February 1, 2016, 8:35 am
The BZ' Hive Family Hair Salon, located at 19 N. Main St. in Uniopolis, has recently welcomed a new hair stylist.
Jennifer Calvelage started at the salon on Jan. 5. Calvelage attended cosmetology school in Grand Rapids, Mich. and said she's worked at around a half a dozen salons over the years.
The 10-year-old salon is open Tuesdays through Saturdays. Calvelage is available on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. While usually the salon takes appointments, on the days and times when Calvelage is available, walk-ins are welcome.
See Monday's print edition for the full story.
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February 3, 2016, 9:01 am
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
The Wapakoneta Family YMCA raised $18,931 during its 2016 Annual Support Campaign kick off event on Tuesday morning.
The Support Campaign helps provide scholarships and financial assistance to needy and low income families and individuals in the community, Wapakoneta Family YMCA CEO Josh Little said. The campaign aligns with the Y's mission statement, specifically the last two words, which read “for all.”
“Ten percent of our membership is receiving some kind of financial assistance,” Little said. “We take the dollars that are raised from people giving very generous gifts and we reinvest 100 percent of them back into our community through this program.”
See Wednesday's print edition for the full story.
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February 3, 2016, 1:41 pm
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Buchanan Street will have to wait.
Mayor Tom Stinebaugh confirmed to the Wapakoneta Daily News on Wednesday afternoon that the already scheduled reconstruction of Buchanan Street, from West Benton to South Street, has been cancelled. The administration recently discovered that a $1.1 million loan was tied to the project and the mayor says he will not "run this city by borrowing money to do it."
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February 4, 2016, 9:58 am
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Buchanan Street will have to wait.
Mayor Tom Stinebaugh confirmed to the Wapakoneta Daily News on Wednesday that the already scheduled reconstruction of Buchanan Street, from West Benton to South Street, has been cancelled. The move by the administration was announced at Tuesday’s meeting of the city’s Tree Commission.
“We — the Safety-Service Director, the City Auditor and I — decided to delay the project when we found out money for the project was going to be borrowed,” Stinebaugh said Wednesday afternoon. “This is not what we signed up to do.”
See Thursday's print edition for the full story.
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February 5, 2016, 7:28 am
By:
LAURA GERMANN, JOHN HAMILTON
Natosha Gilbert, 28, of Lima pleaded guilty to one charge of involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree felony, Friday in the Auglaize County Common Pleas Court, in connection with the murder of Charles Hicks of Uniopolis in 2014. The plea was part of a plea deal.
Gilbert was originally charged with one count of murder, no degree; one count of aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony; and one count of intimidation of a witness, a third-degree felony. She has had multiple pretrials before today's pretrial.
According to Andrew Augsburger from the Auglaize County Prosecutor's office, both Gilbert and Sarah McPheron acted as lookouts while the murder was committed.
McPheron entered a plea of guilty to one charge of involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree felony, on Oct. 27, 2015. McPheron was released on bond. A sentencing hearing was originally scheduled for Jan. 4 but Judge Frederick Pepple of the Auglaize Common Pleas Court ordered it be continued to a later date.
See Friday's print edition for the full story.
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February 5, 2016, 8:02 am
Starting on Wednesday several churches will be taking part in a challenge called Walk to the Cross.
Participants will walk, run, bike or do some form of exercise that will amount to 12,200 miles, the distance from Wapakoneta to Jerusalem and back.
The challenge is focused on spiritual and physical discipline during Lent, a time in which Christians are expected to give up something or take on a challenge.
Members will report their activity to Foster. Accumulated miles will be reported at the Lenten Services to be held each Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church.
See Friday's print edition for the full story.
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February 5, 2016, 4:51 pm
Here's a slice of what you may have missed this week in the Wapakoneta Daily News.
Monday: United Way ready for reverse raffle event
Tuesday: Retirement complicates chief search
Wednesday: YMCA campaign kicks off
Thursday: Mayor halts Buchanan Street work
Friday: Faithful to Walk to the Cross
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February 8, 2016, 9:55 am
The Wapakoneta Swim Family and the Wapakoneta Family YMCA teamed up Saturday to put on the second annual Spaghetti Dinner to benefit the Wapakoneta Family YMCA Support Campaign. CJ’s Pizza also partnered up to provide the food for the event.
The event began last year as a way to help support the YMCA, which has a strong relationship with the Wapakoneta High School varsity swim team and other community swim programs.
Several of the Wapakoneta High School swim team members volunteered at the Spaghetti Dinner, selling tickets and serving food, and the Y's swim team donated desserts. According to WHS swim coach Mark Law, about 90 percent of the kids on the team signed up to help out.
See Monday's print edition for the full story.
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February 8, 2016, 10:14 am
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February 8, 2016, 10:22 am
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February 9, 2016, 7:37 am
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Several members of Buckeye Farm Antiques, Inc. (BFA) attended the Auglaize County Fair Board meeting Monday to talk about their annual trade show and swap meet events and ended up storming out of the meeting.
At issue is the cost of renting the fairgrounds.
Ed Poeppelman, of the BFA, said the BFA would come after the fair board and sue them for breach of contract.
Both the BFA and the fair board have met for negotiation six to eight times in the last year or so without success, said Ed Doenges, president of the fair board.
After listening to what the BFA had to say, one of the main concerns of the fair board was that they cannot pick and choose who gets breaks in price to rent the fairgrounds. This would not be fair, said fair board Secretary Fred Piehl, since this would not be fair to everyone else who pays the asking price for the facilities.
See Tuesday's print edition for the full story.
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February 10, 2016, 9:09 am
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
The Downtown Wapakoneta Partnership held its Annual Meeting and Dinner Tuesday night at Marley’s Downtown where they gave awards to those who enhanced the downtown district.
Moon Florist won the Gift of the Street award for their lighting display which creates an ambiance and adds something to the downtown district.
Former Chamber of Commerce Director Josh Hines received a Merit Award for his efforts in helping to maintain the appearance and viability of the downtown area. Former Mayor Rodney Metz was given a Legacy Award for his many years of service to people and the downtown district. The final award of the night went to J. Marie’s Wood-Fired Kitchen & Drink for the efforts in historic preservation.
See Wednesday's print edition for the full story.
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February 11, 2016, 8:27 am
Ash Wednesday marked the first day of Lent, the seven week period in which Christians give up something or take on a challenge in the hopes of improving themselves and bringing them closer to God.
As it has for several years, the Wapakoneta Ministerial Association is hosting worship services each Wednesday in Lent. The services are held in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, with different pastors leading the weekly services. Wednesday’s service was led by Father Patrick Sloneker.
The theme for this year’s services is “Restored in Christ,” with different topics associated with the theme offered each week. Father Sloneker spoke about reflecting on broken hearts restored.
See Thursday's print edition for the full story.
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February 12, 2016, 8:22 am
Friday, February 12, 2016
At the request of the Auglaize County Commissioners, representatives of the Auglaize County Fair Board and Buckeye Farm Antiques met Thursday, along with the commissioners and the county administrator. Although the two groups were still not able to come to an agreement as far as renting the fairgrounds to the BFA for their events this year, both sides respectfully and amicably parted ways for now, in hopes that perhaps in the future, the BFA’s shows can return to the Auglaize County Fairgrounds.
The tone at the end of this meeting was a stark contrast to that of the fair board meeting Monday, when members of the BFA left mid-meeting, seemingly frustrated, when an agreement could not be reached.
Initially, the main intent of the meeting for the commissioners was to get all the facts onto the table from both sides. The commissioners, who received some 200 letters from various people in the county in support of the BFA in the predicament, wanted to be prepared to respond to the public.
"There’s no hard feelings,” BFA member Randy Baber said. “We’ve had a lot of discussion, tried to come up with some resolutions, and we are at an impasse, I’m sorry to say.”
See Friday's print edition for the full story.
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February 12, 2016, 8:45 am
Friday, February 12, 2016
The Buchanan Street project is still alive — for now.
The Wapakoneta City Council’s Streets and Alleys Committee met Thursday afternoon to discuss the issue and decided to consider the project “suspended” until further notice.
Engineering Superintendent Mary Ruck told the committee the city has until September to make a decision on whether to go ahead with the project, which at the present time requires a $1.1 million loan from the state to complete.
It was originally stated at a March meeting of the committee that the project was to be completely funded by the state. The minutes of the April 6 City Council meeting also reflect that funding source.
Ruck said the original information was incorrect.
That fact was recently uncovered when mayor Tom Stinebaugh and Auditor Wilbur Wells discovered that the state funding amounted to only $330,000 and that a $1.1 million loan had been tagged onto the project.
See Friday's print edition for the full story.
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February 12, 2016, 8:51 am
Friday, February 12, 2016
Jade L. Miller, 34, of Wapakoneta, was found competent to stand trial Friday in the Auglaize County Common Pleas Court, after a recent psychological evaluation was ordered by the court. During an arraignment hearing on Jan. 4, Miller pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to two charges, one count of murder, no degree, and one count of aggravated vehicular homicide, a third-degree felony, in connection with the Sept. 1 death of Michael R. Angel of Lima.
Miller's defense counsel asked for continuance, and Miller waived her right to a speedy trial. A pretrial is set for 2:30 p.m. April 8.
Miller was arrested Dec. 18 on indictments connected with Angel's death. Angel was struck by a vehicle allegedly driven by Miller on Brighthorn Street just south of North Street on Sept. 1 at around 8:43 p.m.
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February 12, 2016, 5:08 pm
Friday, February 12, 2016
Here's a little slice of what you may have missed this week in the Wapakoneta Daily News.
Monday:
The Wapakoneta Swim Team and YMCA hosted their second annual Spaghetti Dinner.
Tuesday:
Members of the Buckeye Farm Antiques, Inc. attended the Auglaize County Fair Board meeting to discuss their annual trade show and swap meet events.
Wednesday:
The Downtown Wapakoneta Partnership held its annual meeting and dinner and gave awards to people who enhanced the downtown district.
Thursday:
Members of the community gather to take part in the Ash Wednesday Lenten service at St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
Friday:
The Buchanan Street project is "suspended" until further notice.
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February 15, 2016, 8:58 am
Monday, February 15, 2016
Buckeye Farm Antiques (BFA) is taking its shows to Shelby County.
The BFA board met Sunday night for a brief meeting at which they confirmed they would not be hosting their annual spring show at the Auglaize County Fairgrounds this year.
After several meetings, the BFA’s Contract Committee and the Auglaize County Fair Board were unable to reach an agreement on price. A statement from the BFA said the BFA could not remain in business if they pay what the Fair Board proposed.
According to BFA Vice President Gary Bradford the group was given permission by the Shelby County Fairgrounds to use the entire fairground at $5,000 plus paying for electricity.
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February 15, 2016, 9:13 am
Monday, February 15, 2016
The YMCA held a special event Saturday for a good cause. Harvest Baptist Church hosted a Zumbathon to help raise money and awareness for Acacia of Hope International, a ministry the church sponsors.
The two hour event had dozens of people participating in dance fitness. Lynne Nagel helped put on the event and was the instructor. Nagel said the church was looking for a project and decided they wanted to help raise money for Acacia of Hope, an organization they have a lot of heart for.
Acacia of Hope is a ministry that helps African children “get out a bad situation,” as Nagel describes it.
“The ministry helps them go to school, get a couple meals a day, and assist girls who by the age of 16 sell themselves sexually for food,” Nagel said.
See Monday's print edition for the full story.
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February 16, 2016, 3:53 am
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
All of the local school districts — Wapakoneta, Waynesfield-Goshen and Botkins — will be operating under a two-hour delay schedule Tuesday.
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