Chamber names Business Expo speaker

VW Chamber of Commerce information Last year’s Business Expo & Taste of Van Wert County was a sell-out for exhibitors, so local business owners and managers should make sure to secure their business’ booth soon for the September 18 event. Grow a company’s bottom line and is visibility in northwest Ohio at the Van Wert […]

VW CVB seeks event calendar information

Convention & Visitors Bureau information Twice a year, the Van Wert Area Convention and Visitors Bureau prepares a calendar of events to distribute to local residents, as well as those requesting information about the Van Wert County community. This information is also used to update the CVB’s listing of festivals and events on its website: […]

Attorney General warns of grant scams

Ohio Attorney General’s information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine  warns consumers to beware of scam calls offering government grants. Since January 1, the Attorney General’s office has received more than 100 reports of suspected grant scams. Additionally, more than 20 consumers have reported losing $200 to $6,000 or more to the ploy. “Claims […]

Latta votes for 8 human trafficking bills

U.S. House of Representatives information WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Ohio) issued the following statement applauding the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage this week of eight bills to combat human trafficking. “Human sex trafficking is a $9.8 billion illicit industry, which is especially prevalent in Ohio, as Toledo has some of the highest […]

Dates set for Community Days truck pull

Convoy Community Days information CONVOY — Convoy Community Days Michindoh Truck Pull has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, August 1, at the Edgewood Park Truck Pull Arena.  Edgewood Park is located at 643 N. Main St. in Convoy, one mile south of U.S. 30 on Ohio 49 South. Admission prices for the event will […]

Burkley appointed to state study panel

Representative Burkley information COLUMBUS — State Representative Tony Burkley (R-Payne) announced recently that he has been appointed to serve on this summer’s Unemployment Compensation Debt & Reducing Burdens on Ohio Businesses Study Committee. The committee will focus on the State of Ohio’s Unemployment Trust Fund and the effects it’s had on the state and the […]

School taking Kindergarten+ registrations

St. Mary School information St. Mary of the Assumption School will be accepting registrations for its Kindergarten Plus program starting Monday, August 4. The Kindergarten Plus program is unique opportunity for students who were born between May 1, 2009, and August 1, 2010, to be integrated into the kindergarten classroom and curriculum. Using the Montessori […]

Elks donate funds to Boy Scout Council

VW Elks information Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, recently donated $125 to the Black Swamp Area Council, Boys Scouts of America.  The donation is part of the annual Friends of Scouting fundraising campaign The Black Swamp Council, which is headquartered in Findlay, covers 13 counties and provides two camps, Camp […]

Roger Lee Wagner

Roger Lee Wagner, 75, of Van Wert, died at 12:28 a.m. Sunday, July 27, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born December 21, 1938, in Delphos, the son of the late George and Lucille (Kershner) Wagner. On August 30, 1958, he married Alberta Agnes (Huber) Wagner, who preceded him in […]

Clayton Eugene Springer

Clayton Eugene Springer, 88, of Sun City Center, Florida, and formerly of Van Wert and Mendon, died at 6 a.m. Sunday, July 27, 2014, in Sun City Center. He was born January 3, 1926, in Mercer County, the son of the late Elza Clayton and Stella M. (Baucher) Springer. On September 25, 1949, he married […]