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Friday, Oct. 24, 2025

Lincoln Highway Assoc. information DELPHOS — The Western Ohio Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association will meet on June 16, 6 p.m. at the Topp Chalet Restaurant and Lounge, 229 W. Fifth St. (Lincoln Highway) in Delphos. After attendees order dinner individually from the menu, a small business meeting will be held.  At around 7:15 […]

POSTED: 06/11/15 at 7:07 am. FILED UNDER: News

Ruth Evelyn Morris, 95, of Van Wert, died at 7:40 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2015, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born February 25, 1929, in Woolstock, Iowa, the daughter of Leland L. and Ava Verona (Manning) Morris, who both preceded her in death. She moved with her family from Woolstock […]

POSTED: 06/11/15 at 6:04 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries

4.0 Katie Able Chandler Adams Meredith Adams Maekenzie Alba Alaina Alvarez Rebecca Anderson Kylee Bagley Emily Bair Shianne Baldwin Megan Barnhart Brittney Boaz Lydia Burley Cade Chiles Nicole Clay Jacob Covey Katlyn Dickson Bethany Fast Cade Fleming Erin Gemmer Andrew Hammond Brandon Hernandez Mikayla Hernandez Connor Holliday Hannah Krugh Nicholas Krugh Justin Marchlewicz Hannah Mengerink […]

POSTED: 06/10/15 at 1:33 pm. FILED UNDER: Cougar's Den

By Rex Dolby The Van Wert Area Photography Club has an informative meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 11, at 7 p.m. at 114 South Race St.  The topic for discussion will be “Low Light Photography”.  It is expected that several will bring examples on a jump drive to be projected for all to see.  Earlier it seemed that […]

POSTED: 06/10/15 at 12:57 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News

Submitted information ADRIAN, Michigan — Adam Schlemmer of Ohio City has been named to the 2015 Adrian College dean’s list.

POSTED: 06/10/15 at 12:47 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth

 By Hope Wallace Our 59th Annual June Art Exhibit opens this Saturday, June 13 at 6 p.m. with a free, public opening reception. Awards will be presented at 7 p.m. The Dan Smyth Band of Fort Wayne will play. The Dan Smyth band has a jazz background, which has created a unique sound that is […]

POSTED: 06/10/15 at 12:30 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Elmco Engineering broke ground Tuesday for a new 15,000-square-foot addition that will consolidate its operations and, hopefully, make the local company more competitive in the highly competitive machine repair and manufacturing market. Elmco, started in 1999 by founder and President John Metzger, provides repair and manufacturing of powdered metal presses and related […]

POSTED: 06/10/15 at 8:17 am. FILED UNDER: News

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Employers and job seekers had the chance to talk one-on-one Tuesday during an Reverse Job Fair held in the commons area of Vantage Career Center. Caitlin Jones, community development program coordinator, said there were more than 50 employers signed up, with several other employers showing up on Tuesday, to get a look […]

POSTED: 06/10/15 at 7:52 am. FILED UNDER: News

The Van Wert Optimist Club recently awarded two young woman college scholarships. Shown in the photo are Optimist Club President Greg Yinger, scholarship winners Mikinzie Dull of Lincolnview High School and Mackenzie Riggenbach of Crestview High School and Optimist member Linda Boggs.  The Van Wert Optimist Club meets weekly on noon Thursdays at Willow Bend Country […]

POSTED: 06/10/15 at 7:48 am. FILED UNDER: News, Youth

Ohio State Highway Patrol information CRANE TOWNSHIP — A Paulding teenager died Tuesday in a one-vehicle crash that occurred on U.S. 127, near Ohio 111, in Paulding County. According to investigators from the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Skyler D. Huth, 18, was northbound on U.S. 127 at approximately 7:39 a.m. […]

POSTED: 06/10/15 at 7:44 am. FILED UNDER: News