Citizens National Bank information Beginning Tuesday, September 30, Citizens National Bank will host a series of free seminars featuring Robert J. Morgan, senior consultant with Austin Associates LLC. Local business owners are invited to hear Morgan present his economic forecast for 2015. He will discuss current market conditions and what he expects to see in […]
POSTED: 09/22/14 at 7:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
U.S. House of Representatives information WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Bob Latta (R-Ohio) and Pete Olson (R-Texas) have introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include feasibility and economic impacts when issuing major rules. EPA has indicated it intends to propose a National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone, from […]
POSTED: 09/22/14 at 7:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent sports Van Wert and Lincolnview finished 1-2 in the big-school boys’ race and Crestview had two individual champions as 27 schools competed in the Van Wert County Hospital Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at the Van Wert reservoirs and Hiestand Woods. Van Wert’s boys won their race, with five runners in the […]
POSTED: 09/22/14 at 7:36 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert volleyball information The Van Wert Cougars were back in action on Saturday with a tri-match at home with Wayne Trace and Bryan. The first match of the day was between Bryan and the Lady Cougars. The Cougars came out blazing against the Golden Bears, defeating them in two games: 25-6 and 25-13. The […]
POSTED: 09/22/14 at 7:35 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert golf information BRYAN — The Cougar varsity golf team traveled to Bryan to play in a 12-team invitational and struggled to an 11th place finish with a score of 385. Low man for the Cougars was freshman Jared Hernandez with an 86. The Cougars finish their regular season Tuesday with a triangular match […]
POSTED: 09/22/14 at 7:34 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Marjorie I. Baker, 95, of Van Wert, died at 8:15 p.m. Friday, September 19, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born November 18, 1918, in Paulding County, the daughter of the late George and Flossie (Beckner) Cryer. On November 25, 1942, she married Hary E. Baker, who preceded her in […]
POSTED: 09/20/14 at 4:03 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
ODJFS information Ohio’s unemployment rate was unchanged over July, coming in at 5.7 percent in August, according to information released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services on Friday. Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 200 over the month, from a revised 5,292,700 in July to 5,292,900 in August. The number of […]
POSTED: 09/20/14 at 6:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
Chris High (left) from the Wren Fire & EMS Department, on behalf of all Van Wert County fire departments, accepts a $500 donation from Rhonda Belt, loan officer (center), and Ashley Kittle, CSR (right), of First Federal Savings & Loan towards the “No Child Sleeps Unprotected” smoke detector project. The goal of the project is to provide […]
POSTED: 09/20/14 at 6:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports KENTON — The Van Wert Cougars were totally dominated by Kenton en route to a 46-7 thrashing by the Wildcats in Western Buckeye League action at Kenton. The veteran Kenton defensive unit dominated the young Cougar offense, while the Wildcats’ air attack did the same thing to Van Wert’s inexperienced defense on […]
POSTED: 09/20/14 at 6:33 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports CONVOY — The Crestview Knights got into another offensive battle with Bluffton on Friday, but escaped with a 41-31 win in Northwest Conference football action on Friday. The Knights led 27-13 at the half, but Bluffton rallied in the third quarter, scoring three unanswered touchdowns to take a 31-27 lead with […]
POSTED: 09/20/14 at 6:24 am. FILED UNDER: Sports