OSU Extension/Master Gardeners information The annual Ohio State University Extension/Van Wert County Master Gardener Volunteer Plant Sale will be held Saturday, April 25, opening at 8 a.m. and continuing until sold out. The plant sale will be held in the Junior Fair Building on the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. The proceeds through the sale of […]
POSTED: 04/15/15 at 5:35 am. FILED UNDER: News
Following last night’s exciting concert to end this season’s Community Concert Series, now is the perfect time to share the brand new 2015-16 series with you. Nearly 900 people were entertained by the high-energy, step-dancing Celtic music ensemble, The StepCrew. It was a great way to segue into next season’s announcement. Over the 62 years of Community […]
POSTED: 04/14/15 at 10:45 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Royal R. Stuckey, 87, of Hoaglin Township, Van Wert County, died at 6:32 p.m. Monday, April 13, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born August 29, 1927, in Hoaglin Township, the son of Burl and Muriel (Crates) Stuckey, who both preceded him in death. Dorothy (Campbell) Stuckey, his wife […]
POSTED: 04/14/15 at 9:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Robert Pflum, 92, of Van Wert, died at 6:35 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. He was born August 22, 1922, in Van Wert, the son of Leonard and Anna (Burgermeister) Pflum, who both preceded her in death. On January 26, 1946, in Hargarten/Falck, France, he married Louise […]
POSTED: 04/14/15 at 9:01 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
The YMCA recently held a girls’ basketball tournament for girls in grades 3-6 in honor of the late Debbie McClure. McClure was a huge supporter of every event grandchildren Owen and Olivia Treece have been a part of. The tournament was named the “Momo” Memorial Basketball tournament because that is what her family called her. In […]
POSTED: 04/14/15 at 8:01 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crime Stoppers will pay you cash for information if it will help the Van Wert Police Department solve a theft that occurred at 441 Dickinson Ave. in Van Wert. On December 17 or 18, 2014, someone entered the driveway of the above address and stole a 2012 Harley-Davidson “Fat Boy” motorcycle. The motorcycle is described […]
POSTED: 04/14/15 at 7:40 am. FILED UNDER: Crime Stoppers
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Council held a brief meeting Monday night, with the only real action taken Council’s approval of a Revolving Loan Fund agreement that has to be sent to the Ohio Development Services Agency. During the meeting, Safety-Service Director Jay Fleming noted that the city’s new street sweeper is now in […]
POSTED: 04/14/15 at 7:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Mayor Don Farmer has filed his petitions to seek the Republican nomination for one of three at-large Van Wert City Council seats in the May 5 primary election. Farmer first served as mayor from January 1, 2004, to December 31, 2007. He was again elected mayor in 2011, and took office January […]
POSTED: 04/14/15 at 6:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
Marsh Foundation information The Marsh Foundation “Marsh Grown” garden program will be holding its annual spring plant sale on Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in The Marsh Foundation greenhouse. Preorders are being taken through April 18. All proceeds will go to the campus youth garden program. The historic Marsh Homestead will […]
POSTED: 04/14/15 at 6:35 am. FILED UNDER: News
The YMCA Camp Clay splash pad project received a donation of $1,000 from County Electric in Ottawa. The new 3,600-square-foot splash pad will open Memorial Day weekend. Shown are (from the left) Buck Rosengarten, job foreman for County Electric, and Camp Clay Director Clint Myers. (YMCA photo)
POSTED: 04/14/15 at 6:32 am. FILED UNDER: News