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Update on Minster standoff

In a news release, Sheriff Solomon gave an update Wednesday morning on the standoff near Minster Tuesday afternoon.

Redskins win league title outright

With no semblance of a celebration whatsoever — no cheers, no clapping — the Wapakoneta Redskins completed a no-nonsense 10-0 win Tuesday over the Ottawa-Glandorf Titans, giving the program its first outright Western Buckeye League title since 2000.

Deputies and Special Response Team respond to report of suicidal male.

According to a news release, Sheriff Solomon released details of an ongoing incident on State Route 119 east of the village of Minster. At approximately 12:30 p.m. Tuesday the Sheriff’s Office received a call about a man armed with a handgun threatening suicide.

Local man held in shooting

A Wapakoneta man was arrested Friday in connection with a shooting that took place in Lakeview on Thursday, and another Auglaize County man was reported as a shooting victim in the same incident.

City to welcome job ready site tenant

Dirt will soon be moving at the city’s shovel-ready site.

On the agenda of tonight’s city council meeting is the signing of a deal with its first tenant.

Redskins clinch share of league title

The Wapakoneta Redskins raced out to a 6-0 lead after three innings en route to an 8-3 win Friday against the Defiance Bulldogs.

The victory put the Redskins at 7-0 in the Western Buckeye League after the varsity game against the second-place Bulldogs.

Hale arrested for charges in connection with fatal crash

A St. Marys man was indicted and arrested for vehicular homicide charges Wednesday. The arrest is connected to the fatal crash Nov. 8, 2015, that took the life of 16-year-old Noah Weber of Buckland.

Committee updated on RiverScape

The Wapakoneta City Council’s Parks and Rivers Committee received an update Wednesday on the proposed RiverWalk project.

In attendance at the meeting were City Engineering Supervisor Mary Ruck and Brian Barhorst from Choice One Engineering.

Redskins blank Celina, stay atop league

The Wapakoneta Redskins remained atop the Western Buckeye League standings with a 4-0 win Tuesday against the Celina Bulldogs.

With the win, Wapakoneta stayed undefeated and improved its WBL record to 6-0 with two-thirds of the league season complete.

WHS prom royalty crowned

Shelby Martell and Jarrett Koch were crowned Wapakoneta High School prom king and queen Saturday evening.