VW Chamber of Commerce news The Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce has come up with just one more way to help members be successful in these current challenging economic times. Chamber President/CEO Susan Munroe has announced the Chamber’s Lead Exchange program whose aim is to promote Chamber members’ services and products while also growing […]
POSTED: 01/26/13 at 7:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
Wassenberg Art Center news The Wassenberg Art Center will continue its Drawing on the Right art class through February. Due to popular demand the class will again convene on February 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 10 a.m.-noon. Cost of the class is $30 for art center members and $35 for non-members. This class is […]
POSTED: 01/26/13 at 7:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports It was another disappointing game offensively for AJ Smith and another loss for the Cougars, who fell to Celina 55-45 in a Western Buckeye League contest played Friday in the Cougar’s Den. While it’s been a tough struggle for Van Wert to try and find some kind of offensive balance this year, […]
POSTED: 01/26/13 at 6:59 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports CONVOY — The Crestview Knights handed the Spencerville Bearcats their first league loss on Friday with a 58-49 Northwest Conference win in Ray Etzler Gymnasium. The Knights had four players in double figures, led by freshman Connor Lautzenheiser’s 20 points. Also scoring in double figures were Tyson Bolenbaugh (13 points), Cam […]
POSTED: 01/26/13 at 6:49 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview Middle School and High School students and staff will be participating in a “Walk for the Dealeys”. Participants will be walking in the gym during the lunch periods from January 28 through February 1. Those walking get sponsors for the laps walked, with a minimum of $5 required to walk. Sponsor forms may be […]
POSTED: 01/26/13 at 6:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
Peony Festival news Would you like to go to dinner and a movie for 50 cents? What about half a tank of gas for the same price? These and other great deals are possible for those who attend the Peony Festival Committee’s Quarter Auction on Tuesday, February 26, from 7-9 p.m. at the Van Wert […]
POSTED: 01/26/13 at 5:47 am. FILED UNDER: News
Robert Eugene Rickard, 90, of Van Wert, died at 5:23 p.m. Thursday, January 24, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born December 11, 1922, in Oho City, the son of the late Winfield and Mary Catherine (Mottinger) Rickard. On January 4, 1949, he married Ruth (Kittle) Rickard, who preceded him […]
POSTED: 01/25/13 at 8:21 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Carol Sue (Brown) Decker, 61, of Van Wert, died at 10:40 p.m. Thursday, January 24, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born November 24, 1951, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Kenneth Eugene and Esther Leila (Bashore) Brown. On May 31, 1980, she married Howard D. Decker, who […]
POSTED: 01/25/13 at 8:18 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Wassenberg Art Center news The Van Wert County Foundation will soon begin renovations on the historic Van Wert Armory building just south of downtown Van Wert. The building was purchased in 2012 with the intention of using it to house the art center, with a tentative opening date for the new location estimated in early June. […]
POSTED: 01/25/13 at 3:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
PERRY LUHN/special to the VW independent Van Wert Civic Theatre’s current production, Big River, is a visual and aural treat for the faithful VWCT patrons. It should also be a terrific treat for anyone who is looking to spend an evening in the presence of superior musical theatre. I confess that I had always hoped […]
POSTED: 01/25/13 at 2:41 am. FILED UNDER: News