VW independent/ODJFS information It must be a case of the summer doldrums. After a month that saw no change in unemployment in May, Van Wert County followed a statewide trend of slight increases in the jobless rate in June, according to figures released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The county’s […]
POSTED: 07/23/14 at 7:12 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM) announces the expansion of its production facility at its corporate headquarters in Van Wert. In the past three years, ABM has had a significant increase in sales growth for its all-natural agricultural biological products and market demand continues to increase, which has moved up the facility expansion by […]
VW independent/submitted information As part of its 78th consecutive year of touring the United States, Carson & Barnes Circus, the largest traveling big top tent circus in America, will visit Van Wert this Thursday, July 24, at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. Shows are scheduled for 4:30 and 7:30 Thursday evening. This year’s “Big Top […]
POSTED: 07/23/14 at 7:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information BROWN TOWNSHIP — Paulding County Sheriff Jason K. Landers is warning county residents that there could be a large cat, possibly a bobcat or mountain lion, in the county. The sheriff stated his office has received what he believes to be credible information that a large cat is running loose in Paulding […]
POSTED: 07/23/14 at 7:03 am. FILED UNDER: News
Lyle Randal “Zeb” Mitchener, 67, of Celina, and formerly of Van Wert, died at 9:05 a.m. Monday, July 21, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born January 30, 1947, in Van Wert, the son of Dorotha J. “Dottie” (Canny) Mitchener, who survives in Van Wert, and the late Paul F. […]
POSTED: 07/22/14 at 8:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Helga S. Murphy, 76, of Van Wert, died at 4:38 a.m. Saturday, July 19, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born December 10, 1937, in Mannheim, Germany, the daughter of the late George and Maria Hormuth. Survivors include two daughters, Rona (Steve) Tramell and Andrea (John) Lahmon; five grandchildren; two […]
POSTED: 07/22/14 at 8:25 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
It’s been three years since Jeb and Joc Guthrie discovered Van Wert, Ohio. These brothers, who hail from New Jersey, just outside New York City, fell in love with our town of Van Wert. I still remember the letter they sent after their 2011 performance in Fountain Park. They mentioned how much they loved the […]
POSTED: 07/22/14 at 3:24 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW County Fair Board information From talks that started nearly 10 years ago, a brand new Rabbit Barn at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds is finally close to reality. Truly a community effort and over two years of fund raising has paid off. The Van Wert Youth and Adult Rabbit Clubs, The 4-H’s Bunny Hoppers, rabbit […]
POSTED: 07/22/14 at 6:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent The Lincolnview Local Board of Education met in special session Monday morning to fill vacant positions for the 2014-2015 school year. The board hired the following new staff members: Ashley Meyer was granted a one-year limited contract as a high school mathematics teacher. Eric Fishpaw was given a one-year limited contract as […]
POSTED: 07/22/14 at 6:35 am. FILED UNDER: News
Gasoline price information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 3.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.50 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 fallen 3.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.57 […]
POSTED: 07/22/14 at 6:34 am. FILED UNDER: News