First crop of spring!

Community meeting set in Rockford

ROCKFORD — Do you live in Rockford?  Work or have a business in Rockford?  Visit Shanes Park? Shop in Rockford businesses? Have children in Parkway Local Schools? Do you own property in the Rockford area? Any of the above people are invited by the Rockford Area Development Corporation to come to a meeting Monday, April […]

Rotary speech contest

VWCMA announces Good Friday service

The Community Good Friday Service, sponsored by the Van Wert County Ministerial Association, will begin at 12:05 p.m., this Friday, April 22, at First united Methodist Church in downtown Van Wert. During the service, a special collection will be taken that day and sent to the churches of Van Wert’s Japanese sister city, Sumoto City, […]

Patricia Ann Anderson

Patricia Ann Anderson, 76, of Van Wert, died at 1:52 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 2011, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born May 30, 1934, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Clayton McMichael and Florence (Johnson) Gribler. On November 12, 1979, she married Richard Anderson, who preceded her in […]

Dorothy H. Smith

Dorothy H. Smith, 89, of Convoy, died at 6:45 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2011, at Vancrest Health Care Center of Convoy. She was born July 9, 1921, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Burl Lee Amos and Francis Muriel (Crates) Stuckey. On December 31, 1947, she married Willard Harrison Smith, who preceded her […]

Helping local neighbors help each other

CINDY WOOD/independent feature writer Love thy neighbor. It’s a simple concept, but one that is oftentimes forgotten in today’s busy world. Lindsay Hotmire is hoping to change that. Hotmire is currently serving as executive director of NeighborLink Van Wert, a newly formed non-profit organization that is striving to meet the growing needs of Van Wert County. […]

Ohio unemployment rate again declines

ODJFS information Ohio’s unemployment rate was 8.9 percent in March, down from 9.2 percent in February, according to data released this morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 2,200 over the month, from the revised 5,078,100 in February to 5,080,300 in March. The number […]

CHP presenting seminar on forgiveness

Community Health Professionals Inc. will present a continuing education seminar on Friday, April 29, from 6-9 p.m. at Community Health Professionals, 1159 Westwood Drive in Van Wert. The seminar features the Rev. Dr. Michael Barry, director of pastoral care at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Philadelphia, Pa., speaking about “Release — The Healing Power […]

Pre-business seminar date changed

The pre-business seminar “Starting Right” is being rescheduled for Wednesday, April 20, to allow local residents to attend Maundy Thursday services on the original date of April 21. The “Starting Right” class developed by the Business Enterprise Center at Wright State University-Lake Campus is a two-hour class delivering much of the basic information necessary for […]