DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Council approved permanent appropriations legislation and also continued a decades-long discussion on downtown parking during meetings held Monday in Council Chambers. Council unanimously approved a permanent appropriations ordinance for the current year, following amendments submitted by City Auditor Martha Balyeat during a Finance Committee meeting held prior to the […]
POSTED: 03/27/12 at 6:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Only the third Van Wert County Probate-Juvenile Court judge in more than a half-century was sworn in Monday in front of an overflowing courtroom filled with attorneys, friends and court staff. Former assistant county prosecutor Kevin H. Taylor was given the oath of office by his predecessor, Judge Rex Fortney, who retired […]
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Van Wert independent/Council on Aging information Got scrap? The Council on Aging in Van Wert is hoping you do, because the local non-profit agency that serves senior citizens has launched a scrap metal drive beginning now through early May to help raise funds. “The rising fuel prices will undoubtedly impact our budget this year,” said […]
POSTED: 03/27/12 at 4:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
CONVOY — The Tully Township Board of Trustees is asking that people remove grave decorations from IOOF Cemetery in Convoy. This applies to on-ground decorations only. Roger Kiracofe will be starting spring maintenance at the cemetery and thanks everyone for their cooperation.
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The Council on Aging is currently looking for volunteers to help assist in the kitchen during Monday evening Bingo. Volunteers are needed to help prepare foods, as well as serve food during Bingo nights. The agency is also looking for women willing to donate a dessert on Monday evenings. Those wanting to volunteer, or who […]
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Van Wert Police March 23, 10:46 p.m. — Damage was reported to a vehicle parked in the 200 block of West Second Street. March 25, 11:40 a.m. — Property was reported taken from Rent-A-Center, 1144 S. Shannon St. March 24, 10:48 p.m. — Tyler A. Dirham, 19, of 514 N. Jefferson St., was charged with […]
POSTED: 03/27/12 at 4:34 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
The Van Wert girls’ basketball team recently held its annual awards banquet. Team members and their parents enjoyed a carry-in meal and celebrated the achievements of the 2011-2012 season. Team captains this year were (from the left) Alex Morrow, Brooke Keber and Molly Gamble. Team awards winners include (from the left) Alex Morrow, Varsity Offensive MVP; Claire White, Junior Varsity […]
POSTED: 03/27/12 at 4:26 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Pauline A. Geise, 87, of Landeck, died at 7:20 p.m. Sunday, March 25, 2012, at her residence. She was born March 23, 1925 in Landeck, the daughter of the late Anthony and Theresa (Scharf) Kill. On October 26, 1946, she married John J. Geise Sr., who preceded her in death on April 9, 1997. Survivors […]
POSTED: 03/27/12 at 3:51 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Eugenia E. McOmber, 61, of Convoy, died at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 25, 2012, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born November 18, 1950, in Van Wert, the daughter of Eugene and Mary Ellen (Couts) Jerome, who survive in Columbia City, Ind. On August 27, 1987, she married Michael K. McOmber, […]
POSTED: 03/26/12 at 12:58 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor As many of those involved locally in economic development know, there are many ways to create new jobs. But creating jobs often takes a combination of state, regional and local development effort, and that’s where a relatively new agency, Jobs Ohio, comes in. Gary Thompson, director of the Northwest Ohio Region of […]
POSTED: 03/26/12 at 5:28 am. FILED UNDER: News