VW independent/submitted information FORT WAYNE, Indiana — Van Wert resident Bill Walls has joined Seal Products LLC as operations manager. Walls, who brings 15 years’ supply chain and operations experience to the company, has a double major of operations and production management and purchasing and materials management from Bowling Green State University. “We are excited […]
POSTED: 11/09/15 at 8:16 am. FILED UNDER: Business
Patty A. Hileman, 80, of Glenmore, passed away at 6:18 a.m. Sunday, November 8, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born January 26, 1935, in Van Wert County, the daughter of Doyt and Ruby (Clouse) Hunter, who both preceded her in death. On October 18, 1953, she married Edwin R. […]
POSTED: 11/08/15 at 5:16 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Charlotte L. Banks, 77, of Van Wert, died at 4:35 p.m. Saturday, November 7, 2015, at Van Wert Manor. She was born June 14, 1938, in Delphos, the daughter of Charles and Regina (Siefker) Schlatman, who both preceded her in death. She married Sammy Banks, who also preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, […]
POSTED: 11/08/15 at 5:09 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports McCOMB — After struggling most of the year, it looked as if the Crestview Knights, who led McComb 26-20, would be headed for the second round of the high school playoffs. The game ended with a heartbreaking finish to the Knights’ season, though, as the Panthers rallied for one more score with […]
POSTED: 11/07/15 at 10:03 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Niswonger PAC information Do you like working in the soil and making things grow: things other than corn, soybeans, and other commercial crops, that is? If so, the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio (NPAC) has a great new event coming this spring that is bound to put a bloom in the cheeks of […]
POSTED: 11/07/15 at 9:12 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW County Historical Society information The Van Wert Historical Society announces that longtime local Mason Tim Purmort will speak this Sunday, November 8, at 2 p.m. in the Historical Museum Annex. Purmort will share his experiences in Van Wert’s Masonic Lodge 218, as well as talking about the Masonic world. Purmort was born and raised […]
POSTED: 11/07/15 at 8:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
Paul Jackson, 88, of Van Wert, died at 10:25 a.m. Friday, November 6, 2015, at Van Wert Manor. He was born January 24, 1927, in Flat Lick, Kentucky, the son of Latimore and Bessie (Graham) Jackson, who both preceded him in death. He married Patricia L. (Martz) Jackson, who survives in Van Wert. Other survivors […]
POSTED: 11/07/15 at 8:09 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VWHS Athletic Dept. information Van Wert High School’s Athletic Department announced the sale of reserved season tickets for the boys’ basketball program. Reserved seats and student passes will be sold at Mengerink’s Source for Sports in downtown Van Wert Friday, November 13, until Monday, November 23. Reserved tickets can also be purchased in the Athletic […]
POSTED: 11/06/15 at 9:08 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Vantage Board of Education approved the purchase of MUNIS accounting software during its November meeting Thursday evening, while school officials also thanked voters for passing the school’s permanent improvement levy renewal. “MUNIS will actually make our job easier,” Vantage Treasurer Laura Peters noted, adding that the current financial software is much […]
POSTED: 11/06/15 at 9:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information For the fifth year in a row, Brumback Library has been recognized as one of the best libraries in the country. The local library has again been given a star designation by Library Journal, one of only 28 libraries in Ohio to be so honored. “The Brumback Library is truly honored to […]
POSTED: 11/06/15 at 8:28 am. FILED UNDER: News