‘Celebrations’ theme of next competition

By Rex Dolby “Celebrations” is the competition theme in prints and slides when the Wassenberg Camera Club meets Thursday, January 12, at 7 p.m. at the Wassenberg Art Center.  Members may enter up to three images for $1. Another $1 will allow you to enter another 1-3 images. To encourage competition, those not putting pictures in […]

Royal Review

By Nancy Replogle

Real Estate Transfers 1/11/12

Dolby Keystone Inheritance Trust, Rex E. Dolby and Margery A. Dolby to Dolby Keystone Inheritance Trust, inlot 1632, Van Wert. Donald W. Stevens Keystone Trust and Donald W. Stevens to Donald W. Stevens Keystone Trust, inlot 3655, Van Wert. McClure Irrevocable Grandchildren Trust to Elisha E. Pierce, lot 133, Van Wert subdivision, portion of inlot […]

Crane vandalization defendant arraigned

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The final defendant in a vandalism incident that caused more than half a million dollars worth of damage to equipment at a wind turbine construction site was one of 15 people to be arraigned during a busy session in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Cody Edwards, 21, of Forth Worth, Texas, […]

Longtime City Councilman Shultz dies

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert city officials were saddened Tuesday to hear of the death of longtime Van Wert City Council member Richard R. “Dick” Shultz. The 20-year City Council veteran and retired CPA succumbed on Tuesday after an approximately month-long illness. He was 77. Council President Gary Corcoran called Shultz the “elder statesman” of […]

L’view welcomes new members, organizes

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Lincolnview Local Board of Education welcomed two new members and also selected a new board chair during its first meeting of the new year. New members Kirk Berryman and Michelle Gorman were sworn into their first terms on the board, while Eric Germann was elected president of the board for the […]

Leadership Class to host YWCA fundraiser

A “Money for Gold” event will be held this Saturday, January 14, to benefit the YWCA’s Summer Food Program. The event, which will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the YWCA, is a fundraiser organized by the Leadership Class of Van Wert County, with help from Laudick’s Jewelry. The public is encouraged to […]

Latta supports USDA legislation provision

U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) announces that a new provision in the Department of Agriculture’s annual spending bill will allow public schools to donate excess food to charities and pantries. The new provision by Representative Frank Wolf (R-Va.) now ensures schools are covered under the Good Samaritan Act, which protects donors who  give to […]

Convoy 2011 financial report available

CONVOY — The Village of Convoy’s 2011 Year End Financial Report is complete and will available for review in the Clerk’s Office at 123 S. Main St. in Convoy. For more information, contact Clerk-Treasurer Vicki Saylor at 419.749.2266.

Lake Campus to host financial aid event

CELINA — Wright State University Lake Campus will host the statewide college financial aid event “College Goal Sunday” (CGS) on February 12, at 2 p.m. The free event, presented by the Ohio Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (OASFAA) and endorsed by the Ohio Board of Regents, assists students and parents with completing the Free […]