Youth Baseball donation

Van Wert Knights of Columbus Council 6034 donated $500 to Van Wert Youth Baseball to sponsor a team for the 2016 baseball season. The Knights of Columbus have been a sponsor of youth baseball in the Van Wert area for decades, providing financial support so that all kids have the opportunity to play summer ball. […]

Rotary scholarship recipients

Van Wert Rotary Club scholarship recipients are shown for the Class of 2016. Pictured are Vantage recipient Marcy Shoppell, daughter of Paul and Amy Shoppell, who is majoring in organizational leadership at Wright State University (Dayton); Van Wert High School recipient Katelyn Welch, daughter of Rob and Jacque Welch, majoring in biomedical engineering-premed, as well […]

Bernice I. Myers

Bernice I. Myers, 86, of Vancrest Health Care Center, and formerly of Van Wert, passed away Monday, June 6, 2016, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born June 13, 1929, in Grover Hill, the daughter of Clyde and Bertha (Martz) Crone, who both preceded her in death. On June 30, 1956, […]

Connie Sue Barnes

Connie Sue Barnes, 57, of Van Wert, died at 2:44 p.m. Sunday, June 5, 2016, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born September 5, 1958, in Van Wert, the daughter of Bruce and Esther (Waldron) Agler, who both preceded her in death. She married Marlan Barnes, who also preceded her in […]

Barbara J. Miller Whitley

Barbara J. Miller Whitley, 58, passed away at the University of Michigan Medical Center on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. She resided in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with her niece, and previously lived in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, and Douglas, Georgia. She was born August 24, 1957, in Van Wert, to the late June and Robert Miller of Van […]

Van Wert Elks planning Flag Day services

VW independent/submitted information Area residents are encouraged to attend the annual Flag Day services being held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, in the Elks Lodge, 1197 Elks Drive off Van Wert-Decatur Road. Also participating in the annual event, sponsored by the local Elks lodge, will be the Van Wert unit of the Civil Air […]

Business Day sponsor

Wallace Plumbing will sponsor a Business Day at the Camp Clay Aqua Park this summer. Local businesses purchase the day for the Van Wert community; access includes swimming, a floating playground, zip-line, paddleboats, a half-acre beach and the 3,600-square-foot splash pad, which was new last year. New in 2016 are water cannons at the splash pad and […]

Central selects scholarship recipients

VW independent/submitted information The 2016 recipients of the Central Insurance Companies Educational & Charitable Foundation Scholarships have been selected. This scholarship program was created to reward and support graduates pursuing educational degrees that may eventually lead to careers in the property and casualty insurance industry. The following students have been selected as recipients: Hannah Bowen, […]

OC park concert set

This Friday evening is Ohio City’s second addition to this year’s “Arts in the Park” Concert Series. The band “3 in the Tree” (above) will be featured and will bring an array of classic rock and other Grateful Dead influenced genres. This event starts at 7 p.m. in Memorial Park on Main Street in Ohio City. “Arts […]

Hands of Hope planning 5K fundraiser

VW independent/submitted information PAULDING — Hands of Hope Pregnancy Services of Paulding will be holding its fourth annual 5K run/walk. The event will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, June 24, at the Paulding County Fairgrounds. Registration will begin at 5:15 that evening. Come out for a fun time while supporting a great cause. For […]