By Hope Wallace Did you know that the Wassenberg Art Center provides art instruction to the Van Wert City School’s Kindergarten program? We love being a direct part of art support that is so crucial for learning skills. Our instructor, Shauna Turner Smith, director of Delphos Area Art Guild travels to the school weekly to […]
POSTED: 08/26/15 at 1:58 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
Kathleen A. Butler to Troy L. Butler, portion of section 31, Harrison Township. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to B & R Peels LLC, inlot 503, portion of inlots 574, 575, Ohio City, portion of outlot 9, Ohio City. Suzanne E. Woodruff to Sheila M. Brown, inlot 2966, Van Wert. William E. Morgan and […]
POSTED: 08/26/15 at 1:04 pm. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers
Lincolnview boys’ golf information OTTAWA — The Lincolnview boys’ golf team dominated a four-team Northwest Conference golf meet held Tuesday at Country Acres Golf Club in Ottawa. The Lancers carded a 170 for the nine-hole match, 25 strokes better than second-place Paulding’s 195. Spencerville was third with a 205 total, while Columbus Grove finished fourth […]
POSTED: 08/26/15 at 8:47 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW cross country information UPPER SANDUSKY — The Van Wert Cougar boy and girl cross country harriers officially started off their 2015 season Tuesday evening at Harrison-Smith Park in Upper Sandusky with runner-up finishes. The boys’ team fell to Bay Village Bay, ranked No. 4 in the preseason poll, while the girls fell to a […]
POSTED: 08/26/15 at 8:25 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lincolnview volleyball information The Lincolnview Lady Lancer volleyball team lost a close match in five games to Van Wert. Scores were 25-23, 22-25, 15-25, 25-22 and 9-15. Leading servers for the Lancers were Carly Wendel (14/14 with an ace) and Kayla Schimmoeller (19/20). Leading hitters for Lincolnview were Alana Williams (13 kills), Katlyn Wendel (15/16 […]
POSTED: 08/26/15 at 8:22 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lincolnview boys’ soccer information The Lincolnview Lancer boys’ soccer team played to a 1-1 draw against Spencerville on Tuesday. Playing solid offense in the second half, the Bearcats were able to sneak a goal in on a loose ball inside the box to tie up the game after Lincolnview scored earlier in the match. The […]
POSTED: 08/26/15 at 8:20 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert County Junior Fair information With the 2015 Van Wert County Fair quickly approaching, the Junior Fair Coronation Committee has announced this year’s candidates for king and queen and species prince or princess. As this will be the 50th year for the Junior Fair coronation ceremony, all past king and queen winners will be […]
POSTED: 08/26/15 at 8:09 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/ODJFS information Unemployment continues to improve in Van Wert County, with the jobless rate falling two-tenths of a percent in July, according to information released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Statewide, unemployment was about evenly mixed, as the jobless rate decreased in 32 counties, increased in 29 counties and […]
POSTED: 08/26/15 at 7:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
Brianna Bebout (pictured) is this year’s winner of the United Way Day of Caring t-shirt design contest. Her design will be featured on t-shirts for the 17th annual Day of Caring. A food drive to support the Salvation Army Food Pantry and a blood drive supporting the American Red Cross will be held on Friday, […]
POSTED: 08/26/15 at 7:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
Gasoline price information The news that BP’s Whiting, Indiana, refinery has safely been restarted should have a positive effect on local gasoline prices, according to gasoline price monitoring firm GasBuddy. Analysts are anticipating a steep decline in gasoline prices throughout the Midwest, so long as operations at the Whiting refinery (and others in the region) […]
POSTED: 08/26/15 at 7:39 am. FILED UNDER: News