Optimist Club news The Optimist Club of Van Wert is encouraging area students to speak their minds during its annual oratorical contest, to be held Mar. 3, 2 p.m. at Community Health Professionals, 1159 Westwood Dr., Van Wert. The topic is “Why My Voice is Important” as part of the Optimist International Oratorical Contest for […]
POSTED: 01/17/13 at 6:49 am. FILED UNDER: News
Sheriff’s Office news The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a number of break-ins at local businesses over the past two months. The break-ins occurred December 4 and 9, 2012, in Willshire Township and on January 13 in Tully Township. The December 4 break-in occurred between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. in Willshire, while […]
POSTED: 01/17/13 at 6:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
Health Department news The Van Wert County Health Department email service is down indefinitely. Those wanting to contact the department are asked to use its website, www.vanwertcountyhealth.org. or call 419.239.0808.
POSTED: 01/17/13 at 6:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Marlins news MARION — On January 12, the Van Wert YMCA Marlins sent five of their swimmers to the Marion YMCA to compete in the Marion Pentathlon Invitational. In a pentathlon, each athlete swims all five events in their age group. The times the athlete swims are totaled to determined a pentathlon time […]
POSTED: 01/17/13 at 6:34 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Dean C. Fralick, 83, of Convoy, died at 5:47 p.m. Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born November 18, 1929, in Wren, the son of the late Robert Lancaster and Lola Grace (Springer) Fralick. On May 25, 1952, he married Patricia F. (Baker) Fralick, who survives. […]
POSTED: 01/16/13 at 6:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Jeffery Contreraz and Amber Contreraz to County of Van Wert, inlot 1105, Van Wert. Laura A. Metzger Living Trust to Alan r. Welch and Jill D. Welch, portion of lot 240, Van Wert subdivision. Joel Salazar and Cindy Salazar to Angela E. Salazar, inlots 143, 144, Ohio City. Everett Earl Stidham, Everett Stidham, Everett E. […]
POSTED: 01/16/13 at 2:37 pm. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers
By Elyse Klinger Students are hard at work this week at Crestview. Studying is their highest priority as they spend Tuesday through Friday taking their first semester exams. Students have a revised schedule to give them an hour and a half to do their best on some of the hardest tests of the year. Senior […]
POSTED: 01/16/13 at 2:17 pm. FILED UNDER: Knights in the News
Lincolnview Jr. High will be represented at the Van Wert County Spelling Bee on Feb. 7 by 8th grader Zania Hasty and 7th grader Lainie Jones. Both girls were the winners of their class spelling bee after making it to that competition via several rounds of in- class bees. Each of them will compete at […]
POSTED: 01/16/13 at 2:10 pm. FILED UNDER: Lancer Lines
By Rex Dolby The Camera Club’s first meeting of the year, Thursday, Jan. 10, proved to be interesting. Will Hawkins swept the print category with a first place picture of one the ornaments on his tree. His second place print was a picture of a Santa cookie jar with Christmas lights shining through from behind. […]
POSTED: 01/16/13 at 1:48 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
We are pleased to announce for the month of February we will host a Show & Tell exhibit featuring work from the Wassenberg Art Center class participants. Any person who has taken a class with us in the last two years is welcome to submit pieces of their work they would like to share. In […]
POSTED: 01/16/13 at 1:33 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?