DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Unemployment in Van Wert County has been up and down the past two months, according to data released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Two months of unemployment statistics were released on Tuesday, instead of one, because of delays in compiling data caused by the shutdown of the […]
POSTED: 11/27/13 at 7:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Van Wert man who received a prison term on burglary and related charges was one of several who appeared during hearings held Tuesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Kenneth W. Wright, 26, was given sentences of 12 months each for attempted burglary, a fourth-degree felony, and breaking and entering, […]
POSTED: 11/27/13 at 7:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent The Lincolnview Local Board of Education focused on technology issues, while also hearing a presentation from high school seniors on a proposal for a senior trip to New York City. Superintendent Jeff Snyder first thanked district voters for their passage of Lincolnview’s 2.5-mill, five-year permanent improvement renewal levy earlier this month. “It […]
POSTED: 11/27/13 at 7:04 am. FILED UNDER: News
Clinton R. Galloway, 63, who resided in North Fort Myers, Fla., for the past 10 years, died at 11:22 a.m. Thursday, November 21, 2013, peacefully and surrounded by his family at his daughter’s home in Tampa, Fla. He was born June 6, 1950, in Van Wert, the son of Thomas Eugene Galloway, who survives, and […]
POSTED: 11/27/13 at 6:18 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert County Hospital information The volunteers of Twig III and Van Wert County Hospital illuminated the holiday sky at the 19th annual “Tree of Lights” ceremony Tuesday evening. In keeping with a 19-year tradition, the lighting of the tree in the front of the hospital marks the beginning of the holiday season. The Tree of […]
POSTED: 11/27/13 at 6:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW Outdoorsmen Association information The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association has several public events scheduled for December. On Saturday, December 7, starting at 9:30 a.m., the club will be hosting its annual Pearl Harbor Commemorative Military Rifle Match, which is a Civilian Marksmanship Program-sanctioned match to remember American heroes both past and present. The safety […]
POSTED: 11/27/13 at 6:05 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Santa Claus will arrive in grand style in downtown Van Wert at 11 a.m. this Friday, November 29. Local community representatives will be on hand to welcome the Jolly Old Elf, then escort him to The Hotel Marsh. Children will enjoy meeting Santa in the hotel lobby, while parents won’t want to miss […]
POSTED: 11/27/13 at 5:59 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert County Hospital information Van Wert County Hospital is proud to announce it has been named a 2013 Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey Associates Inc. The Guardian of Excellence Award recognizes top-performing facilities that consistently achieved the 95th percentile of performance for patient satisfaction. The Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award […]
POSTED: 11/27/13 at 5:57 am. FILED UNDER: Business
First, let me officially wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. This is one of my favorite holidays of the year and I want to make sure we don’t overlook it. I just think that the idea of our country setting aside a particular day of giving thanks to our Creator for our many blessings is rather […]
POSTED: 11/26/13 at 9:26 pm. FILED UNDER: News
GARY SHOWALTER/for the Van Wert independent For 175 years a post office has existed in Van Wert: since it was first authorized on November 9, 1838. The post office was first located in a log cabin in the 300 block of East Main Street, across the street from the current post office. The post office […]
POSTED: 11/26/13 at 8:23 am. FILED UNDER: News