Wapakoneta News

They dot the landscape north of Van Wert, but in Auglaize County a group of residents is banding together to keep wind turbines away.

By CARLA MEYER Staff Writer Four local families from Wapakoneta are ecstatic regarding a recent proclamation signed this week by Gov.

When a vehicle starts to sink in water local authorities advise to roll down the windows immediately and exit the vehicle.

Afternoon Update, sent weekday afternoons, keeps you up to date with breaking news and updates from later in the day.

With Wapakoneta facing costly sewer upgrades, the Clean Water Affordability Act introduced Thursday by a U.S. legislator could provide some relief for the city and the city's utility consumers.

Astronaut, military pilot, and educator, Neil Armstrong made history on July 20, 1969, by becoming the first man to walk on the moon.

Elida James A. Makley, 55, died at 9:35 p.m. Feb. 7, 2012, at his residence. He was born July 11, 1956, in Lima to William and Jane Makley, who preceded him in death.

If an international corporation builds the wind farm north of Wapa-koneta, the towers and blades will stretch more than 40 stories into the sky - visible to people as far away as three miles, members of a new local group say - and they believe local people should have input regarding if the project should proceed or stop.

St. Marys Frederick J. Cook, 79, died Feb. 6, 2012, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.

Discussions regarding the scaling back of an income tax credit to people living in Wapakoneta but working outside the corporation limits are to continue - in committee and before the entire council.

Residents and commercial business owners can finally take advantage of a tax advantage pursued by the city for the past three years.

WAPAKONETA Representatives of AARP will be offering free tax preparation from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through April 12 at the Auglaize County Council on Aging office at 610 Indiana Ave, St.

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Seitz, of Wapakoneta, celebrated 40 years of marriage Jan. 29, 2012.

Looking at a proposed budget with a diminishing general fund cash carryover, the new Wapakoneta City Council Finance Committee chair intends to examine the city's budget line-by-line during the next week.

One person was killed and another injured following a two-car crash late Wednesday northeast of Waynesfield.

Longtime Wapakoneta businessman Van Wright stood in the middle of a community room at the Wapakoneta Family YMCA he helped build more than 10 years ago.

WAPAKONETA Investigators in Wapakoneta are working to determine who made a threat at a downtown business over the weekend.

Q: Where can you dispose of used cooking oil? -- Jim and Anita Manning, Findlay.

Lima John B. Raesky, 85, died at 2:30 a.m. Jan. 29, 2012, at his residence in Lima.

Barbara A. Headapohl and John W. Barnhart announce their engagement. Parents of the bride-elect are Lowell and Gloria Headapohl, of Wapakoneta.