Join Willow Bend Country Club for its St. Patrick’s Day celebration with United Way of Van Wert County on Thursday, March 17. No membership is required and food service is open to the public for three buffet meals that day. Meals being served, the cost, and menus, are as follows: Breakfast buffet ($8.99) — Waffle […]
POSTED: 02/23/11 at 1:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert City Council is changing its schedule to meet as a committee of the whole on Monday, February 28, at 6:30 p.m. What was originally scheduled as a meeting of the Finance Committee is being rescheduled by Chairman Richard Shultz as a committee of the whole to discuss grant administration with Phil Snider. The committee is to discuss application for a […]
POSTED: 02/23/11 at 1:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
One of the most satisfying aspects of my job with The Van Wert County Foundation and as Director of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center is to support young students in the area of music. I was once one of them and I know what encouragement can do for a young musician. Although when I was […]
POSTED: 02/22/11 at 5:20 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Leonard B. Stemen, 85, of Middle Point, died at 6:23 a.m. Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. He was born April 23, 1925, in Washington Township, Van Wert County, the son of the late Delmar and Ethel (Jenkins) Stemen. On June 14, 1946, he married Mildred J. (Sites) Stemen, […]
POSTED: 02/22/11 at 1:33 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Those who bought Punxatawney Phil’s prediction that spring was here found Mother Nature has a mean streak Monday when she dumped a new batch of snow on Van Wert County. County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy said the latest snowstorm totaled five inches locally by 9:30 Monday night, along with .15 inch […]
POSTED: 02/22/11 at 3:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor CONVOY – Crestview Local Board of Education heard a presentation on Junior Achievement and also took a number of personnel actions during its February meeting Monday evening. Second-grader Amanda Macki and Jessica Weiss, local JA educational coordinator, gave a presentation on JA, with a little help from Amanda’s teacher, Brenda Dye. Superintendent […]
POSTED: 02/22/11 at 3:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/contributor content Van Wert mayoral candidate Don Farmer has announced the formation of his election committee, which will be chaired by former YMCA executive director Larry Bowersock. Bowersock, a 1958 graduate of Van Wert High School, also earned a degree in education from the University of South Florida. Bowersock’s first job following college […]
POSTED: 02/22/11 at 2:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Northwest Ohio Film Foundation (NWOFF) will be offering another opportunity for local residents to whet their cinematic appetites free of charge. On Friday, March 18, the group will screen one of the most iconic films of all time: Citizen Kane. Hailed by nearly every film critic as the greatest film of time, Citizen Kane […]
POSTED: 02/22/11 at 2:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
CONVOY – The Crestview Guidance Department will be holding a meeting on post-secondary and dual enrollment with Wright State University on Monday, February 28. Parents and students who are interested are invited to attend. The meeting on post-secondary enrollment will be at 6:30 p.m. in the media center, while the dual enrollment meeting will be […]
POSTED: 02/22/11 at 1:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police February 21, 1:35 a.m. – Rodney D. Perry, 18, of 415 S. Vine St., was charged with underage consumption when police noticed Perry was intoxicated while they were investigating a report he filed about a missing vehicle. Delphos Police February 20, 3:40 a.m. – Amanda Vasquez, 25, of Delphos, was charged with […]
POSTED: 02/22/11 at 12:46 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement