Felt Development LLC to Ideal Suburban Homes Inc., inlot 4387, Van Wert. Ideal Suburban Homes Inc. to Stephen Craig Duff and Myrtle Marie duff, inlot 4387, Van Wert. Melissa S. Prall to Roger L. Neate Living Trust and Patricia A. Neate Living Trust, portion of section 18, York Township. John R. Sellars and Dawn D. […]
POSTED: 09/23/15 at 12:52 pm. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers
Lincolnview girls’ golf information Hickory Sticks Golf Club and the Lincolnview Lady Lancer golf team hosted a four-way golf match on Monday evening. Minster made the long drive from the south, with Antwerp and Hicksville making their long trek from the north and some good scoring prevailed on a gorgeous evening. Minster came away with three […]
POSTED: 09/23/15 at 8:17 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports CONVOY — The 26th annual Van Wert County Hospital Cross Country Invitational hosted by Crestview Middle and Senior High School will be held this Saturday, September 26, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. A total of 26 schools will participate in this invitational, which will start with an elementary 1-mile […]
POSTED: 09/23/15 at 8:15 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert County reached unemployment lows in August not seen since the 1990s, according to labor estimates compiled by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The county’s jobless rate of 3.6 percent followed a trend seen around the state, as all 88 Ohio counties saw unemployment estimates decrease last month. […]
POSTED: 09/23/15 at 8:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A representative of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce was in Van Wert on Tuesday to talk about two constitutional amendments on the ballot this November. Rich Thompson, director of political programs at the Ohio Chamber, spoke at Tuesday’s meeting of Van Wert Rotary Club at Willow Bend Country Club about State Issues […]
POSTED: 09/23/15 at 8:05 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW Chamber of Commerce information Free and open to the public, the Van Wert Area Business Expo and Taste of Van Wert County will take place on Thursday, September 24, from 4:30-7 p.m., at Wassenberg Art Center, 214 S. Washington St. in Van Wert. Browse 45 business exhibits from Van Wert and surrounding areas, while […]
POSTED: 09/23/15 at 8:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
Crestview High School information CONVOY — Once again, Crestview Student Council has tackled the task of planning fall homecoming activities. This year’s homecoming theme is “A Fall Festival”. The homecoming festivities will kick off next week with a Spirit Week full of activities. The junior and senior girls will face off on Wednesday, September 30, at 6 […]
POSTED: 09/23/15 at 7:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
YMCA of VW County information The YMCA of Van Wert County has announced the SilverSneakers Luncheon to be held Thursday, September 24, at 11:15 a.m. in the Senior Fitness Center, where all attendees can enter handicap accessible door 9. The luncheon will be catered by Van Wert Manor and the luncheon’s featured topic will be […]
POSTED: 09/23/15 at 7:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
I find it a little difficult to write this column for the sake it may sound like I am tooting my own horn, but I do believe this is worth talking about. You may or may not have heard about the Van Wert’s First United Methodist Senior Chancel Choir, but they have been invited to a […]
POSTED: 09/23/15 at 6:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
Dorothy Louise O’Daffer, 93, of Middle Point, died at 5:36 p.m. Monday, September 21, 2015, at Van Wert Manor. She was born on November 2, 1921, in Van Wert County, the daughter of Otto and Bessie Mae (Cattell) Hoverman, who both preceded her in death. On March 23, 1941, she married Carl Dewayne O’Daffer, who […]
POSTED: 09/22/15 at 9:12 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries