Editing Auglaize County, Ohio (section)

==Government==
[[File:Geyer School of Ohio in 1915.jpg|thumb|A 1915 class at Geyer School]]
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Auglaize County is governed by an elected Board of Commissioners.

===Courthouse===
The county's first courthouse, built in 1851 for $11,499, was in use until 1894, when the current courthouse opened. Occupying an entire city block, the courthouse and its adjacent powerhouse cost $259,481. Some 85 men took 18 months to construct it, starting on July 2, 1893. Built of [[Berea sandstone]] with tile floors, the courthouse was highly [[Fireproofing|fire-resistant]]. The boilers for heating and power generation, a significant cause of fire at the time, were in a separate powerhouse. Steam-driven [[dynamo]]s produced the electricity that, along with steam for heating and hot water, was fed to the building via an underground conduit. The courthouse marked its centennial in 1994, and remains the seat of the county's courts,<ref>[http://www.auglaizecounty.org/History.htm "History of the Auglaize County Courthouse"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517071842/http://www.auglaizecounty.org/History.htm |date=May 17, 2008 }}, Auglaize County official site.</ref> along with the much newer West Municipal Court in [[St. Marys, Ohio|St. Marys]].<ref name=CountyWeb>[http://www.auglaizecounty.org/index.htm Auglaize County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517074933/http://www.auglaizecounty.org/index.htm |date=May 17, 2008 }} official site.</ref>