Miller gets max sentence of 11 years
By: LAURA GERMANNStaff WriterTuesday, July 26, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHJade L. Miller, 34, of Wapakoneta, received the maximum sentence of 11 years in prison today for running over and therefore causing the...
View ArticlePolice receive outpouring of community support
By: JOHN HAMILTONStaff WriterWednesday, July 27, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHThe recent tragedies in Dallas and Baton Rouge with law enforcement officials left many Americans heartbroken, including those in the...
View ArticleDispatchers recall 30 years of service
By: JOHN HAMILTONStaff WriterThursday, July 28, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHWith 30 years each under their belts, dispatchers Denise Kohler and Stacey Armaly will be retiring from the Wapakoneta Police...
View ArticleFFA barn proves itself as fair nears
By: Cassaundra SmithStaff WriterFriday, July 29, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHThe new Wapakoneta High School FFA building benefits FFA students like graduate Michala Binkley and junior Taylor Davis.Without the...
View ArticleLocal man marches at DNC
By: LAURA GERMANNStaff WriterFriday, July 29, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHWapakoneta resident Joe Monbeck shared his experience in Philadelphia among the events of the Democratic National Convention this...
View ArticleWhat you may have missed
Staff WriterFriday, July 29, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHHere's a slice of what you may have missed this week in the Wapakoneta Daily News:Monday: Pinstripe Junction debuts Tuesday: Nine vie for Fair King, Queen...
View ArticleFair welcomes new activity
By: CASSAUNDRA SMITHStaff WriterFriday, July 29, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHA new fair activity will give children a glimpse into the world of agriculture.Commodity Carnival, for the first time, will be at the...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: The 2016 Auglaize County Fair opens
Staff WriterMonday, August 1, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHStaff photo/John Hamilton: Mary Ann Carrig cuts the opening day ribbon at the Auglaize County Fairgrounds on Sunday. Carrig was also recognized for her...
View ArticleJamboree a success
By: LAURA GERMANNStaff WriterMonday, August 1, 2016UNIOPOLIS, OHThe Uniopolis Jamboree took place over the weekend, with the inaugural run of its newest event — a quarter auction.“The first quarter...
View ArticleGOP Headquarters
By: Tom WehrhahnManaging editoreditor@wapakwdn.comMonday, August 1, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHClarification An online article announcing the opening of the local GOP headquarters in the Grandview Plaza is from...
View ArticleRoyalty crowned at county fair
By: Eric AdamsStaff WriterTuesday, August 2, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHJonathan Vogel and Amanda Lehmkuhl honored a longstanding tradition while breaking a long-feared curse on Monday at the Auglaize County...
View ArticleDairy show a tradition
By: Andrew WilsonStaff WriterWednesday, August 3, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHMany years ago, Wapakoneta senior-to-be Luke Steinke's grandfather started a family tradition that would be passed down from...
View ArticleA night for sharing and caring
By: JOHN HAMILTONStaff WriterWednesday, August 3, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHLocal and area residents came out to show their support for local law enforcement, fire and EMS workers during National Night Out on...
View ArticleSheriff's office probes alleged sex offense
By: Tom WehrhahnManaging editoreditor@wapakwdn.comWednesday, August 3, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHThe Auglaize County Sheriff's Office is investigating an alleged sex offense that occurred late Monday night at...
View ArticleSheriff's office investigating alleged sex offense
Staff WriterWednesday, August 3, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHThe Auglaize County Sheriff's Office is investigating an alleged sex offense that occurred late Monday night at the Auglaize County Fair, according to...
View ArticleGrand Champion dairy steer selected
By: Eric AdamsStaff WriterThursday, August 4, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHAfter seven highly-competitive classes of dairy steer were paraded through the show barn on Wednesday, the top five awards were...
View ArticleDemo derby driver taken from fair in ambulance
By: BRAD FRANKSports Editorsports@wapakwdn.comThursday, August 4, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHA Demolition Derby participant at the Auglaize County Fair was taken away from the event in an ambulance Thursday...
View ArticleKatterhenry named top showman
By: Cassaundra SmithStaff WriterFriday, August 5, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHKaylee Katterhenry, a junior at Memorial High School in St. Marys, was named the 2016 champion of the Auglaize County Fair...
View ArticleWhat you may have missed this week
Staff WriterFriday, August 5, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHHere's what you may have missed this week in the Wapakoneta Daily News. Monday: The Uniopolis Jamboree took place over the weekend, with the inaugural...
View ArticleSchaub shows Grand Champion
By: Cassaundra SmithStaff WriterFriday, August 5, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHThe 2016 Auglaize County Junior Fair Livestock sale kicked off Friday morning in the swine arena. In front of a packed crowd of...
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