VW Dons win tourney

The Van Wert Dons 8 and under team won the Bank of Berne Bash June 13-14. Team members include (front row, from the left) Collin Haggerty, Griffin McCracken, Drew Laudick, Camden Werts, Briston Wise; (back row) Jacob Kitson, Rylan Miller, Ashton Baer, Devin Figley, Kaden Schaffer, and Connor Campbell. (photo submitted)

Architect family designed VW Courthouse

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor With restoration work planned for the historic Van Wert County Courthouse, it’s perhaps appropriate to look back at the family of architects that built what is arguably the county’s most recognized landmark. Following a story on restoration/maintenance efforts for the courthouse, The Van Wert independent received an email from John C. Tolan, […]

MPFD gets $219,000 for vehicle purchase

VW independent/submitted information WASHINGTON, D.C. – New federal resources have been awarded to a fire department in Van Wert County. U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) announced that Middle Point Fire Department has been awarded $219,118 for vehicle acquisition by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants […]

On the Road

Customers were lined up out to the street for a whole hour for half-price drinks and a chance to enter to win an all-expenses paid trip to Nashville, Tennessee. The campaign pairs the Niswonger Performing Arts Center with Clear Channel Media and T-102 WIMT for the “On the Road!” summer promotion, an outreach project designed […]

Red Cross bloodmobile set at St. Mark’s

American Red Cross information The American Red Cross encourages blood donors to help prevent a summer shortage by rolling up a sleeve to give. Donors of all blood types are urged to schedule an appointment now, especially those with types O negative, B negative and A negative. Type O negative is universal and can likely […]

‘Starting Right’ class planned in Willshire

Information submitted WILLSHIRE — In collaboration with the Wright State University Business Enterprise Center, the “Starting Right” Pre-Business Planning Seminar designed to help individuals start a new business will be offered at no charge on Tuesday, June 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Village Office, located at 315 State St. in Willshire. The […]

Summer Food Program donation

First Federal Savings & Loan recently donated $250 to the YWCA Summer Food Program.  Shown are Tina Miller (left) and Diane Moots (right) of First Federal and Hannah Phlipot of the YWCA Summer Food Program. (photo submitted)

1st-graders learn to be Safe and Secure

Submitted information Carey Partin recently completed the spring session of Safe and Secure for area first graders.  Partin taught first-graders at Van Wert Elementary School about “Stranger Safety”, “Rules”, “Safe Touches”, “Safety at Play”, “Bullying”, “Bicycle Safety” and “Taste Only What’s Safe”. Safe and Secure is a six-week program taught to area first=graders to assist them in […]

Eleanor Martha Cox

Eleanor Martha Cox, 84, of Convoy, died at 1:28 p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born March 10, 1930, in Decatur, Indiana, the daughter of the late William and Alma (Tewers) Goelz. On January 9, 1955, she married Paul Richard Cox, who preceded her in death […]

VWCS hires elementary assistant principal

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Van Wert City Board of Education hired a new school administrator, approved a high school diploma for military veteran and also heard a presentation from high school guidance counselors Connie Ainsworth and Kerry Koontz on the Class of 2014 during its June meeting Wednesday in the First Federal Lecture Hall. The […]