Van Wert independent/submitted information The fifth annual Van Wert County Entrepreneurship Fair will be held this Saturday morning, November 9, in The Community Room at Vantage Career Center. Organizers, including representatives from The Ohio State University Extension Economic Development Office, Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Van Wert, Community Improvement Corporation and Wright […]
POSTED: 11/05/13 at 7:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio Dept. of Veterans Service information COLUMBUS — Ohio veterans who served during the time of the Persian Gulf War have until December 31 to apply for the Ohio Veterans Bonus and receive the “thank you” for their service awarded them by Ohio’s citizens. The Ohio Veterans Bonus continues for veterans of the Iraq War, […]
POSTED: 11/05/13 at 6:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/submitted information ST. MARYS — Midwest Electric this month is distributing $746,570 in patronage capital payments to 6,771 current and former members. Eligible electric cooperative members will receive the refund either as a credit on their electric bill, mailed around November 21, or as a separate check in December. Patronage capital is the […]
POSTED: 11/05/13 at 6:55 am. FILED UNDER: Business
Van Wert Elks Lodge information The Van Wert Elks Lodge hosted its annual Hoop Shoot competition this past Saturday at the S.F. Goedde Building gymnasium. Thanks to the generous sponsorship from Lee’s Ace Hardware, Pizza Hut, Lee Kinstle GM Sales & Service, and Laudick’s Jewelry, all contestants received a free t-shirt and Hoop Shoot medal. […]
POSTED: 11/05/13 at 5:58 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Police November 1, 5:09 p.m. — Trailers at the Hiestand Woods Haunted Woods were vandalized. The incident is under investigation. November 1, 9:07 p.m. — Jason A. Zamora, 35, of 736 Woodland Ave., was arrested on an outstanding warrant issued in Van Wert Municipal Court, and was also cited for possession of drug […]
POSTED: 11/05/13 at 5:40 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Clair Leroy Paxton, 86, of Cecil, died Saturday, November 2, 2013, at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born December 18, 1926, in Paulding County, the son of the late Ervin L. and Jeanette A. (Brown) Paxton. On January 25, 1959, he married Rosemarie (Odaffer) Paxton, who survives. Other survivors include a son, […]
POSTED: 11/04/13 at 9:50 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor There are a number of election races on the ballot in Van Wert County for Tuesday’s general election, with races seen in the city of Van Wert, as well as in rural villages and townships and on a number of school boards in the county. Van Wert City Council races include the […]
POSTED: 11/04/13 at 8:28 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Arts Factory, 136 E. Main St., is offering a line of jewelry created by artist Janis Sweet Hoye of Van Wert. Hoye’s handmade “Green Beads,” so named because many of the pieces are created from recycled materials, feature pendants and earrings that are both unique and very affordable. Hoye says that using […]
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VW County Outdoorsmen Association information The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association will be having a muzzleloader, shotgun, and pistol fun shoot on Saturday, November 9. This is a chance for area hunters to sight in their Ohio deer hunting legal guns for the upcoming deer season. The organization will have deer targets at several distances […]
POSTED: 11/04/13 at 7:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information OHIO CITY — The Ohio City Christmas Vendor Show will be held Saturday, November 16, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., in the Community Building on Ohio 118. Nearly 30 vendors will be on site and selling products. There is also a 50/50 drawing and a raffle of many items donated by area businesses and […]
POSTED: 11/04/13 at 7:41 am. FILED UNDER: News