Ohio Job & Family Services Dept. news Ohio’s unemployment rate was 7.2 percent in June 2013, up from 7.0 percent in May, according to data released Friday morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment decreased 12,500 over the month, from a revised 5,214,000 in May to […]
POSTED: 07/20/13 at 7:12 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) voted in favor of House Resolution 5, the Student Success Act, a bill that reforms current K-12 education law to help develop and implement policies, programs, and activities that lead to academic improvements and more accountability on the state level. “A one size fits all […]
POSTED: 07/20/13 at 7:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
Peak Fitness news DELPHOS – Mid-summer is not the normal time of year for prime weight loss activities; however, a line formed all throughout Peak Community Wellness’ Thin and Healthy location on Monday evening as 84 Delphos residents gathered together for the Canal Days Loss Challenge Kick-Off. A total of 22 teams of four, so […]
POSTED: 07/20/13 at 7:06 am. FILED UNDER: Business
Information submitted The Bob Stevens Classic Tennis Tournament is back again this year. The tournament, whose proceeds go to the American Cancer Society for cancer research and education, will run Friday through Sunday, August 2-4, at the Van Wert County Foundation Tennis Facility, adjacent to the Van Wert High School-Middle School complex. Tournament divisions include […]
POSTED: 07/20/13 at 7:05 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
YMCA of Van Wert County news The YMCA of Van Wert County will be hosting a Wiffleball Home Run Derby on Friday, August 2, in conjunction with the Van Wert RibFest. Registration is going on now and forms are available at the Y or the Van Wert Area Convention and Visitors Bureau office. Event day […]
POSTED: 07/20/13 at 6:53 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Joan Eddy, 85, of Van Wert, died at 1:30 a.m. Friday, July 19, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born September 20, 1927, in Paulding County, the daughter of the late Lewis H. and Wilhelmina (Gombert) Myers. On April 23, 1950, she first married Kenneth Eugene Arn, who preceded her […]
POSTED: 07/19/13 at 5:54 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
2013 Lambert Days Queen Brittany Bigham (right) is shown with her court, Tiffany Ricketts and Draya Rison. Lambert Days continues today through Sunday, with a number of activities and events on tap for the weekend, including the annual Lambert Days Parade at 3 p.m. Sunday. (photo submitted)
POSTED: 07/19/13 at 5:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
Internal Revenue Service news WASHINGTON –The IRS.gov website is a great resource for free tax help 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our many online tools can help make it easier to file and pay your federal taxes. Taxpayers can also learn about filing options, check the status of a refund, print tax […]
POSTED: 07/19/13 at 5:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
YWCA of Van Wert County news The YWCA is currently accepting sponsorships and naming rights to the pigs featured in the second annual pig races at the Van Wert Rib Fest. Six races will take place on Saturday, August 3, at 4:30 p.m. in the covered show arena during Rib Fest. All 60 pigs running […]
POSTED: 07/19/13 at 5:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW Youth Football news Van Wert Youth Football officials would like to remind incoming third through sixth graders that camp/tryouts will take place Monday through Thursday, July 29 to August 1, from 5-7 p.m., at CSP Field on Industrial Drive in Van Wert. All returning and new football players and cheerleaders must attend. Those who haven’t […]
POSTED: 07/19/13 at 5:23 am. FILED UNDER: Sports