The Van Wert County Courthouse

Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

VW independent/submitted information Head Start is a comprehensive early childhood development program that serves low-income children from ages birth to 5 years and their families at no cost. It is a federally funded program that is operated by Council on Rural Services/Kids Learning Place in Van Wert County. Children who attend Head Start programs are involved […]

POSTED: 05/02/16 at 7:26 am. FILED UNDER: News

The Ohio State University-Van Wert Master Gardeners kicked off the first part of their plant sale this past Saturday at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. The group will be selling again at The Hotel Marsh, across from the courthouse in Van Wert, this Tuesday, May 3, starting at 9 a.m. There will be hardy mums, […]

POSTED: 05/02/16 at 7:24 am. FILED UNDER: News

VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Service Club will sponsor a summer speech and language clinic again this year for Van Wert County children. The purpose of the clinic is to help children having difficulty producing sounds, constructing sentences, understanding or using words, or speaking fluently. Each child will be offered one therapy session per week […]

POSTED: 05/02/16 at 7:21 am. FILED UNDER: News

Elizabeth (Saylor) Mitchell, 93, of Van Wert, died at 1:50 a.m. Sunday, May 1, 2016, at her daughter’s home. She was born January 17, 1923, in Harrogate, Tennessee, the daughter of Levi and Dora (Daniel) Saylor, who both preceded her in death. Survivors include three children, Jay (Ellen) Mitchell of Washington, Illinois, Phyllis (John) Wortman […]

POSTED: 05/01/16 at 4:03 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries