VW independent/submitted information Firefighter Zach Merkle has successfully completed his one-year probationary period with the Van Wert Fire Department. Merkle is a 2011 Crestview High School graduate, and has taken additional coursework at Rhodes State College and the Department of Defense Fire Academy at Goodfellow Air Force Base in Texas. He is currently a reservist […]
POSTED: 01/14/16 at 8:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) voted in support of S.J.Res.22, providing for congressional disapproval of the “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule submitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The WOTUS rule, which was finalized in June 2015, significantly expands […]
POSTED: 01/14/16 at 8:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The YWCA of Van Wert County and Van Wert Cinemas are partnering on a special event for Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Van Wert Cinemas will show a human trafficking awareness documentary at 1 p.m. Monday, January 18, while a human trafficking advocate will also speak on the subject. There will also be […]
POSTED: 01/14/16 at 8:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
John R. Boyce, 88, of Van Wert, died at 4:55 p.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. He was born April 22, 1927, in Rockford, the son of Roland and Esther (Heil) Boyce, who both preceded him in death. On August 4, 1947, he married the love of his […]
POSTED: 01/13/16 at 8:50 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Lee J. Lare, 94, of Venedocia, died at 3:42 a.m. Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born August 2, 1921, in Lansing, Michigan, the son of Ray Elbert and Nora Lee (Barker) Lare, who both preceded him in death. On July 12, 1944, he married the former […]
POSTED: 01/13/16 at 8:46 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
William E. Frey, 86, of Van Wert, died at 9:10 p.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born February 6, 1929, in Hoaglin Township, Van Wert County, the son of Walter W. and Nora L. (Barker) Frey, who both preceded him in death. He married Rae J. […]
POSTED: 01/13/16 at 8:42 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Angela Jean Harmon, 52, of Harrison Township, Van Wert County, died at 10:33 a.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2016, shortly after arrival at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. She was born September 11, 1963, in Van Wert, the daughter of Michael and Eloise M. (Kreischer) Biro Sr., who both survive in rural Van Wert. […]
POSTED: 01/13/16 at 8:37 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
POSTED: 01/13/16 at 3:28 pm. FILED UNDER: Cougar's Den
By Rex Dolby Members of our community who have questions about photography equipment they may have received for Christmas are invited to attend a free question and answer session about their gifts or the subject of photography in general, offered by the Van Wert Area Photography Club. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on […]
POSTED: 01/13/16 at 2:58 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
POSTED: 01/13/16 at 2:50 pm. FILED UNDER: Lancer Lines