The Van Wert County Board of Commissioners recently toured PHD Precision Tool & Grinding in Van Wert. Shown are (from the left) County Commissioner Thad Lichtensteiger, PHD owner and toolmaker Shawn Dunno and Commissioners Stan Owens and Todd Wolfrum. (photo submitted)
POSTED: 02/14/15 at 8:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
U.S. House of Representatives information WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Ohio) joined his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in passing H.R. 636, America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act. The legislation would permanently extend and modify a temporary provision that allows businesses to expense up to $500,000 in property used in a trade […]
POSTED: 02/14/15 at 8:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
Animal Protective League information The following pets are available for adoption through The Animal Protective League; Cats Patches, an 8-year-old male; neutered, white, black on tail. Black Jack, an 8-year-old male; gold eyes, neutered. Kittens Male and female, 8 weeks old; yellow, gray tiger. Male and female, 6 weeks old; gray tiger. Male and female, […]
POSTED: 02/14/15 at 8:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
BRYNN MOLLENKOPF/club reporter The Van Wert County Bunny Hoppers 4-H Rabbit Club will hold its first meeting of the year on Tuesday, February 24, at the Ohio State University Extension Office on the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. and end about 8 p.m. Anyone interested in 4-H rabbits, or […]
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Marcia A. Koeppel, 76, of Rockford, died early Friday morning, February 13, 2015, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, where she had been a patient. She was born June 21, 1938, in Dublin Township, Rockford, the daughter of Ford and Irma (Swoveland) Koeppel, who both preceded her in death. Survivors include a number of […]
POSTED: 02/13/15 at 4:54 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Old Man Winter isn’t done with Van Wert County yet, with forecasters calling for frigid weather this weekend and into next week. In fact, forecasters don’t see above-freezing temperatures at all for at least the next 10 days. According to County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy, the first wave of arctic air […]
POSTED: 02/13/15 at 3:24 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A local computer/electronics repair/service store received a $20,000 loan from the Van Wert Revolving Loan Fund on Thursday. Maggie Wannemacher, owner of Intermedia 3 Inc., an area Internet pioneer that now operates the PC-ER store in the local Walmart Supercenter, said the loan would be used for operational expenses, including bringing an […]
POSTED: 02/13/15 at 3:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Junior Fair information The Van Wert County-Ohio State University Extension office is currently taking orders for turkey pullets to be exhibited at the 2015 Junior Fair. In an effort to focus on exhibitors efforts and knowledge of turkeys the Junior Fair Board has voted to only allow those turkeys received through the Cooper’s […]
POSTED: 02/13/15 at 2:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
U.S. House of Representatives information WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee today passed H.R. 212, the Drinking Water Protection Act, sponsored by U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Ohio). The legislation now awaits a vote by the U.S. House of Representatives. “Today, the Energy and Commerce Committee took an important step to protecting our […]
POSTED: 02/13/15 at 2:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports Only one of the three county girls’ basketball teams won on Thursday, with the Van Wert Lady Cougars losing by just three points to Defiance and the Lincolnview Lady Lancers falling by five to Ada. The Crestview Lady Knights cruised along as they have all season, winning their 20th game without a […]
POSTED: 02/13/15 at 2:24 am. FILED UNDER: Sports