Gerald E. Richey, 70, of Van Wert, died at 8:10 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born March 3, 1945, in Fort Wayne, the son of George R. and Virginia M. (Kemerly) Richey, who both preceded him in death. On January 6, 1968, he married […]
POSTED: 06/26/15 at 10:35 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Richard Lee Foley of Convoy died at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 2015. He was born July 8, 1930, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Henry E. and Velma M. (Lee) Foley, who both preceded him in death. He married Virginia (Nolt) Foley, who also preceded him in death. Survivors include two sons, Jim […]
POSTED: 06/26/15 at 10:30 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Vantage Board of Education approved a resolution to place a renewal tax levy on the November ballot, gave the go-ahead for two Tax Increment Financing (TIF) agreements and took a number of personnel actions during its July meeting held Thursday. Following the report of Vantage Treasurer Laura Peters, the board unanimously […]
POSTED: 06/26/15 at 7:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
Willshire Days information WILLSHIRE — Plans are nearly completed for the 50th annual Willshire Days festival being sponsored by the Willshire Lions Club. The festivities will be held today and Saturday, June 26-27, and will kick off on this evening. Following the flag raising ceremony, the entertainment stage will be filled with activity throughout the […]
POSTED: 06/26/15 at 7:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Manor 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, a 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 with Camp […]
POSTED: 06/26/15 at 7:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown information WASHINGTON, D.C. — With applications for funding for eight Ohio Community Health Centers (CHCs) pending at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) urged HHS Secretary Sylvia Matthews Burwell to release outstanding grant funding to help agencies like Van Wert’s Family Health Care […]
POSTED: 06/26/15 at 7:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
Area residents are invited to enter quilts, quilted items or needle art in the Quilt Show at Old Fashioned Farmers Days. Bring items on Thursday, July 2, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., to the Administration Building at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. Show hours are Friday and Saturday, July 3-4, from 9 a.m. to […]
POSTED: 06/26/15 at 7:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
Middle Point Ball Park Association MIDDLE POINT — The Middle Point Ball Park Festival 5K walk/run will be held starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, August 1. Pre-registration cost is $15 with a t-shirt and $10 without a t-shirt. Pre-registration deadline is Monday, July 20. Race registration cost is $15 without a t-shirt. There will be […]
POSTED: 06/26/15 at 7:02 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Edward Jones information Financial-services firm Edward Jones was recognized as one of the “100 Best Workplaces for Millennials” in the country by Great Place to Work and Fortune magazine, according to Trevor Webster, John Gunsett and Ryan Lindemann, Edward Jones financial advisors in Van Wert. Edward Jones ranked the No. 10 best workplace for millennials, […]
POSTED: 06/26/15 at 6:51 am. FILED UNDER: Business
Verizon Wireless information Verizon Wireless announces that it has spent more than $34 million improving network services in northern Ohio. In the past three years, Verizon has added nearly 70 sites — all equipped with 4G LTE. To date, the company has added XLTE technology to nearly 70 percent of the sites in this region, […]
POSTED: 06/25/15 at 12:59 pm. FILED UNDER: Business