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August 15th, 2011
With children soon returning to the classroom, an Auglaize County health official is reminding drivers to be extra cautious and focused on the road.
Citing a report on distracted driving recently released by the Governors Highway Safety Association, Auglaize County Medical Director Dr. Juan Torres said too many at the wheel of vehicles are voluntarily diverting their attention by either looking at something else, listening to something else, actively doing something else with their hands, or even thinking about something else while they are driving.
August 12th
The Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Patrol investigated a one-car crash on U.S. 33 Friday. A passenger in the vehicle was transported from the scene. An officer said a female driver, a male passenger, and a child passenger were in the vehicle at the time of the crash. No other information was available.
UPDATE:
Further information revealed that in fact a male driver had been driving the vehicle after investigation was done by the OSP.
Crews from Shelley work on milling Hamilton Street, near the intersection of Auglaize Street, in preparation for paving on Friday. The paving company will continue today with paving beginning in the morning on Nottingham Drive in Sherwood Forest and later in the morning paving will begin on Hamilton Street between West Auglaize Street to Glynwood Road. On Monday, the contractor will be working to complete another job outside the Wapakoneta area, and on Tuesday, the contractor will finish paving Hamilton Street. The schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather.
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United Way selects 2011 campaign chair
By CARLA MEYER
Staff Writer
A former Wapakoneta city administrator and Auglaize County native is the 2011 United Way campaign chair, a United Way of Auglaize County official announced this week.
New Knoxville Village Administrator Rex Katterheinrich agreed to serve as the United Way of Auglaize County campaign chair for 2011.
“I’m pleased to be able to work with Randy Fisher and the United Way Board to have a better opportunity to help those in need,” Katterheinrich said.
After listening to complaints and concerns from parents and other 4-H members about the 159th Auglaize County Fair for much of Thursday’s meeting, the tone of the Junior Fair post-fair evaluation meeting changed at the end.
Parents praised Junior Fair Board members for the work they do in making the Junior Fair events and the entire fair a success.
CRIDERSVILLE — Leaders of an area village sat down with a civil engineer to discuss questions dealing with their zoning.
Cridersville Village Council Planning Committee members met with Tony Schroeder, of Choice One Engineering, to discuss issues involving the zoning issues that have arose in the village.
Councilors are currently in the process of updating their zoning of the village, which were formed in the late 1990s.
When Schroeder was asked how they should handle specific situations, Schroeder said it revolves around the village’s image and make-up.
The new lieutenant on the midnight shift at the Wapakoneta Police Department, who also was recently assigned as the K-9 handler, says he is looking forward to the extra responsibility.
“It was a goal, but it came a little quicker than I expected it to,” Joe Welker said of his newest position, which he began last week after scoring well on a written test.
He was named as the handler of the department’s new K-9, Rico, in April.
“You can’t really count on timing,” Welker, 29, said of positions and advancements in law enforcement. “Both are something I’ve always wanted to do.”
August 11th
Before heading to compete in a national pageant, a 17-year-old Wapakoneta High School senior gave her local community a preview of what she would be presenting to the nation next week.
The Ohio State University graduate student Alexandra Gress quickly pointed out Wednesday the Auglaize County Junior Fair offered “cuts that certainly rank well with industry standards” during the carcass review at Kah Meats.
“Comparitively speaking, things were certainly at the industry average,” said Gress, who has been judging carcasses for fairs since 2007. ”The pork was very good quality. The grand and dairy steers were very good quality, too.”
A contract for social services offered as part of the family planning program at the Auglaize County Health Department has been terminated.
“We’re streamlining family planning,” Auglaize County Health Commissioner Charlotte Parsons said of the decision after the Auglaize County Health Board’s meeting this week. “We don’t feel we can afford to offer it any more.”
Parsons said the decision was made as the department continues to receive less funding through grants and other sources.
