Van Wert Manor held a celebration on Thursday to celebrate its 45th year in the community. Here, Van Wert Manor Administrator Jacque Welch (center) is assisted in dedicating a tree planted on the Van Wert Manor grounds. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
VW independent/submitted information The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) has appointed Shelly Barrett, MBA, BSN, RN, ET, CWCN as Region V (Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois) Representative to its Board of Directors. Barrett has 25 years of home health and hospice experience and serves as vice president of operations for Community Health Professionals, a nonprofit home […]
Ohio State Highway Patrol information COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding drivers this Memorial Day to not get behind the wheel impaired. Troopers and local law enforcement will be joining forces in an effort to keep Ohio roads fatality free this holiday. Troopers made 763 OVI arrests during the 2014 Memorial Day […]
POSTED: 05/22/15 at 6:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW County Republican information The Van Wert County Republican Central Committee will host a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 5, at Willow Bend Country Club. The guest speaker for the luncheon will be Matt Huffman, a 2016 candidate for Ohio’s Fourth Senate District. Huffman served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2007 to […]
POSTED: 05/22/15 at 6:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert senior Daniel Perry, along with his parents, brother, VWHS cross country coach Brendon Moody, and his future college coach are shown during the signing of his letter of intent to run cross country and track for Huntington University. Perry is a four-time varsity letter winner and two-time state qualifier for Van Wert cross country. (VWCS […]
POSTED: 05/21/15 at 7:56 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Van Wert City Board of Education hired eight new teachers and accepted the resignations of three, including retiring Van Wert Early Childhood Center Principal Bill Wisher, and also heard a presentation on the high school work study program during its May meeting on Wednesday. The board issued employment contracts to the […]
POSTED: 05/21/15 at 7:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent Three people entered changes of plea during hearings held Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Christie Kerner, 38, of Van Wert, entered a guilty plea to a charge of forgery, a fifth-degree felony. Judge Martin Burchfield ordered a presentence investigation and scheduled sentencing for 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 17. Andria […]
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The Van Wert Salvation Army Capital Campaign moved closer to its goal with the generous support of county students, as April became Salvation Army Month in the public schools. Coins were collected in quart jars. When the counting was completed, the public schools donated a total of $6,006. The Salvation Army genuinely appreciates the Van Wert City […]
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Members of the Evergreen Garden Club once again descended on downtown Van Wert’s Fountain Park to plant the annual planters and hanging baskets for the enjoyment of visitors to the park during the upcoming summer season. This is one of the club’s projects to plant and maintain the flowers in Fountain Park. Each member is responsible […]
POSTED: 05/21/15 at 6:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio Dept. of Transportation information COLUMBUS — Memorial Day weekend has historically had the highest number of serious injuries and the third-highest number of fatalities of all major holidays on Ohio roads between 2009-2013. May 18-31 is National Seat Belt Enforcement Mobilization and the Ohio Department of Transportation is reminding drivers and passengers to “Click […]
POSTED: 05/21/15 at 6:38 am. FILED UNDER: News