Lee Kinstle GM Sales & Service recently donated $500 toward the creation of a dog park in Van Wert. The Dog Park Committee appreciates the company’s generous donation and is excited to announce that this project will be located at Rotary Park near the Van Wert reservoirs. When completed, the park will provide an off-leash area […]
POSTED: 02/03/17 at 8:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer, Auglaize, and Van Wert Counties’ 27th annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at Pla Mor Lanes in Coldwater and at 6 p.m. Friday, March 31, at Olympic Lanes in Van Wert. Participants can bowl for two hours, receive a […]
POSTED: 02/03/17 at 8:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information First Financial Bank is pleased to welcome Pedro Campos as the new vice president/retail market manager. Campos will focus on leading and supporting the northern Ohio retail banking centers. He is responsible for the overall success of the banking centers and providing leadership through employee development, along with deposit and loan growth. Campos will […]
POSTED: 02/02/17 at 7:53 am. FILED UNDER: Business
VW independent/submitted information Heart disease and stroke cause 1 in 3 deaths among women each year, killing approximately one woman every 80 seconds. Fortunately, people have the power to change that, because 80 percent of cardiac and stroke events may be prevented with education and action. To prevent heart disease and increase awareness of its […]
POSTED: 02/02/17 at 7:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent news Four people appeared Wednesday for hearings in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Aron Deffenbaugh, 21, of Van Wert, admitted to violating his probation by failing to report to probation and failing to complete counseling. Judge Martin Burchfield sentenced Deffenbaugh to 90 days in jail, with work release, for violating his […]
POSTED: 02/02/17 at 7:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Ohio State Highway Patrol is asking motorists to help keep fellow drivers and law enforcement officers safe by following Ohio’s Move Over law. From 2012-2016, Ohio State Highway Patrol cruisers were involved in 73 crashes that appear to be related to the Move Over law. These crashes resulted in deaths of two […]
POSTED: 02/02/17 at 7:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Non-profit organizations around the state have an opportunity to enhance their security with a security improvement grant from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (EMA). With the authorization from House Bill 384 of the 131st General Assembly, Ohio EMA will provide grant funding to qualified nonprofit organizations for eligible security improvements that assist […]
POSTED: 02/02/17 at 7:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert County Fair is acquiring advertising and sponsorship for the 2017 Van Wert County Fair, to be held from Wednesday, August 30, to Monday, September 4. The fair brings in thousands of people, from communities near and far, to the Van Wert community in a short amount of time. What a […]
POSTED: 02/02/17 at 7:28 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Van Wert High School will host a bloodmobile from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8. Area residents 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 of 110 pounds, and are […]
POSTED: 02/02/17 at 7:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
By Hope Wallace We’re excited about our next exhibit, which features work by members of the Ohio Watercolor Society. If you enjoy beautiful paintings and/or watercolor, this is the show for you! It spotlights some of the most colorful and accomplished watercolor artists in Ohio and surrounding states, and features approximately 40 lush, professional paintings. […]
POSTED: 02/01/17 at 3:08 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?