OVI-related arrests trending downward

Ohio State Highway Patrol information As part of the Patrol’s ongoing effort to contribute to a safer Ohio, troopers are continuing their increased focus on impaired driving enforcement — and these efforts are paying off. For the third year in a row, troopers removed more than 24,000 impaired drivers from Ohio roadways. OVI-related crashes accounted […]

Ohio, Van Wert lauded in ED magazine

VW independent/submitted information A number of Ohio communities, including Van Wert, were highlighted in Site Selection magazine’s listing of top U.S. micropolitan areas (mostly rural communities with at least 10,000 people, but less than 50,000 residents) in 2014. Of the 576 micropolitan areas in the U.S., Findlay was named No. 1, while Van Wert was […]

Developmental screenings announced

Thomas Edison Early Childhood Center information Developmental screenings for children ages birth to 5 years old will be offered to residents of Crestview, Lincolnview, Parkway, Spencerville and Wayne Trace school districts from noon-3:30 p.m. Friday, March 13, at the Thomas Edison Early Childhood Center. Appointments can be made by calling the center at 419.238.4019 or […]

Love Letters in the Sand (or Snow?)

With the winter weather not giving up yet, I feel Pat Boone may feel more like singing “Love Letters in the Snow” rather than “Love Letters in the Sand.”  Of course the latter is one of Pat Boone’s biggest hit songs and one of the top love songs of all time. Pat Boone will whisk […]

Paulding woman serves on aircraft carrier

U.S. Navy information NORFOLK, Va. – A 2012 Wayne Trace High School graduate and Paulding, Ohio native is serving on one of the world’s largest warships, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush. Fireman Ashley Stairhime is a machinist’s mate aboard the Norfolk-based ship, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and one of only […]

Paulding Extension sets QA training dates

Paulding County/OSU Extension information PAULDING — Ohio State University Extension Paulding County, along with the Paulding County Junior and Senior Fair boards, have scheduled the 2015 Quality Assurance training for all fair members taking livestock or horse projects to the 2015 Paulding County Fair. This training will take place on Tuesday, March 17, from 6-8 […]

New State Farm agent

The Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribboncutting ceremony Monday for new State Farm Insurance agent Austen Rigelman, who takes over retired agent Bill Feasby’s office at 905 S. Shannon St. In addition to retaining Feasby’s office staff, Rigelman has added three new agents to the agency. An open house is planned for […]

Brewed Expressions plans sit-down cafe

CINDY WOOD/independent feature writer Think big, Van Wert. Brewed Expressions certainly is. One of the community’s newest small businesses, a coffee drive-through located on South Washington Street, has quickly outgrown its surroundings, prompting an announcement from Director of Marketing/Accounting Frankie Bowen that the business will soon be expanding. Just 13 months into the venture, Bowen […]

United Way accepting funding requests

United Way of VW County information United Way of Van Wert County announces that preparations are underway to begin the admissions and review process for 2015. New agencies are welcome to apply. To be considered, an organization must be incorporated not-for-profit and IRS-exempt. It must also have an active volunteer board and have some financial […]

Lincolnview to permit open enrollment

Lincolnview Local Schools information Lincolnview Local Schools, in correlation with Ohio Revised Code 3313.64 or 3313.65, will again permit students from adjacent school districts to apply and enroll in the district’s schools through “Open Enrollment” for the 2015-2016 school year. Applications will be accepted beginning April 1 on a first come, first served basis, according […]