VWFT gives to reading program

VWCS employees ended the school year by participating in a “dress casual” fundraiser. As a result of schoolwide support, the fundraiser netted $1,250 for the Brumback summer reading program and an equal amount for the YWCA food program. Shown above are Marcia Weldy of Brumback Library and Jeff Hood of the Van Wert Federation of […]

Rib Fest to have cornhole tourney again

VW Rib Fest information Once again this year, area cornhole enthusiasts will have the chance to take part in the annual Van Wert Rib Fest Corn Hole Tournament.  The date is August 9 at the Rib Fest site on the Van Wert County Fairgrounds.  Play will begin at 1 p.m. This year, for the first […]

Robotics Team donation

The Van Wert High School Robotics Team received a grant of $1,500 from The Van Wert County Foundation to help fund the team for the upcoming year.  The grant was made through the Frank W. Leslie Fund. The picture above of the team at the Robotics World Championships this past year will also likely be […]

Sportsmen plan Trade Days/Flea Market

VW independent/submitted information WILLSHIRE — The Willshire Sportsman’s Club will be holding its annual Trade Days and Flea Market on Friday through Sunday, August 1-3. The event will be held on the club grounds, located 1½ miles east of Willshire on Ohio 81. Hours are 8 a.m. until dusk. All kinds of hunting and fishing […]

Elks team cookout

Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, sponsors a Pony League team each year through the local Parks and Recreation Department. Again this year, the lodge hosted a Hamburger and Hot Dog cookout along with ice cream sundaes at the lodge for the members of the team and their coaches. Shown is […]

William Bader

William “Bill” Bader, 81, of Rockford, died at 4:35 p.m. Thursday, June 26, 2014, at the Laurels of Shane Hill. He was born December 19, 1932, in Liberty Township, the son of the late Edward and Florence (Martz) Bader. On December 1, 1956, he married Edith (Bricher) Bader, who survives in Rockford. Other survivors include […]

Vantage approves staff salary contracts

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Vantage Board of Education approved new contracts with the school’s teaching staff and non-teaching employees, heard cafeteria manager Penny Baucom’s annual report and also gave the final approval to year-end fiscal reports during its July meeting held Thursday. The board first went into executive session to hear final details of the […]

‘Scenic Stops’ visits garden

A crew from the WBGU PBS television show, “Scenic Stops”, was at the Children’s Garden in Van Wert’s Smiley Park on Thursday. Here, Louise Hartwig (second from right) of the Van Wert Master Gardeners, the person most responsible for creating the garden, chats with “Scenic Stops” host Kathleen Phipps while “Scenic Stops” staff prepare to […]

Brass Transit to perform in Fountain Park

Summer Music Series information One of the best tribute bands of all time for the band Chicago will be in Van Wert’s Fountain Park tonight at 7 p.m.  It is the third concert in The Van Wert County Foundation sponsored Fountain Park Summer Music Series. Eight of Toronto, Canada’s, most sought after studio musicians decided […]

New lumberyard opens

The Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Van Wert city officials helped owners Lee and Karla Krendl and Brian Mercer open Lee’s Ace Hardware’s new lumberyard. Here, Mercer cuts the ribbon on the new facility, which will provide basic lumberyard items for do-it-yourselfers, as well as builders and contractors. Mercer noted that, with […]