Wren Homecoming information WREN — Sign-up for the 23rd annual Wrenway Park Wiffleball Warehouse tournament will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, August 1, at the Wren Restaurant. The only question is, when will the line start? The first 15 paid entrants will have a shot at the 2014 Wiffleball Warehouse crown. The tournament is held […]
POSTED: 07/21/14 at 5:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
Linda Anne Youtzy, 68, of Convoy, died at 9:46 a.m. Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born December 17, 1945, in Russell, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Beatrice (Blake) Russillo. On July 14, 1984, she married Jerry Lee Youtzy, who survives. Other survivors include a […]
POSTED: 07/20/14 at 12:16 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon Kennedy was in Van Wert Friday morning to address a group of local business and community leaders at the invitation of Central Insurance President/CEO F.W. Purmort. Justice Kennedy, who was first elected in 2012 over incumbent Yvette McGee Brown, an appointee of then-Governor Ted Strickland to fill […]
POSTED: 07/19/14 at 7:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
ODJFS unemployment information Ohio’s unemployment rate was 5.5 percent in June 2014, unchanged from May 2014. Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 12,700 over the month, from a revised 5,292,700 in May to 5,305,400 in June. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in June was 316,000, down 1,000 from 317,000 in May. The […]
POSTED: 07/19/14 at 7:03 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert County workers replaced the refurbished weather vane on the top of the cupola of the Van Wert County Courthouse on Thursday. The weather vane had been removed so that it could be cleaned and re-gilded as part an exterior improvement project for the front of the courthouse. (click here for more photos of […]
POSTED: 07/19/14 at 7:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information On Friday morning the Van Wert Economic Advisory Group monthly meeting was hosted by the YMCA’s Camp Clay. Clint Myers, who manages the facility, spoke of team building initiatives provided at Camp Clay and the importance of community pride and support. “Camp Clay is just one more of the many ‘hidden jewels’ […]
POSTED: 07/19/14 at 6:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
Central Insurance information DALLAS, Texas — The Central Insurance Companies has announced the promotion of Steven Mansfield to regional vice president of the companies’ Southwest Regional Office in Dallas, Texas, effective July 14. Mansfield will replace Tim Rauch, who has been promoted to vice president of marketing in the Home Office in Van Wert. A […]
POSTED: 07/19/14 at 3:53 am. FILED UNDER: Business
Alma Ellen Bolenbaugh, 97, of Van Wert, died at 12:28 a.m. Friday, July 18, 2014, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. She was born January 19, 1917, in Mercer County, the daughter of the late Philip and Rebecca (Williams) Swander. On March 30, 1937, she married John Vernon Bolenbaugh, who preceded her in death […]
POSTED: 07/18/14 at 9:39 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW County Sheriff’s Office information Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach said today that his department was investigating a reported shooting incident that took place Thursday evening on Lincoln Highway. Sheriff Riggenbach said his office received a 9-1-1 call at 11:20 p.m. Thursday from a person who was near the intersection of Lincoln Highway […]
POSTED: 07/18/14 at 12:07 pm. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The traditional band show at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds was one of the most popular events at the fair 20-30 years ago, with standing-room-only crowds and many area high school bands participating. Unfortunately, fewer area high school bands now play to a half-empty grandstand, and County Economic Development Director Sarah Smith, […]
POSTED: 07/18/14 at 6:33 am. FILED UNDER: News