Information submitted Denis W. Ellinger, CPIM, CPM, has been awarded the Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) credential by APICS, the Association for Operations Management. The CPIM credential, established by APICS in 1973, recognizes supply chain professionals with substantial professional expertise in all aspects of procurement, inventory management, requirements planning and continuous improvement. Requirements […]
POSTED: 08/12/13 at 6:29 am. FILED UNDER: Business
Information submitted MIDDLE POINT — Middle Point Village Council will hold a Finance Committee on Monday, August 19, starting at 6 p.m., with a regular monthly Village Council meeting to follow at 6:30 in the Municipal Office.
POSTED: 08/12/13 at 6:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
Gregory C. Jenkins, 56, of Van Wert, died at 8:35 a.m. Sunday, August 11, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center after an extended illness. He was born July 17, 1957, in Van Wert, the son of the late Carroll Jenkins and Shirley (Bell) Davis. On June 27, 1994, he married Rebecca (Lucas) […]
POSTED: 08/11/13 at 5:03 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Florence E. Stuckey, 94, of Van Wert, died at 9:05 p.m. Saturday, August 10, 2013, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born March 18, 1919, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Arthur H. and Marie (Schmidgall) Bauer. On April 24, 1946, she married Charles Graydon Stuckey, who preceded […]
POSTED: 08/11/13 at 3:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Clide E. Ford Jr., 86, of Van Wert, died at 2:04 p.m. Saturday, August 10, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born October 20, 1926, in Van Wert, the son of the late Clide E. Ford Sr. and Ruah Jane (Gamble) Ford. On May 22, 1955, he married Patricia (Harden) […]
POSTED: 08/11/13 at 1:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
The Ides of March entertained a nice crowd during the final Fountain Park Music Series concert of the year on Friday. The concerts are sponsored by The Van Wert County Foundation. The Van Wert Area Community Concert Band will close out this summer’s park musical entertainment this coming Friday (see story below). (Dave Mosier/Van Wert […]
POSTED: 08/10/13 at 7:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW Area CVB news The seventh annual Van Wert Rib Fest is now history, but, according to Van Wert Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Larry Lee, it is one that will be remembered as one of the most successful editions since the event began. “Despite the Friday evening deluge, which has become a […]
POSTED: 08/10/13 at 7:09 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Civil Service Commission news The Civil Service Commission of the City of Van Wert, Ohio will hold competitive examinations to create eligibility lists for the appointment of police officers to the Van Wert Police Department and firefighters to the Van Wert Fire Department on Saturday, September 7, starting at 9 a.m. at Vantage […]
POSTED: 08/10/13 at 7:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio Attorney General’s Office news COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine warns that more than 200 Ohioans, including some from the Van Wert County area, have reported unsolicited phone calls offering medical alert devices this year. About 40 percent of those calls were reported last month alone. Consumers who respond to the calls risk […]
POSTED: 08/10/13 at 7:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio Dept. of Transportation news LIMA — The brown grass along area highways is expected to recover and green up according to the herbicidal spraying company contracted by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). Officials with ODOT District 1, based in Lima, met with representatives of Mercier’s Inc. of South Point on Thursday to assess […]
POSTED: 08/10/13 at 6:55 am. FILED UNDER: News