Submitted information Marsh Foundation foster children recently received some assistance from an unexpected source. Closet 1:27 is an initiative operated by Woodburn Missionary Church in Woodburn, Indiana. The ministry provides support and supplies for Christian adoptive and foster families. The organization recently learned of The Marsh Foundation’s need through one of the Marsh’s own foster […]
POSTED: 03/10/17 at 9:09 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Members of Van Wert’s American Red Cross disaster action team met with new Van Wert Fire Chief Jon Jones this week to discuss partnership opportunities and continue the good working relationship between the Red Cross and city fire department. When disasters like home fire strike a community, the Red Cross provides assistance […]
POSTED: 03/10/17 at 9:04 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Van Wert Mayor Jerry Mazur has scheduled a series of town hall meetings to discuss the 0.28-percent city income tax levy on the May primary ballot this year. The public is invited to attend these informational meetings to discuss and seek clarification about the proposed city income tax increase. Meetings will be held […]
POSTED: 03/10/17 at 8:59 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Van Wert Rotary Club is now accepting applications for a project or projects to be funded by its annual charity auction. Annually since 1988, the club has provided resources to community organizations, government entities, and other not-for-profit groups under the auspices of the Van Wert Rotary Foundation, a charitable organization. Projects to be […]
POSTED: 03/10/17 at 8:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports writer It’s been a hotly contested series, and there’s no reason to think the next game will be any different as the Crestview Knights and Delphos St. John’s Blue Jays meet Friday with a district tournament title up for grabs. Heading into their 45th meeting, Delphos St. John’s has won 24 of […]
POSTED: 03/09/17 at 9:10 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Lincolnview Local Board of Education honored a two-time county spelling bee winner, as well as this year’s winner of the Van Wert Rotary Four-Way Test Speech Contest during its March meeting on Wednesday. The board recognized Una VanWynsberghe, a seventh-grader at Lincolnview Junior High School, for winning the county spelling bee […]
POSTED: 03/09/17 at 8:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Van Wert man accused of arson was one of five people arraigned Wednesday on indictments handed down by the latest session of the Van Wert County Grand Jury. Robert S. Jewell, 25, entered not guilty pleas to one count each of aggravated arson, a felony of the first degree, and aggravated […]
POSTED: 03/09/17 at 8:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — A Van Wert High School student was one of the top winners of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s 2016 Take Action Video Contest, in which Ohio high school students were asked to create 60-second videos about consumer protection topics. VWHS student Maggie Cripe was the third-place winner in the contest […]
POSTED: 03/09/17 at 8:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert Soil and Water Conservation District is offering one $500 scholarship to a student studying agriculture, natural resources or closely related fields at any Ohio college or university during the 2017-2018 academic year. Recipients of the scholarship need to have completed their freshman year in college and must be Van Wert […]
Merrill M. Good, 97, of Van Wert, passed away 6:25 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Heath and Home of Van Wert. He was born July 25, 1919, in Van Wert County, the son of Merrill M. Good and Hulda (Wallace) Good Johnson, who both preceded him in death. On March 28, 1942, he married […]
POSTED: 03/08/17 at 9:38 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries