VW Boychoir information The Van Wert Boychoir will conduct its annual summer camp Tuesday through Thursday, July 29-31. The camp will begin each day at 1 p.m. and end at 4 each afternoon. The camp is open to all boys with unchanged voices (first grade up) and will be held at First United Methodist Church, […]
POSTED: 07/16/14 at 1:29 am. FILED UNDER: Arts & Entertainment, News
Ohio Dept. of Commerce information COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Unclaimed Funds announced that during fiscal year 2014, a record $74,478,325 of unclaimed funds was returned to Ohioans. This was a 7.6 percent increase over the previous fiscal year payment of $69.2 million. The average claim was for $1,561.49. Unclaimed funds […]
POSTED: 07/16/14 at 1:28 am. FILED UNDER: News
The idea of sharing this information with you came to me as I was preparing content for the soon-to-be Niswonger PAC website. On our new website, which we hope to unveil sometime next month, we will have a lot of new information for everyone to browse about everything associated with the Niswonger. One of those […]
POSTED: 07/15/14 at 9:56 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Janice Lynn Lipp, 67, of Paulding, died Friday, July 11, 2014, of injuries she received in an automobile accident that occurred in May. She was born January 29, 1947, in Toledo, the daughter of the late Karl and Garland (Ritz) Werling. On December 27, 1969, she married her best friend, Gary Lipp, who survives. Janice […]
POSTED: 07/15/14 at 9:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Helen B. “Bonnie” Oakley, 94, of Van Wert, died at 5:04 a.m. Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born February 4, 1920, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Ansel and Emma Louise (Courtney) Fawcett. On August 28, 1940, she married Ferman A. Oakley, who preceded […]
POSTED: 07/15/14 at 9:40 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
LINDSAY McCOY/for the Van Wert independent Summer is flying by and the month of August is quickly approaching. August brings many exciting opportunities to Van Wert County: the Wrenway Wiffleball Tournament and Van Wert County Fair, for example. But before people can get their fill of these annual events, organizers are arduously preparing for the […]
POSTED: 07/15/14 at 6:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Economic development was the focus of Monday night’s Van Wert City Council meeting as city economic development agencies provided updates on their activities. Cindy Leis and Darlene Myers of the Ohio State University Extension community development program spoke first about their respective activities. Leis first provided statistics from 2013 Business Retention & […]
POSTED: 07/15/14 at 6:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio State Highway Patrol information PAULDING COUNTY – Three people were injured in a two-car crash that occurred on Ohio 613 in Paulding County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Van Wert Post is investigating a serious injury crash that occurred at 7:20 p.m. Sunday on Ohio 613 between the villages of Oakwood and Melrose. According […]
POSTED: 07/15/14 at 6:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW County Junior Fair information The Junior Fair King and Queen Coronation Committee is seeking candidates for Van Wert County Junior Fair king and queen. Those chosen would be ambassadors, not only to the Junior Fair, but also to the entire Van Wert County Fair. Candidates must be at least 15 years of age and […]
POSTED: 07/15/14 at 6:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information On Friday, July 18, the Van Wert Area Community Concert Band will present a concert in the band shell in Fountain Park in Van Wert, starting at 7 p.m. Music performed on the concert will be new and contain a wide variety of musical genre to include Big Band hits “String of […]
POSTED: 07/15/14 at 6:10 am. FILED UNDER: News