Although it was wet and gloomy outside, the HooDoo Loungers warmed up the Niswonger Performing Arts Center as the band played its patented style of New Orleans music for an appreciative audience as part of the Fountain Park Summer Music Series, which is sponsored by The Van Wert County Foundation. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 06/27/15 at 6:59 am. FILED UNDER: News
Better Business Bureau information COLUMBUS — Phony websites can be a very real problem, and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) wants consumers to be on guard when purchasing items from ecommerce websites. While numerous sites may be legitimate, on many ecommerce websites, anyone can create a personal or company profile, put an item up for […]
Brewed Expressions cut the ribbon Friday on its new café at 706 W. Ervin Road (right next to The Bridge bookstore). Here, Cheryl and Laura Bowen cut the ribbon on the café, while Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce board members and Mayor Don Farmer look on. The Brewed Expressions Café offers various coffee-flavored drinks, […]
Delphos Police information DELPHOS — A Delphos man who was taken into custody on a traffic warrant out of Lima Municipal Court may face additional charges related to a search of his residence. Daniel Phinney, 30, of 516 W. Sixth St. in Delphos, was taken into custody by officers at 8:19 a.m. Friday. Officers spoke with […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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