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October 24th, 2011
Nine people are on a short list from 43 applicants to fill the spot that will be left vacant by Joe Lenhart as Auglaize County administrator.
Kim Everman, Tim Klopfenstein, Chad Scott, Jarid Kohlreiser, Scott Frey, Tammy Bruns, Deb Zwez, Craig Knapke and Mike Hensley all were scheduled for a second round of interviews and were finalists for the position.
Everman, of Celina, is the clerk-administrator for the Mercer County commissioners.
Klopfenstein, of Wapakoneta, is president and general manager of an independent office for MCC Capital Corp.
Zombies are set to invade Wapakoneta for the second straight year this weekend.
The walking dead return for the second Wapakoneta Zombie Walk, sponsored by the KAPOW (Kids are Priority of Wapakoneta) Club, as they traverse Auglaize Street before dusk on Saturday.
Virgil D. Hudson, 96, of St. Marys, died Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, at Golden Living Center-Valley in St. Marys.
Arrangements are incomplete at Miller-Long & Folk Funeral Home in St. Marys.
C. Louise Zimmerman, 96, of Elmcroft Retirement Center in Lima, formerly of Spencerville, died at 10:33 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima.
She was born Aug. 10, 1915, in Van Wert County, the daughter of Evelynn Marguerite (Gorslene) and Karl Dewitt Hirn. On March 10, 1934, she married Arthur F. Zimmerman, who died March 3, 2000.
Surviving is a son, Richard A. (Mary) Zimmerman, of Spencerville.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Janice Reed.
Sadie V. Esque, 83, of Wapakoneta, formerly of Logan W. Va., died at 7:10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at the Wapakoneta Manor.
She was born March 1, 1928, in Morehead, Ky., the daughter of Lillie (Mathews) and Ott Terry, who preceded her in death. On June 28, 1948, she married Rezin J.(Joe) Esque, and he died Aug. 20, 1995.
October 21st
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — Another hurdle cleared.
And now the big one.
The Wapakoneta Redskins came up with a pair of big third-quarter stops and pulled away to a 41-14 win over the Shawnee Indians on Friday night at Shawnee.
Wapak remained unbeaten at 9-0 overall and 8-0 in the Western Buckeye League.
The win sets up what looks to be an epic Week 10 matchup against the also undefeated Kenton Wildcats for all the proverbial marbles.
“I couldn’t ask for a better season,” Wapak center Nick Warner said. “It’s been great. I never expected something like this out of my senior year.”
BOTKINS — The fact that Dayton Stivers came into Friday’s sectional matchup with Botkins as the underdog didn’t have Botkins head coach Kevin Lynch fooled at all.
“I had scouted them,” Lynch said. “We knew going in that it wasn’t going to be easy.”
The Stivers team, loaded with eight seniors, matched up well with both Botkins speed and physical style of play before finally succumbing in Botkins’ 3-2 win.
Stivers showed they had come ready to play by quickly scoring the first goal of the game and leaving the Trojans scratching their heads.
Managing Editor
The killing by Muskingam County law enforcement officers of 49 of 56 exotic animals let loose by their late owner stirred feelings of anger, disbelief and empathy by local authorities touched by the mid-week incident.
Wapakoneta native Mike Kohlreiser, who operates Understanding Wildlife, a company started with his wife, Marsha, in 1992 to educate people about wild animals, said he was struck with a range of emotions when news broke of Terry Thompson being found dead at his complex outside of Zanesville and his menagerie of exotic animals being freed.
Both candidates vying to serve as Cridersville mayor have a dedication and passion to continue to make their village a better place to live.
Incumbent Lorali Myers, brings eight years of experience and a passion to see the projects started while she was mayor carried out. Her opponent, Tony Zuppardo, says his accessibility to residents and dedication to the village will benefit the residents of Cridersville.
In her first term, Myers, who was elected in 2007 to become the new Cridersville mayor, took over for former Mayor Robert Conner.
Looking to the future, the manager of the county airport says they are working to improve energy conservation as a way to routinely save money.
Neil Armstrong Airport Manager Sean Stroh said based on a recent analysis by an outside company they are planning to begin phasing in some of those changes during 2012. The energy conservation measures are focused on lighting at the facility outside of New Knoxville.
“It would reduce operating expenses,” Stroh said of savings expected to be achieved through the measures once they are in place.
