By Hope Wallace Simple appreciation for something most of us take for granted has become paramount in the last weeks. Yes, parking lots are one of those things most of us take for granted. Over the past weeks trying to figure out how to get to the doors of the art center and picking our […]
POSTED: 11/19/14 at 1:49 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
David L. Adams to Creative Home Buying Solutions Inc., inlot 7, Venedocia. JPMorgan Chase Bank to Creative Home Buying Solutions Inc., portion of lot 129, lot 130, Van Wert subdivision. Joy I. Conley to Creative Home Buying Solutions Inc., inlot 2189, Van Wert. Estate of Raymond H. Germann to Opal F. Germann, portion of inlot […]
POSTED: 11/19/14 at 1:40 pm. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers
Crime Stoppers will pay you cash for information if it will help the Van Wert Police Department solve a burglary that occurred at 420 George St. in Van Wert. On November 8, between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., someone entered the residence by forcing open the back door. The thief made off with a 42-inch Sanyo […]
POSTED: 11/19/14 at 11:29 am. FILED UNDER: Crime Stoppers
VW independent/submitted information Improvements continue at the Van Wert County Humane Shelter, while donations and volunteers are also being sought to assist in operating the facility. “We are making great strides in improving conditions at the Van Wert County Humane Society animal shelter,” says newly appointed board Vice President Pete Weir. “Van Wert city and […]
POSTED: 11/19/14 at 8:35 am. FILED UNDER: News
VWHS Theatre information Van Wert High School Theatre is making final preparations for their fall production George Washington Slept Here by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. Join the group this Friday, November 21, and Saturday, November 22, at 7 p.m., in the Niswonger Performing Arts Center auditorium for an evening filled with laughter end […]
POSTED: 11/19/14 at 8:25 am. FILED UNDER: Arts & Entertainment, News
Ohio State Highway Patrol information OTTOVILLE — The Lima and Van Wert posts of The Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a traffic crash in which a Putnam County man was found deceased. On Monday, shortly before 3 p.m., emergency personnel were dispatched to a single-vehicle traffic crash that occurred on Road 23-Q, north of […]
POSTED: 11/19/14 at 8:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
First Financial Bank information First Financial Bank welcomes Mark Verville as the banking center manager of its Van Wert Summit location. Verville will manage the banking center located at 1163 S. Shannon St. and will serve clients in Van Wert, as well as surrounding areas. “Mark is truly a part of this community, as a […]
POSTED: 11/19/14 at 8:18 am. FILED UNDER: Business
With Thanksgiving Day quickly approaching and the first significant snow fall, we turn our attention to the Christmas season. Christmastime is always extra special at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center and this year will be no exception. We have five different concerts during the Holiday Season and six actual performances when you figure in two […]
POSTED: 11/19/14 at 7:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
Verne Cadell Bartz, a resident of Van Wert since 1951, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2014, at Vancrest Health Center in Convoy after a brief illness. He was born September 11, 1924, in Tully Township, Van Wert County, to the late Frank C. and May Trevlyn (Curtis) Bartz. On July 27, 1946, he married […]
POSTED: 11/18/14 at 11:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Stephen M. Fennig of Van Wert died Saturday, November 15, 2014, at his residence. He was born October 4, 1957, in Mercer County, the son of Donald E. Fennig, who survives in Van Wert, and the late Marilyn M. (Miller) Fennig. Other survivors include three children, Jacquelyn Wolford of Ottawa, Kayla (Noel) Morris of Venedocia […]
POSTED: 11/18/14 at 11:35 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries





