Van Wert Police June 17, 10:58 a.m. — A Van Wert Parks Department employee reported that the men’s restroom at Jubilee Park was damaged. June 14, 6:35 p.m. — Juvenile were seen removing shingles from the playground shed at Franklin Elementary School. June 17, 7:15 a.m. — A Van Wert resident reported that someone tried […]
POSTED: 06/20/11 at 12:42 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Gertrude L. Beck Washburn, 93, of Van Wert, passed away peacefully at 9 a.m. Friday, June 17, 2011, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos. She also had loving care from St. Rita’s Hospice team of Lima. She was born October 28, 1917, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late George and Florence (Bechtol) […]
POSTED: 06/18/11 at 11:05 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Catherine Marie Medaugh, 58, of Willshire, died at 5:05 p.m. Friday, June 17, 2011, at Lima Memorial Hospital. She was born March 25, 1953, in Macomb, Ill., the daughter of Beulah (Harding) Self, who survives in Macomb, and the late Ralph Self. On June 22, 1976, she married Eldon Wayne Medaugh, who also survives in […]
POSTED: 06/18/11 at 10:54 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Walter Floyd Lang, 66, of Grover Hill, died at 4:50 a.m. Thursday, June 16, 2011, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born March 27, 1945, in Defiance, the son of the late Paul Clarence and Donelda (Dirr) Lang. On February 26, 1965, he married Elma Jean (Farris) Lang, who survives in […]
POSTED: 06/18/11 at 2:51 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert Police No new reports. Delphos Police No new reports.
POSTED: 06/18/11 at 2:42 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Van Wert independent/ODJFS information Ohio’s unemployment rate was 8.6 percent in May, unchanged from April, according to data released Friday morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). However, that was better than the U.S. as a whole. Nationwide unemployment rose a tenth of a percent, from 9.0 in April to 9.1 […]
POSTED: 06/18/11 at 2:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
After Midnight brought the 1970s back to Van Wert, covering hits from such seminal Seventies groups as Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Chicago, Foreigner, Journey, Styx and Kansas. Above, lead singer Erick “E” Daniels belts out a Chicago hit, “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?”, while keyboard player Alan Cyr and […]
POSTED: 06/18/11 at 2:34 am. FILED UNDER: News
The All-Twig Board of Van Wert Hospital has fulfilled a $50,000 pledge in support of the $6.8 million Emergency Services Department expansion. The final installment, a check totaling $30,000, was presented on June 15. Since its formation, the Twig Association has raised more than $1 million in support of the hospital. “Volunteers have always played […]
POSTED: 06/18/11 at 2:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
YMCA of Van Wert County 2011 Water Works Summer Camp participants spent the day at the Ottawa-Glandorf Pool. Summer camp registration is still available for each week now through the week of August 15. Stop by the Y, call 419.238.0443 or visit online at vwymca.org. (YMCA photo)
POSTED: 06/18/11 at 2:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
It is no secret that Ohio has an employment problem. Our borders have long been hemorrhaging jobs as our state population shrinks and industry flees, taking employment opportunities to more business-friendly states. Unfortunately, this situation was irresponsibly ignored by the House Democrats in the previous General Assembly. However, in the new legislative session, we have […]
POSTED: 06/18/11 at 2:01 am. FILED UNDER: Opinions