Submitted information WREN — Nearly 300 residents from the Wren area celebrated their Ball Park’s first annual Opening Day festivities on Sunday May 18. A total of 140 young ballplayers between the ages of 3-17 received their jerseys and rallied with one of the 10 teams whose home is Wren Ballpark. Bella Chorvas, 17, sang […]
POSTED: 05/20/14 at 6:02 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Middle Point Ballpark held its Opening Day this past Saturday. In addition to ballgames and team pictures, all 223 players were awarded a participation prize. The big winners this year were Joe Sadowski, who won the Johnny Cueto autographed baseball presented and sponsored by Dave Roach of WERT/WKSD; Dane Ebel, who won the Tony Cingrani autographed baseball presented […]
POSTED: 05/20/14 at 5:50 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information Clark’s Rx Pharmacy, 1166 S. Shannon St. in Van Wert, announces a new community outreach program called Community Give Back. The program runs through September 30 and benefits local schools, churches, or charity. Clark’s will donate $1 to any school and school organizations, church, or charity of donor’s choice with the filling of each […]
POSTED: 05/20/14 at 5:48 am. FILED UNDER: Business
Rosemary Thatcher, 90, of Middle Point, died at 12:15 p.m. Monday, May 19, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born January 10, 1924, in Norwalk, the daughter of the late Roger Bruce and Hazel M. (Ewell) McDonald. On May 20, 1944, she married Floyd E. Thatcher, who survives in Middle […]
POSTED: 05/19/14 at 8:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
One person was taken directly to Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Ind., by Brickner Ambulance Service after a car collided with a semi tractor-trailer rig at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Richey Road shortly after 12:30 this afternoon. No other information is available at this time. (photo by Rick McCoy for the […]
POSTED: 05/19/14 at 1:13 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has issued concealed carry license statistics for the first quarter of 2014, which reveal that more than 32,000 concealed carry licenses were issued in Ohio between January 1-March 31. The following statewide numbers were reported to the Attorney General’s Office from county sheriffs in Ohio […]
POSTED: 05/19/14 at 7:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
Gasoline price information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 2.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.71 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 gas outlets in Ohio. This compares with the national average that has not moved in the last week at $3.62 a gallon, according to […]
POSTED: 05/19/14 at 7:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio Dept. of Veterans Service information COLUMBUS – Veterans who served in Iraq between 2003 and 2011 have until December 31 to apply for the Ohio Veterans Bonus and receive a financial reward for their wartime service. Eligible veterans must have served in the country of Iraq during the period of March 19, 2003, through […]
POSTED: 05/19/14 at 7:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
Fricker’s will be sponsoring a $1 day at Camp Clay Aqua Park this summer. Local businesses purchase the day for the Van Wert community, access includes swimming, floating playground, zip-line, paddleboats, and a half-acre beach. To learn more visit the YMCA website at www.vwymca.org. Shown above are Shawnda Walker and Keith Canary, managers at Fricker’s, along with […]
POSTED: 05/19/14 at 7:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert City Schools information The Van Wert Early Childhood Center will hold an open house at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 22, for the 2014-2015 kindergarten students and their parents. All registered kindergarten students’ parents have been sent a letter inviting them to attend, while the parent of any student eligible for kindergarten that has […]
POSTED: 05/19/14 at 7:34 am. FILED UNDER: News