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POSTED: 09/06/12 at 6:57 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Nothing to do now that the Van Wert County Fair is over? That will change soon as the Van Wert Hot Air Festival begins Friday. The renascence of the former Hot Air Affair includes, of course, hot air balloon rides and related events, including balloon “glows” held at night to show off […]
POSTED: 09/06/12 at 6:47 am. FILED UNDER: News
Rod and Kelly Cooper cut the ribbon Wednesday on this year’s Kernel Cooper’s Corn Maze. The maze, actually a series of three mazes honoring the 100th anniversary of the sinking of The Titanic, include two traditional “find the checkpost” mazes and a third maze with hidden checkposts that is part of a “Clue”-like whodunit game. […]
POSTED: 09/06/12 at 6:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted The Van Wert County Economic Development Group invites the public to attend the annual Economic Development Dinner on Thursday, September 20, at Willow Bend Country Club, to hear Ohio Department of Development Director Christiane Schmenk speak about the department’s restructuring efforts and the importance of Ohio’s communities and businesses, big and small. The […]
POSTED: 09/06/12 at 5:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
Staff/U.S. government information WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Wednesday that it would designate 85 counties in the state of Ohio as primary natural disaster areas due to the losses caused by the drought and other natural disasters that have occurred throughout the 2012 crop year. Eligible counties were […]
POSTED: 09/06/12 at 5:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW volleyball information The Van Wert Cougars were back in action Tuesday night at home when they took on the Ottoville Big Green in a non-conference game. The first game went to the Cougars by a score of 25-16. Ottoville came back in the second game, but the Cougars fought hard to finish the game […]
POSTED: 09/06/12 at 5:24 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Local officials met with representatives from the Ohio Emergency Management and FEMA on Wednesday to discuss the application process for seeking reimbursement for expenses incurred during the June 29 derecho windstorm. Several villages, townships and county agencies incurred damage, cleanup costs or took protective action assisting the public that cost over $250,000. Locally. Van Wert […]
POSTED: 09/06/12 at 5:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted HAVILAND — Wayne Trace Locals Schools, in partnership with the Western Buckeye Educational Service Center, has announced the award of a five-year Ohio Department of Education grant in the amount of $645,875. The purpose of the grant is to continue to increase reading and math achievement of at-risk students as measured by the […]
POSTED: 09/06/12 at 5:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
Stanley M. Shellabarger, 92, of Rockford, died at 7:40 a.m. Wednesday, September 5, 2012, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, where he was a patient. He was born August 26, 1920, in Brookville, the son of Ray and Arkana (Crouch) Shellabarger. On November 9, 1945, he married Louise (Rowland) Shellabarger, who survives in Rockford. Other […]
POSTED: 09/05/12 at 4:14 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
By Rex Dolby Wassenberg Camera Club members were on hand Monday evening, August 27, to assist judge James Gabbard as he evaluated 232 photos in the fair’s four divisions of photographs. Gabbard carefully deliberated about each class before making his decisions. Club members recorded the winners in the fair’s premium book, and attached the appropriate ribbon […]
POSTED: 09/05/12 at 2:00 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News