The Van Wert County Courthouse

Friday, Oct. 24, 2025

 By Hope Wallace This is one big table. Our 15 dedicated board members will now fit comfortably around a new 14 foot boardroom table for our monthly meetings instead of cobbling together card tables or locating folding tables around the center. We want to warmly thank Larry Wendel and his wife Gloria for donating this […]

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Joel W. Owen, Natasha R. Owen and Joel Owen to Van wert Federal Savings Bank, inlots 2564, 2565, Van Wert. Michael D. Boaz and Kristina L. Boaz to Michael D. Boaz and Kristina L. Boaz, portion of section 19, Ridge Township. John J. Stripe, M. Kelly Stripe, Martin K. Stripe and Cheryl Stripe to Van […]

POSTED: 05/13/15 at 12:48 pm. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers

The staff at Kids Learning Place recently decided to “christen” the five new buses added to its fleet. Kids participated in the “pretend” breaking of a bottle of milk over a school bus as each was “launched” into service. Kids Learning Place now has open enrollment for the Van Wert County Head Start program. Call […]

POSTED: 05/13/15 at 7:21 am. FILED UNDER: News

T.R. BRADSHAW/for the Van Wert independent Playing the Parker Brothers’ board game Clue will never be the same after seeing the zany antics and listening to the catchy tunes of Clue the Musical! You will see the faces of the cast of Van Wert Civic Theatre Clue come to life on the board game cards. […]

POSTED: 05/13/15 at 7:15 am. FILED UNDER: News

The United Way “Fiesta Friday” was held this past Friday and a packed house was on hand at Willow Bend Country Club. Premier sponsors for the event were Citizens National Bank, National Door & Trim, Central Insurance Company and First Federal Savings & Loan. The event was a reverse hat raffle with the winner walking […]

POSTED: 05/13/15 at 7:03 am. FILED UNDER: News

Ohio Dept. of Agriculture information REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Department of Agriculture will soon begin aerial treatments designed to control the gypsy moth population in Ohio. Treatments on 1,035 acres in Defiance, Hancock, Lucas, Marion and Van Wert counties will begin in mid-May, as larva and leaf development reaches the optimal threshold for treatment. Treatments are […]

POSTED: 05/13/15 at 7:02 am. FILED UNDER: News

Elmco Engineering will be sponsoring a $1 day at Camp Clay Aqua Park this summer. Local businesses purchase the day for the Van Wert community, access includes swimming, floating playground, zip-line, paddleboats, a half-acre beach and the 3,600-square-foot splash pad, which is new in 2015. To learn more, visit www.vwymca.org. Shown are Rob Moser (right) […]

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