DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The response to Van Wert County Economic Director Sarah Smith’s firing during a meeting held Thursday ran the gamut from extreme caution to seeking an immediate end to the county’s relationship with the Ohio State University Extension, which hired Smith to replace Nancy Bowen and then fired her three months later. Smith’s […]
POSTED: 07/13/12 at 7:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/WBESC information The Western Buckeye Educational Service Center Governing Board took care of a couple of personnel issues as part of a brief summer agenda for its July meeting on Wednesday. The board approved a one-year certified contract for Sara Linder as a preschool intervention specialist, effective the beginning of the 2012-2013 school […]
POSTED: 07/13/12 at 6:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The YMCA of Van Wert County is now available to all qualifying members 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays. The Y recently opened its Senior/Handicap/After-Hours Access Area, which allows for easy entrance for seniors and physically disabled patrons, as well as provides unlimited access to qualifying members in certain areas of […]
POSTED: 07/13/12 at 6:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
In May, a Cinco de Mayo fundraising event was held at Willow Bend Country Club to wrap up the 2011 United Way campaign. “It was well supported by the whole community,” said Lisa Lawson, committee chair. “We want to thank everyone involved. Those who attended, sponsored a corporate table, donated a raffle item or door prize, it […]
POSTED: 07/13/12 at 5:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
CHP information Community Health Professionals volunteers will serve a salad buffet on Thursday, July 19, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 1159 Westwood Drive in Van Wert. The public is invited to enjoy an all-you-care-to-eat buffet of homemade salads and healthy food choices, plus hot dogs and Coney dogs. Eat in or carryout for […]
POSTED: 07/13/12 at 5:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police July 10, 1:55 a.m. — A soft drink vending machine at Wells Motor Sales, 119 Sibley St., was damaged. July 11, 8:46 a.m. — Robert K. Stoller, 29, of 103 Bonnewitz St., was arrested for felony drug use as a result of an incident that occurred at his residence. July 10, 9 […]
POSTED: 07/13/12 at 5:00 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
James R. Haigh, 67, of Van Wert, died at 11:40 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born June 25, 1945, in Pittsburgh, Pa., the son of the late Arnold F. and Christina (Mitchell) Haigh. On November 9, 1968, he married Geri (Schutzman) Haigh, who survives in […]
POSTED: 07/12/12 at 5:42 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Myrna Jean Snyder, 78, of Payne, was born November 26, 1933, the daughter of the late Marcell and Gladys Gaut. She was a 1951 graduate of Payne High School. After high school, she attended Wittenberg University and Ohio State University, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in fine arts. She was inducted into […]
POSTED: 07/12/12 at 5:40 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Billie Maxine Hurless, 84, of Van Wert, died at 9:40 a.m. Thursday, July 12, 2012, at The Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. She was born August 9, 1927, in Willshire, the daughter of the late Floyd Lee and Gladys Marie (Byer) Kohn. On May 17, 1947, she married Donald Eugene Hurless, who preceded her […]
POSTED: 07/12/12 at 5:35 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Petra “Betty” Moreno, 88, of Paulding, died Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at Paulding County Hospital in Paulding. She was born August 16, 1923, in Ennis, Texas, the daughter of the late Cruz and Concepitione (Hernandez) Trevino. On April 13, 1944, she married Rodolfo “Rudy” Moreno, who preceded her in death in 1996. Survivors include a […]
POSTED: 07/12/12 at 5:34 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries