Lions Club information MIDDLE POINT — The Middle Point Lions Club is preparing for its annual Benefit Auction and Ice Cream Social. The event will be held Friday, July 27, at the Middle Point Community Building. The auction will start at 6 p.m. and food will be served at starting at 5 that evening. Items […]
POSTED: 07/09/12 at 7:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted The Midwest Buckeye Football Officials Association is offering classes to train and certify new high school officials. Students will receive all rulebooks and officials’ manuals and have their dues paid to the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Students must pass the OHSAA official’s test as part of the class. High school students interested […]
POSTED: 07/09/12 at 5:49 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Myles Moody competed in the Muncie, Ind., TOUGHKids Youth triathlon this past weekend. It was the young boy’s first attempt at the event, and he finished second overall in the 4-6 year old division. Myles completed the 25-meter swim, half-mile bike course and 100-yard run course in 6:39. Gage Baker, from Albany, Ind., was the […]
POSTED: 07/09/12 at 5:46 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crime Stoppers will pay you cash for information if it will help the Van Wert Police Department solve a break-in that occurred at The Good Will Easter Seals of Miami Valley, 1220 S. Shannon St. in Van Wert. On June 12, around 2:12 a.m., a male of medium build around 6 feet tall and wearing […]
POSTED: 07/09/12 at 4:59 am. FILED UNDER: Crime Stoppers
Van Wert Police July 8, 8:57 a.m. — The theft of a credit card was reported at a residence in the 2oo block of North Chestnut Street. July 6, 7:52 p.m. — Bradley J. Beining, 35, of 720 Prospect Ave., was charged with operating a vehicle while impaired (OVI) as a result of a traffic […]
POSTED: 07/09/12 at 4:55 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Carol Cloyce Workman, 72, of Van Wert, died at 11:35 a.m. Sunday, July 8, 2012, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born June 20, 1940, in Paulding County, the son of the late Lionel Guy and Thelma Adelia (Peterson) Workman. On July 20, 1958, he married Ellen Joan (Davis) Workman, who […]
POSTED: 07/08/12 at 4:53 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Information submitted Paulding-Putnam Electric Cooperative has steadily whittled down the number of power outages caused by the June 29 windstorm. However, co-op crews are still working to restore service to approximately 1,325 members. Most of these are in an area south of the Miller City Substation and around Convoy. Repairs to a heavily damaged high-voltage […]
POSTED: 07/07/12 at 6:33 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW County Health Dept. information The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning today until 8 p.m. The maximum heat index readings Saturday are expected to range from 105 to 115. Impacts of this long period of hot and humid weather include heat exhaustion, heat illness, and heat stroke. Signs of heat illness […]
POSTED: 07/07/12 at 6:28 am. FILED UNDER: News
VWPD information The Van Wert Police Department is pleased to announce the addition of a new bike patrol unit. Officer Joe Bruns recently completed the bike patrol course and will be the department’s first bike patrol officer. This unit will be used to supplement the department’s patrol division for special details, criminal/traffic enforcement, and residential […]
POSTED: 07/07/12 at 6:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
ODJFS information COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) has been granted a federal waiver to issue mass food assistance replacement benefits to individuals enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in 34 Ohio counties hit hardest by the June 29 storm and ongoing power outage. SNAP recipients in those […]
POSTED: 07/07/12 at 6:11 am. FILED UNDER: News