Archive - Sep 2012 - News Article
September 19th
Items have been reported stolen from two more vehicles left unlocked in Wapakoneta.
Wapakoneta Police Clerk Denise Kohler said more vehicles may have been entered, but people are not filing reports, especially if the thieves did not get away with anything and only ransacked the insides looking for items to steal.
“We are actively still working on this,” Kohler said. “We do have some people of interest.”
September 18th
A new program proposed by a Wapakoneta business organization hopes for city financial support and municipal backing to help property and business owners improve the façades of downtown buildings.
Downtown Wapakoneta Partnership (DWP) representative Sue Siesel outlined Monday a planned façade improvement program for Wapakoneta City Council members to review and requested financial support of $10,000 each year for the next three years.
With three local Eagle Scouts being present at a national memorial honoring the first man on the moon, another representative who has a special connection to Wapakoneta area also was in attendance on that day of national mourning.
Dr. Ellen Baker, formerly of Wapakoneta, was an usher at last Thursday’s memorial service to honor Wapakoneta native Neil Armstrong at Washington National Cathedral.
Residents along Douglas, South Wentz and South Rauthland streets complained Monday about parking along the streets, a recently closed gate being vandalized and the continuing use of profanity and bullying by youths at the skateboard ramp section of Veterans Memorial Park.
September 17th
After a decade of talking, consulting, planning and restoring, a historical county building is finally complete.
Local and state officials opened the Auglaize County Courthouse during a special Auglaize County rededication ceremony held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday with approximately 450 to 500 people in attendance for the ribbon cutting and dedication of the newly renovated building.
State Sen. Cliff Hite, R-Findlay, summed it up by saying that history has come alive as his speech, focused on a history teacher and legislator’s perspective.
On July 20, 1969, the world watched in awe as astronaut Neil Armstrong, an Eagle Scout from Wapakoneta, took man’s first steps on the moon.
On Sept. 13, 2012, three Eagle Scouts from Wapakoneta — Eric Limbert, Zach Orchard and Alec Temple — watched in awe as they stood in the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., as special guests at Neil Armstrong’s memorial service. Armstrong died Aug. 25 from complications after heart surgery earlier in the month.
Seat belts save lives.
That’s the message troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) are again stressing to motorists.
“There is simply no disputing that wearing a safety belt can save your life,” OSHP Lt. Anne R. Ralston said.
She said that is why they are encouraging all motorists to buckle-up.
OSHP Sgt. Brian Jordan said when safety belts aren’t worn, the chance for serious injury is much higher in a crash.
September 14th
Like a child’s Christmas list as the holiday draws nearer, the list of activities and events at the Children’s Hometown Holiday event continues to grow and grow.
The sixth annual Children’s Hometown Holiday will be held Saturday, Dec. 1, with some activities available on the eve of the event.
Qualifying county agencies may expect to receive 87 percent in reimbursements for costs they incurred responding after a wind storm hit the county at the end of June.
Auglaize County Sheriff Al Solomon is reminding area residents to be cautious before hiring anyone to work on their property.
Solomon told the Wapakoneta Daily News on Friday that they have received a report of possible itinerant workers in the area after a local resident reported Thursday that he was approached at a farm north of St. Marys by a male asking to paint the outbuildings at a farm. The vehicle he was driving was out of South Carolina.
