Submitted information Local boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in the 2017 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The local competition will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 22, at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic School, 611 Jennings Road in Van Wert. The Knights of Columbus Free Throw […]
POSTED: 01/06/17 at 5:57 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information Tickets for the Van Wert/Crestview boys’ basketball game at the S.F. Goedde Building will be on sale in the Van Wert Athletic Director’s Office until Friday at 3 p.m. or until sold out. Seating for the game — the gym will be divided in half on both sides of the gym. Crestview will sit […]
POSTED: 01/06/17 at 5:56 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information Thinking of starting a business? A good resource for prospective businesses is the eighth annual Entrepreneurship Fair, to be held from 8-11:30 a.m. Saturday, January 21, in the Community Room of Vantage Career Center, 818 N. Franklin St. in Van Wert. This free event is designed to assist area residents thinking of […]
POSTED: 01/06/17 at 5:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — State Representative Craig Riedel (R-Defiance) was sworn in Wednesday as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 132nd General Assembly. He represents the 82nd Ohio House District, which includes Defiance, Paulding, and Van Wert counties, as well as part of Auglaize County. “I am honored and humbled to […]
POSTED: 01/06/17 at 5:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information BOSTON, Massachusetts — Motorists may get some sticker shock in 2017 and will shell out $52 billion more over the course of the year, compared to 2016, as the national yearly average rises to $2.49 per gallon, according to GasBuddy’s 2017 Fuel Price Outlook. Aside from gasoline prices that are forecast to be […]
POSTED: 01/06/17 at 5:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information PAULDING — Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative (PPEC) has announced there will be no general rate increase in 2017. This is the third year in a row without a rate increase. “The PPEC trustees and employees work hard to deliver electric power that is reliable, safe and cost-competitive with our neighboring utilities,” said PPEC President/CEO […]
POSTED: 01/06/17 at 5:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has three new troopers serving at the post. Troopers Adam Saylor, Tanner Guinther, and Jordan Hutton graduated from the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy on September 30, 2016, after 26 weeks of intense paramilitary training. Courses completed by the Patrol’s 160th class included […]
POSTED: 01/06/17 at 5:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
John W. “Butch” Wilkin, 71, of Grover Hill, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. He was born August 7, 1945, in Van Wert County, the son of John W. and Ruth (Swartz) Wilkin, who both preceded him in death. On October 9, 1970, he married the former Trudy L. […]
POSTED: 01/05/17 at 9:19 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Geraldine L. Smith, 86 of Van Wert, passed away at 4 a.m. Thursday, January 5, 2017, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on April 16, 1930, in Huntington, Indiana, the daughter of Harold and Irene (Hoover) Drabenstot, who both preceded her in death. On September 24, 1949, she married James W. […]
POSTED: 01/05/17 at 9:15 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Hubert O. Keuneke, 91, of St. Marys, and formerly of rural Ohio City, passed away at noon Thursday, January 5, 2017, at Grand Lake Health Care Center in St. Marys. He was born August 8, 1925, in Preble Township, Adams County, Indiana, the son of Albert and Martha (Kiess) Keuneke, who both preceded him in […]
POSTED: 01/05/17 at 9:14 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries