Wapakoneta, Ohio

• Firefighters, city reach deal
  

  By WILLIAM LANEY Managing Editor A three-year contract between the union representing the Wapakoneta Fire Department firefighters and the city gained Wapakoneta City Council approval during Wednesday's meeting.

• Adelaide Saylor Obermiller
  

  Adelaide Saylor Obermiller, 4 weeks, died Aug. 29, 2010, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.

• Honoring the Wall: People crowd streets for first-ever historical event
  

  Honoring the Wall: People crowd streets for first-ever historical event "It is important to keep the remembrance and honor of The Wall," Wapakoneta VFW Commander Ralph Reynolds said.

• Power outage in Wapak: Harrison Street substation work to interrupt electric power citywide Oct. 10
  

  The Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall passes through downtown Wapakoneta Wednesday, September 1. Staff photo/William Laney By CARLA MEYER Staff Writer For 45 minutes, the roar of motorcycles could be heard passing under an American flag hanging from two ladder trucks.

• 'Healing Field of Flags', Traveling Vietnam Wall in Sidney
  

  Wednesday was opening day for the "Healing Field of Flags" at Custenborder Field.

• Wapak Schools waive BMI student screening
  

  By KAREN CAMPBELL Assistant Managing Editor Students at Wapakoneta City Schools will not be forced to comply with a new state law requiring students be screened for body mass index - yet.

• Mayor favors input
  

  By WILLIAM LANEY Managing Editor Despite opposition to a citywide sidewalk policy, a Wapakoneta city administrator says its imperative to continue to pursue a "Safe Routes to Schools" grant and for members of the Streets, Alleys and Sidewalks Committee to be open to input, on the issue.

• Shooting video released
  

  By JORDAN CRAVENS staff writer Police said Scott Sprague, a Lima man who was shot by officers in Benton Ridge after leading police on a long chase Aug.

• Mr. and Mrs. Tony Averesch
  

  Mr. and Mrs. Tony Averesch of Ottoville will observe 25 years of marriage on Aug.

• Rowe looking to help W'field grow
  

  Zac Neumeier, a freshman at Wapakoneta High School, competes in State Wars, a roller hockey tournament held in Chicago during the week of August 9. Neumeier was chosen to represent the state of Ohio after tryouts in April.

• Funeral List for Aug. 31, 2010
  

  Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Elida. Visitation: 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home.

• Police, FBI Search For Bank Robber
  

  Police in Wapakoneta and the FBI out of Lima are looking for a person of interest in the Aug.

• Wall in Wapak
  

  By WILLIAM LANEY Managing Editor A long line of motorcycles is expected to be leaving Wapakoneta on Wednesday night to make the 20-mile trip from the Wapakoneta VFW down County Road 25A to Custenborder Field.

• More choosing Wapak: WCS gains in open enrollment, but still losing more students than gaining
  

  By KAREN CAMPBELL Assistant Managing Editor Eighty-six students outside of the Wapakoneta City Schools district boundaries are planning to attend classes here when school starts next week.

• Winning A Talent Contest Has Its Benefits
  

  Email: productionspr@yahoo.com Website: http://www.spotlightrecords.biz Jarid Kohlrieser was spotted by Pam Egbert, a talent promoter from Wapakoneta, Ohio, while Jarid was entertaining a crowd at the T102 Country Star Playoff finals at the Auglaize County Fair.

• Anna M. Courtney
  

  Anna M. Courtney, 87, died at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 27, 2010, at Auglaize Acres, Wapakoneta.

• Serving more than meals: Loaves and Fishes looking for permanent home by year's end
  

  Doug and Connie Ferenbaugh, parents of two Wapakoneta Redskin football players, spray paint a W logo on the sidewalk in front of Harmon Field.

• Librarian reflects on move to America from Vietnam
  

  Doug and Connie Ferenbaugh, parents of two Wapakoneta Redskin football players, spray paint a W logo on the sidewalk in front of Harmon Field.

• Road work impacts Wapak: Two of three street projects are completed
  

  City officials learned Bellefontaine Street reconstruction is on schedule to be completed by Oct.

City Description

Wapakoneta (pronounced /ˌwɑːpɑːkəˈnɛtə/, WAH-pah-kə-NET-tə) is a city in and the county seat of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States with a population of 9,474 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Wapakoneta, Ohio Micropolitan S A, which is included in the Lima-Van Wert-Wapakoneta, Ohio CSA. The community is served by the Wapakoneta City School District. The city is the birthplace of Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon; the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum is located in Wapakoneta. Oscar-winning screenwriter Dudley Nichols and romance novel writer Jennifer Crusie were also born in the city. Kent Boyd, the runner-up on Season 7 (2010) of So You Think You Can Dance, is from Wapakoneta. Wapakoneta is a sister city to Lengerich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Wapakoneta was an important site to the Ottawa Native Americans prior to leaving Ohio. By 1798, the Shawnee Native Americans had made Wapakoneta their headquarters. By 1808, there were reports of more than five hundred Shawnees, Senecas, and Mingo Native Americans living at Wapakoneta, including Black Hoof. The Native Americans of Wapakoneta adopted the agricultural

City Contained By:

• Auglaize County
• Ohio

City Contains:

• Auglaize County Courthouse
• St. Joseph Catholic Church and School

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 14.7629322289 km squared

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