Crestview Local Schools information CONVOY — James Lautzenheiser, eighth grade social studies teacher at Crestview Middle School, has been selected from a competitive national pool to participate in the George Washington Teacher Institute Summer Residential program. This weeklong opportunity, taking place in mid-July at George Washington’s famed Mount Vernon plantation, will allow teachers to gain […]
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Van Wert SWCD information The Van Wert Soil and Water Conservation District is offering a $500 scholarship to a student studying agriculture, natural resources or closely related fields at any Ohio college or university during the 2015-2016 academic year. Recipient of the scholarship need to have completed his or her freshman year in college, and […]
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Martha F. Kleinhenz, 89, of St. Marys, died at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at the St. Marys Living Center. She was born July 7, 1925, in Minster, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Zumberger) Otting, who both preceded her in death. On May 29, 1952, she married Stanley Kleinhenz, who preceded her in […]
POSTED: 04/09/15 at 8:20 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Leland Smith Insurance information PAULDING – The Shisler Insurance Agency announces the addition of Casandra Vance, a licensed property and casualty agent, to its staff. Vance has more than 10 years of experience in the insurance industry. Vance is a graduate of Paulding Exempted Village School and received an Associate of Applied Science degree in […]
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YWCA of VW County information Two $500 scholarships will be awarded through the Young Women’s Christian Association of Van Wert County this spring. The scholarship funds will be paid directly to the college/university that recipients attend in the fall of 2015 and will be used for tuition. The YWCA celebrates young women leaders and hopes […]
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Van Wert Peony Festival information The Van Wert Peony Festival Pageant Committee has named judges and the emcee for this year’s pageant, to be held at 7 p.m. this Friday, April 10, in the Marsh Foundation Auditorium in Van Wert. Judges include Jamie Allen-Ream, Marianne Hardesty, Rick Turner and Sharon Spinner, while Susan Burchfield will […]
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Van Wert independent Four people appeared in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday before Judge Kevin Taylor, with two people sentenced and the other two changing their pleas. Bronson Pate, 33, of Van Wert, was given three years of community control, including up to six months at the Western Ohio Regional Treatment and […]
POSTED: 04/09/15 at 6:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
Gasoline price information CHICAGO — Through the first quarter of 2015 retail gasoline prices climbed highest in California and the Great Lakes region, but overall it’s been a subdued climb across the rest of the U.S., with the national average price of gasoline rising 45 cents per gallon since the New Year. “While California’s average […]
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VW Council on Aging information Van Wert Manor will offer a free Senior Health Fair at the Van Wert Council on Aging’s Senior Center on Wednesday, April 15, from 10 a.m. until noon. Van Wert Manor, a longtime supporter of the Council on Aging, will provide information booths along with blood pressure and glucose level […]
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