DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The 40th edition of the Peony Festival — and the 23rd in a row since the festival’s revival in 1992 — will take place this weekend at various sites around the city. The festival was begun in 1932 to honor Van Wert’s commercial peony farms and the city’s designation as the “Peony […]
POSTED: 06/03/15 at 7:28 am. FILED UNDER: News
This up-close-and-personal photo of Tuesday night’s full moon was taken by local amateur photographer Mike Taylor.
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Fountain Park Music Series information One of the most popular soft rock bands of its time, Ambrosia, will be performing in Fountain Park to help celebrate the 2015 Peony Festival in Van Wert. This concert also kicks off the start of the Fountain Park Summer Music Series, sponsored by The Van Wert County Foundation, in cooperation […]
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Marcia Weldy, assistant director of Brumback Library, receives a donation of $1,250 from Jeff Hood, representing the Van Wert Federation of Teachers. The donation will benefit the library’s Summer Reading Program, for which more than 100 children checked out books on the first day of summer. (photo submitted)
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VW Area Convention & Visitors Bureau information The Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure is coming to Van Wert on Saturday, June 20, and the city is serving as the host community — where all 2,000-plus bicyclists register and spend all day Saturday — for this year’s excursion. One of the many things local hosts are responsible […]
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Kelly Lynn Baxter, 44, of Convoy, died at 4:43 p.m. Monday, June 1, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born December 13, 1970, the daughter of Karen (Carter) Baxter and Gary Carter, who both survive in Convoy. Survivors include a brother, Dan (Brandi Mosier) Baxter of Convoy; friend/life partner […]
POSTED: 06/02/15 at 9:50 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Jean P. McClure, 86, of Convoy, died at 10:15 p.m. Sunday, May 30, 2015, at Hearth & Home in Van Wert. She was born August 24, 1928, in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of John and Beatrice (Herringshaw) Albrecht, who both preceded her in death. On November 24, 1951, she married Glenn E. McClure, who survives […]
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C. Irene Rigg, 90, of Stryker, died Sunday, May 31, 2015, at Evergreen Nursing Home in Montpelier. She was born April 23, 1925, in Wauseon, the daughter of George and Georgia Gamver, who both preceded her in death. On September 1, 1946, she married Wayne Rigg, who died April 19, 2002. Survivors include a daughter, […]
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Van Wert Manor would like to thank its Platinum Club members for all their years of service to Van Wert Manor. The members of Platinum Club have been with the company for 20 years or longer. Platinum Club members include Donna Miller (42 years), Mary Barnes (41 years), Debra Benner (39 years), Mel Long (37 […]
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Old Fashioned Farmers Days information This year’s Fourth of July weekend will include activities at the Van Wert County Fairground as part of the 39th annual Old Fashioned Farmers Days celebration. The event will be held from July 2-5. This year’s festival will include antique tractors and gas engines, garden tractors and antique machinery on […]
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