With all this beautiful summer weather we have been experiencing in May, I have really been in the mood for some musical fun in Fountain Park. Driving by the park in downtown Van Wert, I have noticed the Evergreen Garden Club and the City Parks & Recreation Department working extra hard, preparing a lovely setting […]
POSTED: 05/23/12 at 4:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
Charles W. “Chuck” Waterman, 64, of Ohio City, died at 3:21 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born September 4, 1947, in Van Wert, the son of the late Charles and Meda Belle (High) Waterman. On December 28, 2001, he married Judy K. (Ellerbrock) Bendele Waterman, […]
POSTED: 05/22/12 at 9:55 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Like the famous United States Marine Corps slogan, the Ohio State Highway Patrol is looking for “a few good men.” Actually, make that a few good people. Trooper Teri Cavin, field recruiter for northwest Ohio, was at the Van Wert OSHP Post on Monday to talk to Patrol candidates, but stressed that […]
POSTED: 05/22/12 at 7:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor CONVOY — The Crestview Local Board of Education honored eight retiring teachers during its May meeting held Monday evening. Plaques were given to Jon Amundson, Sharyn Black, Mark Hanover, Keith Langdon, Eunice Mefferd, Terry Plas, Nancy Speelman and Terri Sutton in recognition of their years of service to the school district, and […]
POSTED: 05/22/12 at 6:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
County Engineer information The Van Wert County Engineering Department is pleased to announce the addition of Kory E. Thatcher to serve in the position of assistant county engineer under current County Engineer Kyle J. Wendel. Thatcher is a 2007 graduate of Lincolnview High School, and a 2012 graduate of Ohio Northern University (cum laude) in […]
POSTED: 05/22/12 at 6:13 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted NeighborLink Van Wert has announced its search for a new executive director. Lindsay Hotmire, founder and director of NeighborLink Van Wert, recently announced her resignation. “When I brought NeighborLink Van Wert to the county nearly two years ago, I knew that I could only stay on as executive director for a short time. […]
POSTED: 05/22/12 at 6:12 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert County Auditor Nancy Dixon announces that the deadline this year for filing for the homestead exemption is Monday, June 4. The exemption provides a real estate tax reduction for those who are at least 65 years old or disabled. Those qualifying must own and occupy the home as their principal place of residence […]
POSTED: 05/22/12 at 6:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
YMCA Camp Clay’s Aqua Park (shown below) will be opening this Friday, May 25, for the summer. Opening day will be Rotary Day and admission is free to everyone. Shown are (above, from the left) Rotarians Dave Roach and Gary Taylor; Camp Clay Facilitator Clint Myers; YMCA Membership/Marketing Director J.J. McClain and Camp Clay summer intern Bethany […]
POSTED: 05/22/12 at 6:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Moose Lodge 1320 will be holding its second annual “Party in the Parking Lot” on Saturday, June 2. This year, the lodge will feature two of the best bands in the area: The Dogz, from 7-9 p.m., and Boomswang, from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Gibson’s Barnyard BBQ will be serving chicken and rib dinners, […]
POSTED: 05/22/12 at 5:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
MENDON — The Mendon Firecracker Festival will be held this year on June 8-9 at Community Park in the village. The festival will include a cornhole tournament, a Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament, garden tractor pulls (Western Ohio Garden Tractor Pulling Association), kids’ inflatable rides, ball games, a petting zoo, carnival concessions, the Erastus band, […]
POSTED: 05/22/12 at 5:58 am. FILED UNDER: News