Archive - Sep 2011
September 28th
MINSTER — Ohio Lieutenant Gov. Mary Taylor visited Minster Tuesday night to tout her own CSI.
Taylor spoke at the Southwestern Auglaize County Chamber of Commerce’s Businesses After Hours at The Bunker restaurant at Arrowhead Golf Club in a visit to promote her Common Sense Initiative (CSI).
ST. MARYS — With coffee in hands, city officials and representatives from the newest retailer to open in the city held a ribbon cutting this morning.
Kohl’s welcomed approximately two dozen people to its grand opening ceremony at 6:45 a.m. this morning. The retailer, which is adjacent to Kroger, opened to a crowd of shoppers Sunday during a soft opening.
WAPAKONETA — An undercover drug sting led to a chase and the arrest of a Dayton man on drug charges.
In a news release issued by Auglaize County Sheriff Al Solomon this morning, members of the Grand Lake Drug Task Force set up a sting at 9 p.m. Monday for the delivery of heroin to a location in Wapakoneta. Following an exchange, officers moved in to make the arrest and the suspect fled, leading law enforcement agents on a pursuit.
September 27th
NEW BREMEN — An area village recently fell victim to a rash of car break-ins.
New Bremen Police Officers received 10 incident reports from residents who had their vehicles entered and items stolen on Thursday, Sept. 15.
“They all happened during one night,” New Bremen Police Chief Doug Harrod said. “They were between late on the 14th and early on the 15th.”
Harrod said he was not sure who was responsible for the break-ins, whether the person is from the area or from out of town.
NEW KNOXVILLE — Students at New Knoxville are now permitted to use their personal laptops, e-readers and iPods during study hall and at their teacher’s discretion in the classroom.
In her report to the New Knoxville Board of Education Tuesday night, Principal Linda Tebbe wrote the Tech Committee met recently and discussed the change.
“We’re trying this out this nine-weeks to see what issues or concerns may arise,” Tebbe wrote in her report. “So far, so good.”
Tuesday Round-Up
Girls Soccer: St. Marys 1, Wapakoneta 1
Missed opportunities early came back to bite the St. Marys girls soccer team late in a 1-1 tie with Wapakoneta, narrowing the margin for error in the Roughriders’ run at repeating as Western Buckeye League champs.
WBL Player of the Year: Henry Weisgerber, Defiance
First Team All-League:
Henry Weisgerber, Defiance
Jacob Behringer, Defiance
Jacob Moore, Defiance
Will Paulus, St. Marys
Carter Bowman, St. Marys
Jacob Brake, Van Wert
Tyler Turnwald, Van Wert
Brandon Hernandez, Van Wert
Matt Holt, Bath
Caleb Acheson, Wapakoneta
Alex Ray, Celina
Matt Hermiller, Ottawa-Glandorf
Orva C. Smallwood, 94, of Wapakoneta, died at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, at Otterbein Cridersville.
Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Schlosser Funeral Home and Cremation Services, where arrangements are incomplete.
Melba M. Myers, 82, of Wapakoneta, died at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, at Wapakoneta Manor.
Friends may call from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at Schlosser Funeral Home and Cremation Services, where arrangements are incomplete.
Babette O. Mack, 90, formerly of Spencerville and a resident at Otterbein St. Marys, died at 1:35 a.m. Tuesday at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home in Spencerville.
