By Rex Dolby Entry forms for the 2014 Van Wert County Fair are now available. If you can’t access the Internet either at home or the library, you’ll need to pick up a form at the Fair Board Office between the hours of 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday. If you do have […]
POSTED: 07/23/14 at 1:03 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
Crestview basketball standout Tyson Bolenbaugh is headed to Ohio Northern University. Bolenbaugh was joined by his parents, Tim and Shelly Bolenbaugh (seated above), Coach Jeremy Best and Crestview Athletic Director Dave Bowen as he signed his letter of intent Monday to play for the Polar Bears. One of three players lauded for their play during […]
POSTED: 07/23/14 at 7:21 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
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