Ahls share mission stories
By: JOHN HAMILTONStaff WriterThursday, August 25, 2016CRIDERSVILLE, OHOtterbein-Cridersville held its Breakfast of Champion speaking event on Wednesday with their special guests, Tom and Andrea Ahl of...
View ArticleFFA events help local residents
Wapakoneta High School FFA students donated $1,000 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation last Friday.They did so at Pulltown USA in Bowling Green, the National Tractor Pulling Championships. Seven students...
View ArticleAuthor writes while lovin' it
By: JOHN HAMILTONStaff WriterFriday, August 26, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHIf you go into the McDonalds on Bellefontaine Street you may find Carol Ann Cook, 66, at one of the tables working on her latest book....
View ArticleGolden Fresh Farms looking for workers
By: JOHN HAMILTONStaff WriterFriday, August 26, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHGolden Fresh Farms has nearly 50 job offerings as of right now. There are 48 full time temporary agriculture positions offered to...
View ArticleWhat you may have missed this week
Staff WriterFriday, August 26, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHHere's what you may have missed this week in the Wapakoneta Daily NewsMonday: The Neil Armstrong mural in downtown Cincinnati was officially dedicated...
View ArticlePolice honored for Click-It work
By: John HamiltonStaff WriterFriday, August 26, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHThe Wapakoneta Police Department was honored for their exemplary efforts during the Click It or Ticket campaign. The Department was...
View ArticleLocals, school come together for Lifted Up
By: JOHN HAMILTONStaff WriterThe Performing Arts Center was the scene of Lifted Up: A Night of Praise in Wapak. The evening was meant to draw in locals and pray to show support for people in the...
View ArticleTourism committee ponders projects
By: TOM WEHRHAHNManaging EditorTuesday, August 30, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHThe Wapakoneta City Council’s Tourism Advisory Committee is ready to take applications for projects and wants to hold back a...
View ArticleLocal artist to display work at Cloud Nine
By: CASSAUNDRA SMITHStaff WriterTuesday, August 30, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHWhile Jeff Doseck may have changed his style of photography over the years, his passion for the form of art has stayed...
View ArticleCounty puts policy in place to protect against counterfeit
By: LAURA GERMANNWAPAKONETA, OHThe Auglaize County Treasurer’s Office is implementing a new policy for detecting counterfeit bills with a special machine.Treasurer April Bowersock met with the Auglaize...
View ArticleFryburg fest makes its return
By: CASSAUNDRA SMITHStaff WriterThursday, September 1, 2016FRYBURG, OHSt. John's Catholic Church is gearing up for its annual Fryburg Homecoming.The weekend’s events will kick off Saturday with a bike...
View ArticleCity trees inspected for root damage from gas lines
By: John HamiltonStaff WriterWAPAKONETA, OHThe recent installation of new gas lines on West Pearl Street has put at least 24 city trees in jeopardy and city officials spent time on Thursday inspecting...
View ArticleWhat you may have missed
Staff WriterFriday, September 2, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHHere's what you may have missed this week in the Wapakoneta Daily News.Monday: Locals and school come together for Lifted Up.Tuesday: The Wapakoneta...
View ArticleCity joins marijuana moratorium
The City of Wapakoneta on Monday joined several other Ohio communities in imposing a moratorium on the granting of permits regarding medical marijuana. The ruling will give the city 180 days to “review...
View ArticleMagnets to raise awareness
By: LAURA GERMANNStaff WriterThursday, September 8, 2016ST. MARYS, OHThe Auglaize County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) is hoping to raise awareness of emergency preparedness with new...
View ArticleCity seeks group to take over contract
By: TOM WEHRHAHNManaging EditorThursday, September 8, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHThe city is looking for an individual or group to help manage 32.5 acres of land.The property is just east of U.S. 33 and 33A and...
View ArticleHuelskamp pleads guilty in hit-skip
By: LAURA GERMANNStaff WriterThursday, September 8, 2016SIDNEY, OHA Wapakoneta man who turned himself in for his involvement in a fatal hit-skip accident in May pleaded guilty in Shelby County Common...
View ArticlePrelude to Autumn
By: JOHN HAMILTONStaff Writerreporter2@wapakwdn.comFriday, September 9, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHThis Saturday marks the return of Fallapalooza.From 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Auglaize County Fairgrounds...
View ArticleWhat you may have missed this week
Staff WriterFriday, September 9, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHHere's what you may have missed this week in the Wapakoneta Daily News.Tuesday: Staff and campers of Glacier Hill Lakes said thank you to area police...
View ArticleTours draw from near and far
By: John HamiltonStaff WriterMonday, September 12, 2016WAPAKONETA, OHThe Auglaize County Courthouse and the Wapakoneta Firehouse took part in the state initiative Ohio Open Doors even with open house...
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