NPAC information Each year, The Oak Ridge Boys’ Christmas tour plays to packed houses across America. The group’s 22nd annual holiday tour is coming to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio on Friday, November 23, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the Van Wert show go on sale today at noon in the box […]
POSTED: 08/23/12 at 5:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation has awarded a $38,000 grant to the YWCA of Van Wert County for its Summer Food Program. The program ensures children receiving free breakfasts and lunches during the school year will not go hungry during their summer vacations. The YWCA will use the grant for kitchen renovations that […]
POSTED: 08/23/12 at 5:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
OSU Extension information The Master Gardener Volunteer (MGV) program is a national and international organization designed to provide opportunities for gardening enthusiasts of all types and levels to acquire training in numerous aspects of gardening and landscaping, to develop long-lasting friendships with other MGVs, to learn from other MGVs, and to provide an outlet for […]
POSTED: 08/23/12 at 5:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted CELINA – Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey announced the indictment and arrests of nine people on charges resulting from an investigation by the Grand Lake Task Force. The task force is a combined effort of law enforcement agencies in Mercer and Auglaize counties. Celina Police Department also assisted the Sheriff’s Department and the task force […]
POSTED: 08/23/12 at 5:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
Betty Louise Fortney, 87, of Convoy, died at 6:04 p.m. Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born October 3, 1924, in Monroeville, Ind., the daughter of the late Homer and Viola (Haas) Taylor. She first married Charles Baumert, who preceded her in death on October 20, 1971. […]
POSTED: 08/22/12 at 7:13 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
By Rex Dolby You should have your pictures for the fair mounted in frames no larger than 8×10, and have obtained your tags at the fair board office. Tags must be picked up by noon this Saturday. Pictures, with the tag attached, are to be brought to the large room beyond the fair board office between the hours […]
POSTED: 08/22/12 at 1:00 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
By Hope Wallace Keys unlock all kinds of things. Cars, treasure chests, homes, businesses, and this little silver key on my desk opens the Van Wert Armory. Like any typical Pandora, I unlocked the door and rattled around in the expanse of space that will become the home of the Wassenberg Art Center. Unlike the […]
POSTED: 08/22/12 at 12:55 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
John D. Morton II and Maria Sonia L. Morton to John D. Morton Living Trust, portion of sections 32, 31, Union Township, portion of section 6, Pleasant Township. Cheser M. Straley to Drew Uncapher and Drew A. Uncapher, portion of setion 24, Willshire Township. Roger L. Salisbury and Rebecca L. Salisbury to Lance Gerald Hostetler […]
POSTED: 08/22/12 at 12:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers
Staff/ODJFS information Unemployment in Van Wert County remained unchanged at 7.2 percent for the month of July, according to information released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Approximately half of Ohio’s 88 counties saw a decrease in unemployment, while the other 44 counties either remained the same or saw an increase […]
POSTED: 08/22/12 at 6:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
The YMCA of Van Wert County summer camps have come to an end. Over the 10 weeks of camps, nearly 200 children ages 6-12 participated. Every week had a specific theme and children pictured here are those who went horseback riding during “Cowboys to Aliens” camp. “We had another great year with the kids and we would like […]
POSTED: 08/22/12 at 6:05 am. FILED UNDER: News