VW City Board of Education information The Van Wert City Board of Education will be meeting in special session at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, in the S.F. Goedde Building. The purpose of the meeting will be to go into executive session to discuss personnel items and adjourn with no action being taken.
POSTED: 03/13/15 at 12:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
Mark Allen Ainsworth, 59, of Ohio City, died at 8:58 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. He was born October 11, 1955, in Ohio City, the son of Hugh V. and Martha Helen (Wiseman) Ainsworth, who both preceded him in death. On April 24, 1977, he married Deborah […]
POSTED: 03/12/15 at 11:12 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Arthur W. Miller, 93, of Delphos, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos. He was born January 11, 1922, in Delphos, the son of Jacob and Anna (Becker) Miller, who both preceded him in death. He had been married to Rosalia Honigford, who survives in Delphos, and then married Grace […]
POSTED: 03/12/15 at 11:11 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent/submitted information The announcement Wednesday of this summer’s Fountain Park Summer Music Series entertainment should definitely be enough to get area residents thinking about warmer temperatures. This year’s lineup includes rock icon Ambrosia, as well as tribute bands, the Lima Symphony Pops Orchestra and a couple of unique groups, to say the least. The […]
POSTED: 03/12/15 at 8:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A man convicted of stabbing three people, including his estranged wife, was given 15 years in prison, while six people were arraigned in front of new Van Wert County Common Pleas Judge Martin Burchfield during hearings held Wednesday. Retired Van Wert County Common Pleas Judge Charles D. Steele cited Michael Keipper’s long […]
POSTED: 03/12/15 at 8:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Board of Education heard a request from Van Wert Safety-Service Director Jay Fleming to move the annual Fourth of July fireworks display to school property, while also accepting an Enterprise Zone agreement for an Elmco Engineering facility project and hearing a presentation on Van Wert Elementary School’s student fitness […]
POSTED: 03/12/15 at 8:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Two Van Wert City Schools teachers traveled to Columbus on Tuesday to testify before the Senate Education Committee in a hearing on school testing. Chuck Rollins, a science teacher at VWHS, and George Scott, a high school social studies and psychology teacher, spent the day at the Statehouse meeting with […]
POSTED: 03/12/15 at 8:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The fourth annual Business Plan Challenge was held Wednesday evening in Van Wert City Council Chambers. Four finalists were honored for preparing a comprehensive business plan under the instruction of business consultant, Gary Corcoran at the Wright State Lake Campus Business Enterprise Center, a partner with the Van Wert City Economic and Community […]
POSTED: 03/12/15 at 8:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
Helen Janice Hasis, 92, formerly of the Rockford area, died at 7:44 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. She was born August 29, 1922, in Blackcreek Township, Mercer County, the daughter of Heber A. and Hattie (Morrison) Martz. She married Glenn Eugene Hasis, who died May 16, 1986. Survivors include two […]
POSTED: 03/11/15 at 8:51 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Maxine Custer, 85, of Lima, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at the Sarah Jane Living Center in Delphos. She was born March 24, 1929, in Marion Township, Allen County, the daughter of Harry Lloyd and Zelma (Lutz) Patton, who both preceded her in death. On August 28, 1954, she married Charles Clifford Custer, who died […]
POSTED: 03/11/15 at 7:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries