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Home for good
By: AJ HECHTStaff WriterFriday, January 4, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHDeron Prince is home, and he's home for good.In a surprise for both Deron and his sons, Connor, 7, and Landon, 5, the United States Air...
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BOE votes to put levy on ballot
By: AJ HECHTStaff WriterFriday, January 4, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHWapakoneta City Schools will be asking for a little bit of help from the community this spring, as the Board of Education voted unanimously...
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Teen blamed for former Koneta Hotel fire indicted
Staff WriterFriday, January 4, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHWesley Michael Slaughter, 19, of Wapakoneta was indicted by the Auglaize County Grand Jury Thursday and is facing five counts of arson: four counts of...
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Strike could affect WSU's Lake Campus
By: AJ HECHTStaff WriterWednesday, January 9, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHWright State University's largest faculty union notified the Dayton university's President and Board of Trustees of a strike notice filed...
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WFD releases year-end statistics
By: Bob TomaszewskiStaff WriterWednesday, January 9, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHThe Wapakoneta Fire Department had a busy 2018, even if you don’t count the end of the year fire at the former Koneta...
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LSO bringing 'Mozart by Candlelight' to St. Joseph
Staff WriterWednesday, January 9, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHThe Lima Symphony Orchestra returns to Wapakoneta with Mozart by Candlelight, on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 4 p.m. with a program to honor the 50th...
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Local men ride for St. Jude research dollars
By: AJ HECHTStaff WriterWednesday, January 9, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHTwo hundred sixty miles is long way to go in a car, let alone a bicycle, but don't tell that to Andy Haag or Shawn Watt.Just before the...
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County health board tracking local Hepatitis A cases
By: Bob TomaszewskiStaff WriterFriday, January 11, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHAuglaize County Board of Health met Thursday and approved the board’s current president Linda Kitzmiller of Minster and Vice...
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He's the (toothpick) rocket man
By: AJ HECHTStaff WriterFriday, January 11, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHGreg Kelly may live in Minnesota, but he's just as excited for the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing as anyone in...
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County officials share news
By: Bob TomaszewskiStaff WriterFriday, January 11, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHAuglaize County’s department and elected officials met for their first quarterly meeting of the year Thursday to present updates to...
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Art Center honors high school artists
By: AJ HECHTStaff WriterMonday, January 14, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHSome of Auglaize County's best up-and-coming artists were honored on Sunday at Riverside Art Center, giving some of the local high school...
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Winter version of Farmers' Market alive & well in Buckland
By: AJ HECHTStaff WriterMonday, January 14, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHRain, shine or snow, the Wapakoneta Farmers’ Market is up and running.In years past, the Farmers’ Market has been a summertime staple in...
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Snow doesn't stop local hikers from hitting the trail
By: Bob TomaszewskiStaff WriterMonday, January 14, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHAt The Lock Keepers House at Komminsk Legacy Park in New Bremen locals gathered to participate in a cabin fever hike, enjoy nature...
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County handles first snowy weather incident of the new year
By: Bob TomaszewskiStaff WriterTuesday, January 15, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHAuglaize County saw its first sizable snowfall of the season over the weekend but it didn’t seem to cause any major...
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Woman charged with murder is deemed incompetent to stand trial
By: Bob TomaszewskiStaff WriterTuesday, January 15, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHA Dublin woman was found not competent to stand trial Monday in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court.Karen Fontenot, 54, accused of...
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Astronaut's wife kicks off community read
By: Deb ZwezPublisherTuesday, January 15, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHThe spouses of today’s astronauts may have more cachet — and say — with NASA than their predecessors, but those are the women who blazed the...
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Gov. DeWine is ready to lead Ohio
By: MIKE FRANKStaff WriterTuesday, January 15, 2019COLUMBUS, OHPledging to be a servant for "all the people," Mike DeWine officially took charge of the state government on Monday, as he was sworn in as...
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New fairground campground rental rate should generate sizeable increase
By: Bob TomaszewskiStaff WriterThursday, January 17, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHAuglaize County Agricultural Society (fair board) members met Monday night and in one of their first actions of the new year...
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Council will be asked to vacate street
By: Deb ZwezPublisherThursday, January 17, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHWapakoneta City Councilwoman Bonnie Wurst spent Wednesday getting her feet wet as the new chairman of council’s Streets and Alleys...
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Governor to keynote courthouse celebration
By: Bob TomaszewskiStaff WriterFriday, January 18, 2019WAPAKONETA, OHOhio Gov. Mike DeWine will be the keynote speaker at the Feb. 10 event planned to celebrate the 125th birthday of the Auglaize...
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