The Van Wert City/County DARE team has scheduled its 16th annual DARE golf outing. The tournament will be held at Hickory Sticks Golf Club in Van Wert on Saturday, May 14, at 9 a.m. In case of rain, the tournament will be held Sunday, May 22, at 9 a.m. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge […]
POSTED: 04/04/11 at 12:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
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Think spring! Think healthy! The YWCA of Van Wert County is offering the community three free visits the week of April 11. Come and see what the YWCA has to offer you! Enjoy the YW’s fitness and aquatic classes, the weight/cardio room, or relax in the whirl pool, sauna or steam room. Lots of membership […]
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The Middle Point Lions Club will host its 43rd annual Chicken Dinner on Sunday, May 1, at the Lincolnview School Cafeteria. Dinner includes “all you can eat” chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, applesauce, a dinner roll, beverage and pie. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 6-12 and all children under 5 are […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor First Mari Young’s mouth dropped open. Then surprise gave way to joy as she realized she was now Queen Jubilee XXXVI. The Crestview senior earned her new title in competition with seven other girls during Friday night’s Peony Festival Pageant held at The Marsh Foundation Auditorium. Young actually was a double winner […]
POSTED: 04/02/11 at 2:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert County’s new Ohio State University Extension ag educator was on the job on Friday and had a few words to say about his new position and some of the qualifications he brings to the local community. Curtis Young, Ph.D., is very familiar with Van Wert County, having been with the […]
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Van Wert independent It was inevitable, but Van Wert City School District officials came to a consensus during a construction Core meeting Friday morning to reject the general trades bids for the new grades 1-5 elementary school. Bids for the other four bid packages — Heating-Ventilation-Air Conditioning (HVAC), Fire Suppression, Plumbing and Electrical/Technology Cabling — […]
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COLUMBUS — Drivers take heed: You are more likely to be injured or killed in a work zone on a dry and sunny August afternoon than any other time of year. That’s what Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) safety experts discovered after analyzing 10 years of crash statistics. In a report just released by ODOT, […]
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Get ready for dazzling ball handling tricks, highflying slam-dunks and hilarious family comedy. Join the Harlem Ambassadors Basketball Show on Monday, April 18, at 7 p.m. in the S.F. Goedde Building (old high school) gymnasium, located at 205 W. Crawford St. in Van Wert, as the Ambassadors take on the Van Wert County All Stars. […]
POSTED: 04/02/11 at 1:02 am. FILED UNDER: News