Santa coming to Van Wert this Friday

Submitted information Santa Claus will arrive in grand style in downtown Van Wert at 11 a.m. this Friday, November 28. Mayor Don Farmer will officially welcome the “jolly old elf”, then escort him to The Hotel Marsh. Children will enjoy meeting Santa in the hotel lobby, while parents will not want to miss this memorable […]

Van Wert to host 2015 GOBA tour

VW independent/submitted information Bill Gordon, director of the 27th annual Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA), announced Friday that the 2015 tour, which runs June 20-27, will feature a route in the northwestern quadrant of Ohio, with Van Wert the host city for the route. The expected 2,500 riders will start gathering for the tour on […]

Christmas Garden donation

The lighting of the Children’s Christmas Garden at Smiley Park will take place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 26. The event transforms Smiley Park’s Children’s Garden into a winter wonderland of lights, candy canes, Santa and so much more. The Lighting Committee would like to thank Van Wert Federal Savings Bank for its generous donation, along […]

Area Red Cross blood drives announced

American Red Cross information The American Red Cross asks eligible donors to give something that means something this holiday season — a lifesaving blood donation. Blood donations often decline this time of year when donors get busy with holiday festivities and travel. Severe winter weather and seasonal illnesses, like the flu, can also have a […]

Herbert Wilson Brandt

Herbert Wilson Brandt, 99, of Rockford, and formerly of Willshire, died at 9:50 p.m. Friday, November 21, 2014. He was born November 27, 1914, in Willshire, the son of the late Otto Arthur and Eva Rose (Wise) Brandt. On November 26, 1942, he married Anna L. (Fahncke) Brandt, who survives in Rockford. Other survivors include […]

Joseph E. Crum

Joseph E. Crum, 82, of Van Wert, died at 6:40 a.m. Saturday, November 22, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born September 13, 1932, in Maltoa, the son of the late Edward Raymond and Hazel (Davidson) Crum. On May 16, 1952, he married Doris Jean (Mantz) Crum, who preceded him […]

County looks at Delphos ED services

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor While the portion of Delphos located in Van Wert County makes it the second-largest community in the county, the city has typically been underserved when it comes to economic development. That’s about to change, though, if Delphos City Council approves a proposal by the Van Wert County Board of Commissioners. The commissioners […]

State’s unemployment decreases again

ODJFS information Ohio’s unemployment rate was 5.3 percent in October 2014, down from 5.6 percent in September 2014. Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 1,000 over the month, from a revised 5,306,300 in September to 5,307,300 in October. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in October was 305,000, down 14,000 from 319,000 in […]

‘Nutcracker’ to open NPAC holiday shows

Niswonger PAC information The Christmas season begins in northwest Ohio with great fanfare! The Nutcracker ballet comes to the Niswonger on Saturday, December 6, with two show times. The 2 and 7:30 p.m. show times will accommodate families traveling in from around the region to usher in the holiday in a classically entertaining way. To […]

Patrol investigating fatal accident in area

Ohio State Highway Patrol information HICKSVILLE — The Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a two-vehicle crash at approximately 9:21 p.m. on Ohio 2, a half mile east of Casebeer-Miller Road in Hicksville Township, Defiance County, near the village of Hicksville. A 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by James Cummings, 41, of Hicksville, was eastbound on […]