Youth shop with a cop
By: JOHN HAMILTONStaff WriterMonday, December 14, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHOn Saturday, several police officers and law enforcement personnel were at the Walmart. Not because there was a massive crime scene...
View ArticleLocal group honors fallen
By: TOM WEHRHAHNManaging EditorMonday, December 14, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHIn several short, yet solemn ceremonies, wreaths were placed Saturday on the graves of those who gave their lives for their...
View ArticleCridersville mayor bids farewell
By: JOHN HAMILTONStaff WriterTuesday, December 15, 2015CRIDERSVILLE, OHMayor Lorali Myers attended her final village council meeting as mayor on Monday and gave thanks to all those who helped her along...
View ArticleAmetek donates $5k to school
By: CASSAUNDRA SMITHStaff WriterWednesday, December 16, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHThe Wapakoneta High School pre-engineering program was presented with a $5,000 grant from Ametek on Tuesday during a Wapakoneta...
View ArticleMaking a difference is part of the adventure for WHS grad
By: LAURA GERMANNStaff WriterWednesday, December 16, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHCombat casualty surgery is something most people know about only from what they see in movies or TV shows, but for locally-raised...
View ArticleState lifts bird show ban
Staff WriterThursday, December 17, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHWith no confirmed cases in Ohio and no immediate threat of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (avian flu) outbreak, Ohio Agriculture Director David...
View ArticleVFW honors student orators
By: JOHN HAMILTONStaff WriterThursday, December 17, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHFour students were honored Wednesday at the Wapakoneta VFW Post 8445 for their written words in the Voice for Democracy essay...
View ArticleYMCA program reaches out to others
By: LAURA GERMANNStaff WriterThursday, December 17, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHThe children in the Wapakoneta Family YMCA Kids Express after school program showed just how much they care about others by...
View ArticleGas leak at West Auglaize and Hamilton Street
By: LAURA GERMANNStaff WriterFriday, December 18, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHAccording to scanner traffic, a gas leak sprung up near the intersection of West Auglaize Street and Hamilton Street as of 9:20 a.m....
View ArticleTop Brothers in Blue
By: CASSAUNDRA SMITHStaff WriterFriday, December 18, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHThe Wapakoneta VFW Firefighter and Police Officer of Year awards went to Chris Hefner and Kevin Prenger, respectively.A small get...
View ArticleWoman arrested for murder
By: TOM WEHRHAHNManaging EditorFriday, December 18, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHJust before noon Friday, the Wapakoneta Police Department along with the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office arrested Jade L. Miller,...
View ArticleWhat you may have missed
By: LAURA GERMANNStaff WriterFriday, December 18, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHHere's a slice of what you may have missed this week in the Wapakoneta Daily News:Monday: Youth shop with a cop Tuesday: Cridersville...
View ArticleChamber executive director resigns
By: LAURA GERMANNStaff WriterWednesday, December 23, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHJosh Hines’s last day as Executive Director of the Wapakoneta Area Chamber of Commerce is Jan. 8, and he said he has really...
View ArticleNew owners at Toot 'n Tell
By: JOHN HAMILTONThe former Toot ’n Tell Drive-Thru, 709 Defiance St., has become the site of Mikey’s Drive-Thru which will be sharing its location with CJ’s Pizza in the near future. The drive thru...
View ArticleMayor attends final meeting
By: TOM WEHRHAHNManaging EditorWednesday, December 23, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHMonday’s meeting of the Wapakoneta City Council was preceded by a couple of swearing in ceremonies.Mayor Rodney Metz swore in...
View ArticleCounty considers solar project
By: LAURA GERMANNStaff WriterWednesday, December 23, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHA solar energy project was proposed to the Auglaize County Board of Commissioners by Palmer Energy Company out of Toledo on...
View ArticleSurveyor for county retires after 42 years
By: LAURA GERMANNStaff WriterWednesday, December 23, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHLongtime employee John Jauert recently announced his retirement from the Auglaize County Engineer’s office after 42 years of...
View ArticleWhat you may have missed
Staff WriterWednesday, December 23, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHHere's a little slice of what you may have missed this week in the Wapakoneta Daily News.Monday: Josh Hines is resigning as the Executive Director...
View ArticleDelphos woman arrested in burglary probe
By: Tom WehrhahnManaging editoreditor@wapakwdn.comThursday, December 24, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHAccording to a news release from Auglaize County Sheriff Al Solomon, a Delphos woman was arrested late...
View ArticleAuglaize County under flood watch
Staff WriterMonday, December 28, 2015WAPAKONETA, OHAccording to a Facebook post from the Auglaize County Sheriff, Auglaize County is under a flood watch in effect through Tuesday morning. Two inches of...
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