The delegation from Van Wert’s Sister City, Sumoto, Japan, recently made a donation to local women’s shelter programs operated by Crisis Care Line/House of Transition and the YWCA of Van Wert County during its visit to Van Wert. Here, delegation representatives present checks to (from the left) Jamie Evans of the YWCA and Leslie Wilkin […]
POSTED: 08/05/16 at 7:34 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Back-to-school season is just weeks away, and that means parents/guardians are out getting supplies, new clothes, and backpacks. It’s also the perfect time to make sure kids are up to date on their vaccines against rare, but serious diseases. To emphasize the importance of immunizations for everyone, and to make sure […]
POSTED: 08/05/16 at 7:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information WREN — Twenty-five years ago the first Wiffleball Tournament was staged at Wrenway Park in downtown Wren. It was composed of 12 teams, including the very first winners: the Barn Rats. Most of the “Rats” lived within a short distance of each other. At a young age, they played around pole lights […]
VW independent/submitted information The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Van Wert Police Department, announced today that an OVI checkpoint will be held from 6 to 9 tonight on Ohio 118 in Van Wert County. The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant money, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers. The checkpoint […]
POSTED: 08/05/16 at 7:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Thomas Edison Early Childhood Center will be having a free screening event for children ages 3-5 on Tuesday, August 16, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Children will be screened in the following developmental areas: social/emotional, fine and gross motor skills, height and weight, hearing, speech, and vision. Screenings are free for […]
POSTED: 08/05/16 at 7:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Nine people appeared in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday for criminal hearings. Breana Blair, 19, of Van Wert, was given five years of community control, including up to six months in the Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation (WORTH) Center in Lima, on a charge of abusing harmful intoxicants, […]
POSTED: 08/04/16 at 7:34 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine offers back-to-school shopping tips for consumers ahead of Ohio’s sales tax holiday, which is this weekend, Friday, August 5, through Sunday, August 7, , when certain clothes and school supplies are exempt from sales tax. “Education and awareness can go a long way in helping consumers […]
POSTED: 08/04/16 at 7:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
Morgan Anspach (right), daughter of Aaron and Abbi Anspach and a Lincolnview sixth grader, is the winner of the United Way Day of Caring t-shirt design contest. Her design will be featured on the 800 t-shirts seen throughout the county celebrating the 18th annual Day of Caring. Here, State Farm Insurance agent Tisha Fast, who […]
POSTED: 08/04/16 at 7:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that an impaired driving checkpoint would be held in Van Wert County Friday evening. The OVI (operating a vehicle while impaired) checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers. “Based on provisional data, there were 315 OVI-related fatal crashes in […]
POSTED: 08/04/16 at 7:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
Debora A. Thatcher to Ben M. Thatcher, portion of section 29, Hoaglin Township. Robert G. Geise and Beatrice M. Geise to Robert G. Geise, inlot 850, Delphos. Chad Ducheney and Julie Ducheney to ABC Management Services LLC, outlot 9-1, Venedocia. Wells Fargo Bank to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, inlot 135, Delphos. Lare Trust […]
POSTED: 08/03/16 at 1:58 pm. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers