ODA information REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) today confirmed a case of West Nile Virus in a horse from Shelby County. Samples were collected on August 1 and results were confirmed by the agency on August 6. Mosquitoes can pick up the West Nile Virus from wild birds and may then transmit […]
POSTED: 08/11/12 at 5:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
Brass Transit faithfully recreated the sound of Chicago, although it had to do it indoors at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center because of the rainy, cool weather that hit Van Wert on Friday evening. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 08/11/12 at 5:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
Rhea B. Swander, 76, of Ohio City, died at 8:10 a.m. Friday, August 10, 2012, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born December 31, 1935, in Ohio City, the daughter of the late Sherman Glenn “Buck” and Edna Mae (Ayers) Fenton. On September 10, 1955, she married Paul W. “Rosie” Swander, […]
POSTED: 08/10/12 at 5:48 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Robert D. “Bob” Ruhlin, 85, of Van Wert, died at 3:50 a.m. Thursday, August 9, 2012, at The Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. He was born July 28, 1927, in Lima, the son of the late George C. and Illa Pearl (Crow) Ruhlin. On October 31, 1948, at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Council was presented with a difficult — and unwanted — quandary: save a historic city building or bring a new business into the city. Added to the mix is the fact that Council has only days to make a decision. With a contract already in place for the purchase […]
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Van Wert Police No new reports. Delphos Police August 9, 2:34 a.m. – Robert Vanderhorst, 34, of Delphos, was arrested on warrants issued in Lucas County, Maumee and Sylvania Township after he was located near the intersection of Skinner and Erie streets.
POSTED: 08/10/12 at 5:45 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Van Wert independent/submitted information Van Wert Mayor Don Farmer has announced the expansion of an Ottoville-based company’s operations here in Van Wert. The mayor said in an email Thursday evening that Miller Precision Manufacturing Industries Inc. (MPI) will be expanding its operations in Van Wert, moving from its present location at 1255 Industrial Ave. to […]
POSTED: 08/10/12 at 3:59 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/WBESC information PAULDING – The Western Buckeye Educational Service Center Governing Board approved a number of personnel-related items as part of its August meeting on Wednesday. During the meeting, the board accepted the resignations of preschool teacher Judi Smith and Matt Krites, coordinator of the Paulding County Family and Children First Council, while […]
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Farm Service Agency information With continued hot and dry weather conditions throughout Ohio, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) encourages farmers to document and report crop losses or low crop yields to their local FSA office. Producers with crops covered by crop insurance and the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) must report crop losses resulting […]
POSTED: 08/10/12 at 3:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted The Van Wert Arts Factory recently held an art event for kids in the YWCA Summer Food Program. “Opportunity Knocks” gave the children an introduction to the work of artist Jackson Pollock, known as a “drip painter” because he dripped and splattered paint onto painting surfaces to create huge artwork. With guidance from […]
POSTED: 08/10/12 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: News