VW independent/NPAC information The new Community Concert Association season for 2015-16 was announced Tuesday night at a special gathering of association members at Willow Bend Country Club and then to the public at the StepCrew concert at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. Next season’s series features five outstanding concerts for the entire family and all […]
POSTED: 04/15/15 at 6:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
Celtic music and dance group The StepCrew wowed those who attended Tuesday night’s performance at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center with the group’s instrumental virtuosity (above), as well as its energetic dancing (below). (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
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Submitted information Pete Weir, a candidate for the Republican nomination for president of Van Wert City Council, isn’t one to just sit by and watch. He’s all about action. During his two years on Van Wert City Council, he spearheaded the effort to get a streetlight at Fox Road and Shannon Street, he was instrumental […]
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VW independent/submitted information DELPHOS — Delphos police and agents from the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force recently executed a search warrant at a suspected drug house located at 610 W. Wayne St. in Delphos. Officers, including members of the Allen County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team, Van Wert County sheriff’s deputies and Delphos police, searched […]
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VW Solid Waste Management District information The Van Wert County Recycling Center is sponsoring an Earth Day Open House on Saturday, April 25, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Recycling Center will give away 1,000 red and sugar maple seedlings for free, and will provide free hot dogs, refreshments and snacks for residents who […]
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OSU Extension/Master Gardeners information The annual Ohio State University Extension/Van Wert County Master Gardener Volunteer Plant Sale will be held Saturday, April 25, opening at 8 a.m. and continuing until sold out. The plant sale will be held in the Junior Fair Building on the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. The proceeds through the sale of […]
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Following last night’s exciting concert to end this season’s Community Concert Series, now is the perfect time to share the brand new 2015-16 series with you. Nearly 900 people were entertained by the high-energy, step-dancing Celtic music ensemble, The StepCrew. It was a great way to segue into next season’s announcement. Over the 62 years of Community […]
POSTED: 04/14/15 at 10:45 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Royal R. Stuckey, 87, of Hoaglin Township, Van Wert County, died at 6:32 p.m. Monday, April 13, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born August 29, 1927, in Hoaglin Township, the son of Burl and Muriel (Crates) Stuckey, who both preceded him in death. Dorothy (Campbell) Stuckey, his wife […]
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Robert Pflum, 92, of Van Wert, died at 6:35 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. He was born August 22, 1922, in Van Wert, the son of Leonard and Anna (Burgermeister) Pflum, who both preceded her in death. On January 26, 1946, in Hargarten/Falck, France, he married Louise […]
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The YMCA recently held a girls’ basketball tournament for girls in grades 3-6 in honor of the late Debbie McClure. McClure was a huge supporter of every event grandchildren Owen and Olivia Treece have been a part of. The tournament was named the “Momo” Memorial Basketball tournament because that is what her family called her. In […]
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