Marsh Foundation information Once every five years, The Marsh Foundation celebrates its history and invites back the hundreds of alumni who once called the campus home. Recently, more than 400 past students, employees and their families visited The Marsh campus for a memorable weekend. Established as an orphanage and children’s home in 1922, The Marsh […]
POSTED: 08/14/15 at 7:33 am. FILED UNDER: News
Maria Kay (Luebrecht) Pothast, 48, of Fort Jennings and formerly of Nashville, Tennessee, died at 1:59 a.m. Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at her father’s residence. She was born February 9, 1967, in Lima, the daughter of Dennis Luebrecht and Helen (Grone) Luebrecht, who both survive. Other survivors include her stepmother, Sandy Luebrecht; two brothers, Mike […]
POSTED: 08/13/15 at 7:29 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A total of 14 people were arraigned on grand jury indictments on Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. All entered not guilty pleas to a variety of charges before Judge Martin Burchfield. Those arraigned, and the charges filed against them, include the following: Frederick Blessing, 20, of Van Wert, two […]
POSTED: 08/13/15 at 7:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
Niswonger PAC information The Niswonger is at it again, bringing a week filled with hit show releases. Together with Season Sponsors StateWide Ford Lincoln and Van Wert Federal Savings Bank, the Niswonger releases three events that will keep the Box Office hopping. Tickets are now on sale for Broadway’s Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. […]
POSTED: 08/13/15 at 7:31 am. FILED UNDER: Arts & Entertainment, News
Van Wert independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio gasoline prices are on the rise — with $3 a gallon gas on the horizon — and it doesn’t look like they’re dropping anytime soon. Gas prices are experiencing historic leaps this week, largely due to a crude distillation unit outage at BP’s Witing, Indiana, refinery, the largest […]
POSTED: 08/13/15 at 7:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/submitted information WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Butler, Darke, Defiance, Hamilton, Mercer, Paulding, Preble, and Van Wert counties as natural disaster areas, due to excessive rain and flooding in the region in 2015. With this disaster designation, agricultural […]
POSTED: 08/13/15 at 7:24 am. FILED UNDER: News
YWCA of VW County information The YWCA of Van Wert County Housing Program announces its first Purple Light Nights™ campaign. Purple Light Nights™ started in Covington, Washington, in 2007 and has grown nationally, with organizations in 14 states participating in this meaningful campaign. The goal of the cause is to remember domestic violence homicide victims, […]
POSTED: 08/13/15 at 7:23 am. FILED UNDER: News
Doyle E. “Gene” Harris, 73, passed away at 7:05 a.m. Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. He was born February 17, 1942, in Paulding, the son of Walter F. and Marvel (Scott) Harris, who both preceded him in death. His wife, Jane A. (Myers) Harris, survives. Also surviving are […]
POSTED: 08/12/15 at 9:20 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Samuel D. “Sam” Brown, 71, of Van Wert, died at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born December 9, 1943, in Neosho, Missouri, the son of William S. and E. Gladys Brown, who both preceded him in death. Survivors include five children, Jae (James) McCullough […]
POSTED: 08/12/15 at 2:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
It should be an interesting meeting when the Van Wert Area Photography Club meets this Thursday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. at 114 S. Race St. Members are invited to bring their three best pictures on a flash drive for projection and discussion of any, or all, of the following events: the Downtown Photo Shoot, […]
POSTED: 08/12/15 at 2:33 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News