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Local men ride for St. Jude research dollars

Two hundred sixty miles is long way to go in a car, let alone a bicycle, but don't tell that to Andy Haag or Shawn Watt.

LSO bringing 'Mozart by Candlelight' to St. Joseph

The Lima Symphony Orchestra returns to Wapakoneta with Mozart by Candlelight, on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 4 p.m. with a program to honor the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission that sent men to the moon for the first time.

WFD releases year-end statistics

The Wapakoneta Fire Department had a busy 2018, even if you don’t count the end of the year fire at the former Koneta Hotel.

Department records show there was a record number of calls in 2018 — 1,859 in total. Of those, 1,557 were for emergency services while 302 were fire-related.

Strike could affect WSU's Lake Campus

Wright State University's largest faculty union notified the Dayton university's President and Board of Trustees of a strike notice filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board on Monday, which would begin on Tuesday, Jan. 22, a week into the school's spring semester.

Teen blamed for former Koneta Hotel fire indicted

Wesley Michael Slaughter, 19, of Wapakoneta was indicted by the Auglaize County Grand Jury Thursday and is facing five counts of arson: four counts of aggravated arson, which are first degree felonies, and one count of second-degree arson.

BOE votes to put levy on ballot

Wapakoneta City Schools will be asking for a little bit of help from the community this spring, as the Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a Resolution of Necessity on Thursday for a school safety and security levy, which will appear on the May 7, 2019 ballot.

Home for good

Deron Prince is home, and he's home for good.

Bond set; housing remains a challenge

As the fallout from the fire that destroyed the former Koneta Hotel apartment building at the corner of Perry and Auglaize streets continues, the man allegedly at fault for starting that blaze sat for a bond hearing.

Resident arrested on arson charge

Wapakoneta fire fighters spent Sunday night at the former Koneta Hotel at the corner of Auglaize and Perry streets, after battling the blaze that ravaged the former ground floor restaurant and upper floor apartments.

Mutual aid called in

St. Marys, Uniopolis, Cridersville, New Bremen, Buckland and St. Johns departments were called in to provide mutual aid to Sunday night's fire at the Koneta Hotel. The entire building was engulfed in flames; preliminary reports noted all residents were accounted for.