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 Area residents used snowblowers, snow plows and snow shovels to dig out from a winter storm that hit late Friday and Saturday. Another storm is to hit tonight. Staff photo/William Laney MIKE BURKHOLDER
and WILLIAM LANEY
Staff Writers
A winter snow storm, which dumped as much as 3 feet in the Washington, D.C. area, hit the area with as much as 9 inches of snow in Wapakoneta and some areas of Auglaize County.
The snowfall came with high winds which created drifts as tall as 4 feet causing hazards for the city and county roadways.
Wapakoneta weather observer Dan Dietz calculated 8.5 inches of snow fell in Wapakoneta Friday and Saturday. The National Weather Service is predicting as much as 10 more inches starting with a light snow at midnight with most of the snow falling throughout the day Tuesday before tapering off early Wednesday morning.
Wapakoneta Public Works Superintendent Meril Simpson said city crews hit the roads at 4 a.m. Saturday, but the high winds hampered their effforts.
Crews worked until 4:15 p.m.. Saturday and returned Sunday and worked from 7 a.m. to 1p.m. before heading back out early this morning.
“We are attempting to clear the roadways the best we can and we are dumping more salt and grit this time,” Simpson said this morning. “The temperature is still too cold for the salt to work, but if we get enough sun it may warm it up enough to help.”
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 |
By KAREN CAMPBELL
Assistant Managing Editor
More than 50 car wheels were stolen from a Uniopolis business during the weekend.
Between 50 and 60 wheels were taken from a storage area behind Miller Brothers Tire, 366 Main St., between 1:30 p.m. Saturday and 7:15 a.m. Monday, Auglaize County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Mike Eberle said.
Gale Miller, 16854 State Route 65, Wapakoneta, said a gate lock was cut to gain access to the wheels.
Wheels taken were old and new.
Eberle said the theft remains under investigation with no suspects.
In other reports at the Auglaize County Sheriff’s Office, a car window was broken during a fight between two brothers at their parents’ house at 19035 Santa Fe New Knoxville Road at 2:20 a.m. Sunday.
Josephus Petaway, 33, and Nicholas Petaway, 29, both of Lima, got into a verbal argument over something that happened in the past, Eberle said.
A window was broken out of a car owned by Nicole Jordan during the altercation.
No charges have been filed at this point.
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Sheriff’s Office
• A caretaker was threatened by a biological mother of a boy living with her Saturday after a disagreement about visitation.
According to the report:
The boy was supposed to spend the weekend with his mother in Lima, but Tia Legg called several times threatening India Melton and saying she was going to take the boy out of state and not return.
A complaint already was filed with the Lima Police Department about the threats and they had spoken with the mother, but Melton wanted something filed in the county where she lives at 211 Wapakoneta St., Waynesfield, too.
• Gasoline was taken from a vehicle at 122 Cedarhurst Drive, St. Marys, during the past week.
The theft was reported at 10:20 p.m. Monday.
Jonathan Herman said he noticed gasoline was taken from the truck, which he doesn’t often drive, after a neighbor said he had gasoline stolen from his vehicle.
Three-fourths a tank was missing from the front tank and between one-half and three-fourths of a tank missing from the rear tank of the Ford F-150’s dual tanks.
In total it was estimated that approximately 20 gallons were missing.
Extra patrol was requested.
• Vandalism was reportedly done to a vehicle parked at 12751 County Road 25A North between 3 and 11:55 a.m. Sunday.
Anthony Eberle, of Lima, had a window broken and paint keyed on the vehicle, Eberle said.
No additional information was available.
• Cridersville Rescue Squad personnel responded to a call at 20993 Townline Lima Road, Cridersville, at 7:50 p.m. Friday for David Adkins, who was injured while working on his truck.
According to the report:
While he was changing the driver’s side tire, the handle of the jack came off and hit him in the right temple.
He was transported to Lima Memorial Hospital.
No additional information was available.
• A Cridersville woman called for assistance at 7 p.m. Friday, saying that someone was threatening her husband again.
According to the report:
Donald Crawford was at the trailer park again and telling Randy White and other residents that they were “going to die.”
White in turn said he had a crow bar he could use.
He said Crawford was upset because he was served paperwork no longer allowing him at the trailer park.
Other residents of Spencer Circle said Crawford had been a nuisance for months, threatening to beat people up, kill families and set trailers on fire.
Previous reports have been filed with the Cridersville Police Department.
Crawford denied all of it and found somewhere else to stay for the night.
He is on adult probation out of Shelby County and was advised if there were future dealings with him, he could be arrested.
• A Cridersville man called at 3 a.m. Tuesday wanting his roommate out of the house.
According to the report:
Trevor Wilson wanted Josh Courtad removed from the residence after a night of drinking turned into a heated argument.
Although nothing physical took place and there were no verbal threats, at one point Courtad admitted to saying “let’s go outside and fight.”
Wilson was advised that deputies could not forcibly remove Courtad unless he did something threatening and could be arrest.
Courtad was sleeping in bed when deputies arrived.
The two, who both appeared intoxicated, apologized and agreed there would be no more problems.
• Clayton Kantner, 16585 Wapak Fisher Road, reported text harassment between 1 a.m. Saturday and 7:15 p.m. Monday.
The report was not complete and no additional information available.
• A dog hit in the 16000 block of Wapak Fisher Road had to be put down at midnight Saturday.
According to the report:
Erin Fisher, 12280 Townline Lima Road, Wapakoneta, hit the dog with her car causing severe cuts to its head.
It was barely breathing and had no identification.
Attempts were made to locate the owners, but after they could not be reached, the dog had to be put down.
The car sustained no damage.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 02 July 2009 )
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