Citizens National Bank recently held its 2016-2017 United Way of Van Wert County Campaign. Participation in the campaign this year greatly increased over 2015. Employees made donations to help support local agencies currently receiving funding from United Way and participated in the Day of Caring food drive bank challenge. The Van Wert office of Citizens […]
POSTED: 10/21/16 at 8:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information At its statewide conference, the Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA), Ohio’s professional association for K-12 school librarians, announced the recipients of the Read On, Ohio! Award for Children and Teens. The award celebrates avid readers nominated by school librarians in the following categories: primary (K-2); intermediate (3-5); middle (6-8); and high (9-12). This year […]
POSTED: 10/21/16 at 8:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
Gary D. DeCamp, 73, of Grover Hill, passed away at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born February 13, 1943, in Van Wert, the son of Joseph Andrew and Vera Joyce (Yearling) DeCamp, who both preceded him in death. He married Marie I. (Yoh) […]
POSTED: 10/20/16 at 8:51 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Gloria J. Hubbard, 82, of Sebring, and formerly of Delphos, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring. She was born September 27, 1934, in Delphos, the daughter of Frank and June (Sarber) Wagner, who both preceded her in death. She married Bill Hubbard, who died October 15, 2001. Survivors include […]
POSTED: 10/20/16 at 4:11 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A number of district parents attended Wednesday’s meeting of the Van Wert City Board of Education to protest what they thought was the board’s decision to build a new football stadium at the current high school-middle school site. What they discovered was the board has made no decision on what to do […]
POSTED: 10/20/16 at 3:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent news It’s official: The Van Wert County Land Reutilization Corporation (land bank) will receive $500,000 in Neighborhood Initiative Program (NIP) grant money from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA), according to information released on Wednesday. While the amount is the minimum grant award for the program, it would still provide significant funding […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Western Buckeye Educational Service Center received praise from the state, its Governing Board learned during the board’s October meeting on Wednesday. Superintendent Brian Gerber told the board that the Western Buckeye ESC earned the “highly performing ESC” designation from the Ohio Department of Education. Gerber added that the WBESC saved school districts […]
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Van Wert independent news Five people appeared for criminal hearings this week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court, with two people making plea changes in front of Judge Martin Burchfield. Kevin Davies, 27, of Va Wert, changed his plea to guilty to a charge of possession of heroin, a felony of the fifth degree. […]
POSTED: 10/20/16 at 3:35 am. FILED UNDER: News
Herbert “Ray” Lautzenheiser, 87, of Middle Point, passed away at 4:10 a.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. He was born March 4, 1929, in Adams County, Indiana, the son of George Clint and Effie (Cook) Lautzenheiser, who both preceded him in death. On March 11, 1951, he married […]
POSTED: 10/19/16 at 7:21 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
POSTED: 10/19/16 at 2:01 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth