Lincolnview High School Homecoming King Bayley Tow and Queen Julia Thatcher are shown with their court during Homecoming activities Friday night. (Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 02/21/15 at 9:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor LIMA — Another week, another million dollars spent on snow and ice removal in the Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 1. That’s the story provided in a winter operations update released Friday by the Lima-based ODOT district, an eight-county area that includes Van Wert County, as well as Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, […]
POSTED: 02/21/15 at 9:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Economic Development Advisory Group met Friday at the Holiday Inn Express in Van Wert to hear the monthly activity report from Van Wert City Economic Development Director Cindy Leis and information from representatives of Ohio Mean Jobs and the Van Wert County Department of Job and Family Services. Representatives from both agencies encouraged […]
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Main Street Van Wert information An informational meeting has been set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, to officially kick off the CBDG Van Wert Downtown Revitalization Grant program. It will be held at The Hotel Marsh, 128 E. Main St. in Van Wert. All property owners and business representatives within the Van Wert Downtown […]
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Grover Hill Fire Dept. information GROVER HILL — The Grover Hill Fire Department will be having an “all you can eat” pancake and sausage breakfast on Saturday, February 28, from 7-11 a.m., at the Grover Hill Veterans of Foreign Wars post. The breakfast will be prepared by Grover Hill firefighters, and will include an “all you can […]
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KELSEY CLEMONS/independent correspondent CONVOY — The Crestview Local Board of Education met Thursday for its regularly scheduled meeting and honored its high school Scholastic Bowl team coached by Sandra Grooms. The team has been very successful this year and has qualified for regional competition. Also accepted was the resignation of teacher Judy Wortman after 43 […]
POSTED: 02/20/15 at 7:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Although members of the U.S. House of Representatives are paid to create and pass legislation, Congressman Bob Latta knows that it’s often the services he provides to his constituents in the Fifth District that mean the difference between defeat and re-election every two years. Latta was in Van Wert on Thursday for […]
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Kennedy Manufacturing plant manager Mike Pond (right) explains growth strategies and efficiency techniques the company has implemented to (from the left) Chase Eikenbary, northwest Ohio regional liaison for Ohio Governor John Kasich, Van Wert County Economic Development Project Manager Sue Gerker and John Recker from Regional Growth Partnership/JobsOhio, during a visit on Wednesday. Officials also […]
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VW County Republican information The Van Wert County Republican Party will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert. The upcoming city primary election has several contested races, and those candidates will be invited to share their views, while those attending will have an opportunity to […]
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VW independent/submitted information Van Wert’s time and temperature telephone number, 419.238.5050, is temporarily out of service. “We are transitioning from one telephone service provider to another,” said owner Chris Wilson. “Obviously, the transfer is not going as smoothly as expected. Wilson noted that, according to the new telephone service provider, service might not be restored […]
POSTED: 02/20/15 at 6:59 am. FILED UNDER: News