Submitted information The Van Wert County Agricultural Society will have eight Fair Board director’s positions available for the 2017 director election during the Van Wert County Fair. Term ending 2017 positions: Jennings, Liberty, Jackson, York, and Pleasant townships. Previously appointed vacated positions: Hoaglin Township, county villages, City of Van Wert. The following requirements must be met […]
POSTED: 02/09/17 at 8:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The registration of kindergarten-age children attending Van Wert City Schools for the 2017-2018 school year will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday, February 27, to Friday, March 3. Registration will take place in the superintendent’s office in the S.F. Goedde Building, 205 W. Crawford St. Those participating should enter through […]
POSTED: 02/09/17 at 8:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The date for the February meeting of the Van Wert County Heart Land Patriots has been changed to 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 21, in the Fireside Room of Trinity Friends Church, 605 N. Franklin St. The meeting is open to the public. Van Wert Mayor Jerry Mazur will be on hand to discuss the […]
POSTED: 02/09/17 at 8:49 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information First Baptist Church on Jennings Road in Van Wert will host a bloodmobile between the hours of 12:30 and 6:30 p.m. Thursday, February 16. Those who are at least 17 years of age (16 with parental consent; advanced forms are available at the Red Cross Office, 1220 E. Lincoln Highway), weigh a minimum […]
POSTED: 02/09/17 at 8:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
M. Jane (Taylor) Krieger, 88, of Ohio City went to Heaven at 11:40 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Indiana, following a long illness. She was born November 12, 1928, in Ohio City, to Gilbert and Wave (Medaugh) Taylor, who both preceded her in death. On June 11, […]
POSTED: 02/08/17 at 6:02 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Diane Lee Thompson, 66, of Van Wert, passed away at 10:01 a.m. Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. She was born August 30, 1950, in Salem, the daughter of Robert Pack, who survives in Fort Myers, Florida, and Silvia (Myers) Pack, who preceded her in death. On March 22, […]
POSTED: 02/08/17 at 5:43 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
By Rex Dolby The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Van Wert Area Photography Club will take place on Thursday, February 9, 7 p.m. at 114 S. Race St. Members will have to decide on the five categories for the county fair photo exhibit, approve the changes in the Treasurer’s report, accept the Secretary’s report, and formulate […]
POSTED: 02/08/17 at 2:46 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
By Chase Clark The Van Wert Veterans of Foreign Wars recognized five Crestview students who participated in and won their essay contests. In the middle school, contest winners were Audrey Lichtensteiger and Lauren Walls taking first and second place. In the high school contest, Olivia Skelton was awarded first place, and seniors Tommi Andersen and […]
POSTED: 02/08/17 at 2:39 pm. FILED UNDER: Knights in the News
POSTED: 02/08/17 at 2:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Cougar's Den
By Hope Wallace The Ohio Watercolor Society exhibit opens this Saturday with a free afternoon party. This tradition continues from some of the most colorful and accomplished watercolor artists in Ohio and the states surrounding. This prestigious exhibit features approximately forty lush, professional paintings visiting us for a short time. Most of these works are for sale and provide the opportunity to […]
POSTED: 02/08/17 at 2:32 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?