad Scott was made Wapakoneta's new Safety Service Director Monday night.
Wednesday: Chemotherapy ended for local teen Jackie Foster.
Thursday: Wapakoneta and Waynesfield now participate in the state's online open checkbook program.
Friday: A video of Wapakoneta Police Officer Jordan Reineke participating in a snowball fight with local kids went viral.
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January 25, 2016, 8:26 am
On Friday, Wapakoneta Middle School seventh-graders got the chance to hear from Stephanie McDermitt, one of the student's mothers, about her trip to Burkina Faso, a country in Africa.
McDermitt went last summer with her church, Shawnee Alliance. She shared several facts about the Colorado-sized country, including its population, which is 17 million. She also told the students why the group went to Burkina versus any other country in the world.
“Burkina, for one, is a very poor country and it's in desperate need of attention,” she said. “There are a lot of people there that suffer a great deal.”
McDermitt told the class the country is located in the 10/40 window, an area in the Eastern hemisphere between 10 and 40 degrees north of the Equator which houses the majority of the world's Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists.
See Monday's print edition for the full story.
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January 25, 2016, 8:48 am
On Saturday night the Junior Fair Building at the Auglaize County Fairgrounds was the scene of the annual FFA Alumni Dance, where locals who were a part of FFA during their high school years came together and enjoyed each other’s company and raise money for the current and future members of the FFA at Wapakoneta High School.
“We had about 300 people in attendance Saturday night,” said Bryan Schlenker, class of 1988, who serves as the alumni treasurer. “The money we raised will go to the (agriculture) department to help them buy the tools and equipment they need for the program.”
The proceeds also would go to a new FFA building that's being constructed. The things needed to complete the building would include insulating the ceiling and walls, putting up furring strips and putting up a metal siding on the inside walls. The proceeds would also help with
See Monday's print edition for the full story.
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January 25, 2016, 8:58 am
Many of us who have a furry friend or two do whatever we can to make sure that they are in tip top shape and have the best health possible, and the Auglaize County Humane Society has that same mindset.
Spay Days is coming back to the Humane Society, coinciding with February being National Spay/Neuter Month. The Humane Society is offering rebate vouchers that can be used with local veterinarians. A list of participating veterinarians is available at the Humane Society along with additional discounts they might have.
People can pick these up starting on Feb. 1, and the appointments must be made between Feb. 15 and March 15. A check for $25 for each dog and $15 for each cat will be mailed to you after the spay or neuter is completed.
“Pets need to be spayed and neutered,” said Deb Logan, manager of the Humane Society. “Female dogs need to be done before their first heat. It protects from stuff like pyrometra and mammary tumors and things like that. Male dogs need to be done between six months and a year and it helps prevent testicular cancer, it cuts down on their need to run and find a female, and it calms them down.”
See Monday's print edition for the full story.
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January 26, 2016, 8:58 am
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
The Waynesfield Village Council met for their first official council meeting of 2016. During the meeting they introduced the new village solicitor, expressed concerns over street issues, and issued a pay raise to village employees.
At the close of the period dedicated to new business the topic of employee evaluation arose. Mayor Michael Ridenour and the council went into executive session to discuss the evaluation. When they came out of executive session, council decided to increase and update the payroll for village employees.
Robert B. Fitzgerald of the Law Firm of Fitzgerald, Reese & Van Dyne, in Lima was introduced as the new village solicitor.
See Tuesday's print edition for the full story.
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January 27, 2016, 8:57 am
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
The City Council’s Streets and Alleys Committee gave their approval Tuesday to a “way finding” sign for the Auglaize County Fairgrounds.
The two-sided sign will be placed on West Auglaize Street at Dearbaugh Avenue to direct people to the fairground’s gates.
The fair board approved the design of the sign in the summer. It follows closely the red and white signs that appear downtown.
See Wednesday's print edition for the full story.
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January 28, 2016, 8:57 am
Thursday, January 28, 2016
In the Auglaize County Courthouse is a student who is about to finish up her last week as an intern in Judge Frederick Pepple’s office. Australian student Dania Ammouche, 23, received the opportunity of a lifetime when she got the chance to study law and broaden her knowledge even further in Wapakoneta for the past three weeks.
The journey started for her when she took a class that Judge Pepple was teaching at Muenster University in Muenster, Germany, during an exchange program.
“(Pepple) was one of my teachers and he does the internships for German students and I think he mentioned it one time and I wasn't sure if I was eligible because I was Australian. I spoke with him and he said I was able to apply so I applied and he said just give me the (available) dates, because my summer is different,” Ammouche said.
See Thursday's print edition for the full story.
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January 29, 2016, 8:32 am
The Wapakoneta Area Economic Development Council held its annual meeting on Thursday.
WAEDC Executive Director Greg Myers told luncheon attendees greenfield sites are in demand. When the Job Ready Site was certified in Auglaize County in 2010, the country was in the midst of the Great Recession, he said.
The 2015 Economic Development Report, given to all in attendance, states that sites that are shovel-ready and certified are at the top of the list and at last the West Central Ohio Industrial Center is in a very good position.
The meeting's guest speaker was Brandon Simmons a project manager for Jobs Ohio, a privatized economic development organization responsible for creating jobs and attracting new capital investment in Ohio, the meeting's program states.
See Friday's print edition for the full story.
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January 29, 2016, 3:47 pm
Here's a little slice of what you may have missed this week in the Wapakoneta Daily News.
Monday: Proceeds made from an FFA Alumni Dance on Saturday will benefit the Wapakoneta High School Agriculture Department.
Tuesday: Waynesfield Village workers get pay raises.
Wednesday: The Wapakoneta City Council's Streets and Alleys Committee approved an Auglaize County Fairgrounds sign.
Thursday: An Australian students is completing an internship with Judge Pepple.
Friday: WAEDC held its annual meeting and discussed economic development.
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February 1, 2016, 7:21 am
The United Way of Auglaize County will be holding its 8th annual Reverse Raffle on Friday at the Wapakoneta Eagles, 25 E. Auglaize St. During the event, $5,000 in cash and prizes will be given away, and there will also be dinner and drinks.
The event will be in the ballroom at the Eagles, and doors for the event open at 6 p.m., with dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. In addition to the reverse raffle, there will also be live auctions, sideboards and a cash bar.
Tickets are still on sale for the event, and the cost is $75 per couple to attend. Included with each ticket purchase is one raffle ticket, two dinners and four drink tickets. All proceeds benefit the United Way of Auglaize County. To buy tickets, call 419-739-7717.
See Monday's print edition for the full story.
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