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Credit to match tax rate as levy goes to voters
By: Tom WehrhahnManaging EditorTuesday, May 2, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHAn eleventh hour discussion over tax credits on the eve of voting for or against a one half percent income tax hike sparked some...
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Levy, Graf, Dunlap, Campbell get nod
By: Tom WehrhahnManaging EditorWednesday, May 3, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHWapakoneta’s wish came true Tuesday as residents voted to raise the city’s income tax to 1.5 percent. Also, three of the five...
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Barber named Woman of the Year
By: Rebecca LappStaff WriterThursday, May 4, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHThe Women’s Civic League of Wapakoneta awarded Rachel Barber with the title of Woman of the Year 2017 during its meeting Wednesday night...
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Coalition holds forum on suicide
By: Rebecca LappStaff WriterFriday, May 5, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHThe Auglaize County Suicide Prevention Coalition, sponsored by the Partnership for Violence Free Families (PVFF), conducted a seminar on...
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Bright light speeds growth
By: Tom WehrhahnManaging EditorMonday, May 8, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHThe glow at Golden Fresh Farms has paid off.“Crop yields, production levels and quality has been excellent, said Jackie Martell, human...
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Pit stop ends in stabbing
By: Dave VorheesStaff WriterTuesday, May 9, 2017CRIDERSVILLE, OHAccording to Cridersville Chief of Police John Drake, a fuel stop in the middle of the night led to a stabbing during a domestic...
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Officials present State of City, County, Schools
By: Rebecca LappStaff WriterWednesday, May 10, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHThe Wapakoneta Chamber of Commerce conducted the State of the City, County and Schools Luncheon at the Eagles on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m.,...
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Retiring teachers honored at tea
By: Rebecca LappStaff WriterThursday, May 11, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHWapakoneta City Schools hosted a tea with cupcakes and other refreshments Wednesday afternoon at the high school to honor this year’s...
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Chamber gets new director
By: Rebecca LappStaff WriterFriday, May 12, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHMelissa Carlin has been hired as the new Executive Director of the Wapakoneta Chamber of Commerce. From now until after the 2017 Summer...
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Fire destroys garage on Benton Street
By: Dave VorheesStaff WriterMonday, May 15, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHAt 1:24 a.m. the fire department responded to a fire at 305 W, Benton St. According to Fire Chief Tony Stinebaugh the garage was engulfed...
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Council moves forward on annexation
By: Tom WehrhahnManaging EditorTuesday, May 16, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHThe Summer Moon Festival received the blessing of the Wapakoneta City Council on Monday. Specifically, street closures were approved...
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New rules eyed for garage sales, political signs
By: Tom WehrhahnManaging EditorWednesday, May 17, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHThe Wapakoneta City Council’s Buildings, Lands and Building Code Committee looked at the placement of political signs, set times for...
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Fairgrounds host Tug Fest
By: Dave VorheesStaff WriterThursday, May 18, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHFor the fourteenth year the Auglaize County Fairgrounds will be roaring with the sound of cheers and engines revving Friday and Saturday...
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Controversial cul-de-sac plan still lives
By: Tom WehrhahnManaging EditorFriday, May 19, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHThe Cole Drive cul-de-sac plan is not dead. The issue was resurrected at Wednesday’s meeting of theWapakoneta City Council’s Streets and...
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What you may have missed
Staff WriterFriday, May 19, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHHere what you may have missed this week in the Wapakoneta Daily News.Monday:• Fire destroys garage on Benton Street• Woman dies in Van Wert accident•...
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W-G graduates told to be bold
By: Rebecca LappStaff WriterMonday, May 22, 2017WAYNESFIELD, OHThirty-eight students graduated from Waynesfield-Goshen High School Sunday afternoon, with encouragement from their fellow graduates to be...
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Rotary dedicates memorial to Ritchie
By: Dave VorheesStaff WriterTuesday, May 23, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHOn Tuesday the Wapakoneta Rotary club met for their monthly lunch in an unusual place. The Rotarians met behind the high school at the...
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Retiring teachers honored at tea
By: Rebecca LappStaff WriterThursday, May 11, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHWapakoneta City Schools hosted a tea with cupcakes and other refreshments Wednesday afternoon at the high school to honor this year’s...
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Chamber gets new director
By: Rebecca LappStaff WriterFriday, May 12, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHMelissa Carlin has been hired as the new Executive Director of the Wapakoneta Chamber of Commerce. From now until after the 2017 Summer...
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Fire destroys garage on Benton Street
By: Dave VorheesStaff WriterMonday, May 15, 2017WAPAKONETA, OHAt 1:24 a.m. the fire department responded to a fire at 305 W, Benton St. According to Fire Chief Tony Stinebaugh the garage was engulfed...
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