The Van Wert County Department of Job and Family Services announces the TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Summer Youth Employment Program. The Van Wert County DJFS is partnering with the One Stop Employment and Training Network and Job Works Inc. to provide this new training program that helps young county residents gain work experience. […]
POSTED: 05/21/12 at 4:46 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police May 19, 5:52 p.m. — Jerad L. Caldwell, 25, of 921 Leeson Ave., was arrested on a warrant issued by the Van Wert County Grand Jury, and was also cited for possession of marijuana as a result of a traffic stop near the intersection of Raymond and Walnut streets. May 19, 11:03 […]
POSTED: 05/21/12 at 4:44 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Daniel W. Kline, 62, of Van Wert, died at 3:05 p.m. Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. He was born September 19, 1949, in Van Wert, the son of the late Charles William “Bud” and Patricia (Roth) Kline. On December 1, 1979, he married Pamela (Shaffer) Kline, who […]
POSTED: 05/20/12 at 4:24 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
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POSTED: 05/19/12 at 7:01 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
The Van Wert Parks Department and Hickory Sticks Golf Course is offering some exciting fun filled golf programs for all ages to participate in this summer. For youngsters age 5-11 and 12-18, the Junior Golf Camp will run from Monday, June 4, through Friday, June 8. The program for those 5-11 will run from 9-11 […]
POSTED: 05/19/12 at 6:37 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
For local women residents looking for a fun activity to participate in on Wednesday nights, the Van Wert Parks Department would like to invite those age 18 and older to sign up a team for an All Adult Women’s Slow Pitch Softball League at Smiley Park on Wednesday nights. The league will start on June […]
POSTED: 05/19/12 at 6:36 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
It’s time again for all those Adult Coed softball teams to get started with the slow-pitch season! On June 16, the Van Wert Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting a Coed Slow Pitch Softball Tournament at Smiley Park for any team interested in playing. The fee per team will be $125. Registration for the […]
POSTED: 05/19/12 at 6:36 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
ODJFS information The state saw another incremental decrease in unemployment during the month of April. Ohio’s unemployment rate was 7.4 percent last month, down from 7.5 percent in March, according to data released Friday morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment fell 3,400 over the […]
POSTED: 05/19/12 at 6:24 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert High School recently held its Senior Awards Convocation for the class of 2012 in the Saltzgaber Music Hall of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. A total of 137 seniors were honored and recognized for academic and co-curricular achievements garnered over the past four years. The class earned approximately $2.5 million in scholarship opportunities […]
POSTED: 05/19/12 at 6:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Area fifth-graders got a chance to go back in time 150 years during the History Day event held this week at the S.F. Goedde Building. Students had the chance to meet historical figures, such as Abraham Lincoln (George Buss), General Robert E. Lee (local resident Charles Eberle), Jefferson Davis (VWCS teacher Dave […]
POSTED: 05/19/12 at 6:19 am. FILED UNDER: News