Wapakoneta News Archives

No one can questions the heart and determination that Bryan and Napoleon showed in Thursday's sectional final at Defiance High School.

By WILLIAM LANEY Managing Editor Audrey Rose Hoover, who was born in 1959, dies in a horrific car crash - burning to death.

By KAREN CAMPBELL Assistant Managing Editor Representatives from a Dayton engineering firm charged with reviewing facets of school building and renovation projects updated members of the Wapakoneta City School Board of Education on progress this week.

By KAREN CAMPBELL Assistant Managing Editor Working with funding from other sources, the Auglaize County sheriff was able to present a 2010 budget Tuesday to the county commissioners that is less than this year's. "It's a huge challenge," Sheriff Al Solomon said of efforts being made to keep the budget where it is this year without any additional ...

Combines continue to be put into service by areas farmers as they try to harvest soybeans and corn.

By WILLIAM LANEY Managing Editor For one eighth-grade student at Wapakoneta High School, she would like to meld teaching youngsters in the classroom with instructing young girls on the playing field.

By KAREN CAMPBELL Assistant Managing Editor Halloween and trick-or-treat should be fun times for children of all ages and local law enforcement are joining together to offer tips to help ensure a safe and happy holiday.

By KAREN CAMPBELL Assistant Managing Editor With one confirmed case in the county and several suspected cases of H1N1, the Auglaize County Health commissioner says they are still waiting for additional vaccine.

By KAREN CAMPBELL Assistant Managing Editor With one confirmed case in the county and several suspected cases of H1N1, the Auglaize County Health commissioner says they are still waiting for additional vaccine.

By KAREN CAMPBELL Assistant Managing Editor With one confirmed case in the county and several suspected cases of H1N1, the Auglaize County Health commissioner says they are still waiting for additional vaccine.

Delphos City Council met in regular session Tuesday evening; two council members, Joseph Martz and James Hanser were absent.

Wapakoneta Mayor Rodney Metz administers the oath of office as police chief to Lt.

Fisher a 'man of ideas' By KRISTA HAYES Staff Writer The founder of one of Wapakoneta's oldest family-owned and operated businesses, the Fisher Cheese Co.

By KRISTA HAYES Staff Writer The founder of one of Wapakoneta's oldest family-owned and operated businesses, the Fisher Cheese Co.

Wapakoneta Police Chief Dave Webb is serving his last day on the job today, ending a 26-year career with the Wapakoneta Police Department.

Third-grade students, Kimberly Rose, Kaieb Fouth, Carlyn Pangle and Luke Beach participate in guided reading with Beckie Bledsoe at Cridersville Elementary School.

By MATT NICHOLS Staff Writer Grant funds available for a planned sidewalk system have been doubled, an Auglaize County village mayor says, but the project start time has been pushed back at least nine months.

By MATT NICHOLS Staff Writer Grant funds available for a planned sidewalk system have been doubled, an Auglaize County village mayor says, but the project start time has been pushed back at least nine months.

By WILLIAM LANEY Managing Editor Deer within the Wapakoneta city corporation limits may be considered a nuisance in the future, but no definitive legal declaration will be made until a new police chief takes office.

In this photo provided by Fox Searchlight, Brenda Carter is part of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone in a The Hills Have Eyes.a AP Photo/Fox Searchlight Pictures/Lacey Terrel By MATT NICHOLS Staff Writer Forget Jon and Kate.

Thursday, 08 October 2009 By KAREN CAMPBELL Staff Writer WAPAKONETA - An armed robber made off with a substantial amount of cash from RG Sound and Communications on Wednesday afternoon after forcing the lone clerk into a back storage room at gunpoint.

By WILLIAM LANEY Managing Editor Negotiators have hammered out a deal for consumers in the city of Wapakoneta's natural gas aggregation, or opt-out, plan at $7.24 per thousand cubic feet .

By WILLIAM LANEY Managing Editor In early November, Wapakoneta city elected officials should join the ranks of some key members of an Ohio congressional delegation.

By WILLIAM LANEY Managing Editor Despite multiple changes in personnel in the Wapakoneta Police Department, Mayor Rodney Metz says he has faith in the city's law enforcement officers to handle the moves.

By MATT NICHOLS Staff Writer On Thursday morning, Nathan Motter assumed the role his grandfather once held decades ago.

By MATT NICHOLS Staff Writer On Thursday morning, Nathan Motter assumed the role his grandfather once held decades ago.

By KRISTA HAYES Staff Writer For years, stories of haunted houses with psychic forces have spooked children and adults, but two Wapakoneta High School juniors are questioning ones creditability in particular - the Amityville Horror story.