VW independent/submitted information The Main Street Van Wert downtown development organization was one of 10 agencies in the entire country — and the only in the Midwest — to receive the National Main Street Downtown Placemaking Grant sponsored by Edward Jones. This highly competitive grant was created to help jump-start catalytic impact projects in 10 […]
POSTED: 07/12/17 at 6:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
Main Street Van Wert Project Manager Dan Baisden talks about a grant his organization received, and the project for which the money was sought. Video by Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 07/12/17 at 6:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has joined colleagues in sending a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), urging the agency to better prevent painkillers from flooding the market. DEA has the authority to manage the amount of opioids drug companies can produce each year by setting quotas. The quotas ensure […]
POSTED: 07/12/17 at 6:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
Laurie’s Naturescapes will be sponsoring a Business Day at the Camp Clay Aqua Park this summer. Local businesses purchase the day for the Van Wert community; access includes swimming, a floating playground, zipline, paddleboats, a half-acre beach, and the 3,600-square-foot splash pad. New features include water cannons at the splash pad and a log roll to […]
POSTED: 07/12/17 at 6:47 am. FILED UNDER: News
The happy faces at the third annual Town Creek Live were in abundance this past Saturday and that’s what makes our jobs so worthwhile. Crowds were larger than ever and the festivities went on long into the night. Distant Cousinz, The Changing Elements Band, Fort Wayne Taiko, and Pyroscope Entertainment were big hits, along with […]
POSTED: 07/12/17 at 6:37 am. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
Van Wert independent/submitted information DELPHOS — Three Delphos juveniles could be in hot water today for allegedly concocting a false report that several other teens were swept away during flooding on Flat Fork Creek in that city. At approximately 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Delphos police officers were dispatched to the 200 block of East Suthoff Street […]
POSTED: 07/12/17 at 6:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Van Wert County Treasurer Beverly Fuerst reminds all property owners that real estate taxes are due today, Wednesday, July 12. Payments paid by mail must be postmarked on or before July 12. Those who want to use a credit card to pay their taxes can do so by visiting the treasurer’s website […]
POSTED: 07/12/17 at 6:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Area Camera Club members Cheryl Knost, Joe Schramm, and Rex Dolby met Thursday, July 6, with Marilyn Wagner of the Delphos Canal Commission at the commission’s museum at 241 N. Main St. in Delphos. The purpose of the meeting was to determine what regular dates the museum is open and what needed to […]
POSTED: 07/12/17 at 12:00 am. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
Van Wert independent The Van Wert County Board of Commissioners issued an emergency declaration on Tuesday afternoon, at the request of County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy, due to significant flooding in the county, primarily in the village of Wren and in the portion of Delphos located in the county. Areas in the county received […]
POSTED: 07/11/17 at 9:01 pm. FILED UNDER: News
This Friday is a day many have been looking forward to. It is the day we open Select Series sales at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. The unveiling of the season occurred on June 14 and a few groups of buyers have reserved their seats, but the big wave of buyers is about to hit the […]
POSTED: 07/11/17 at 7:40 pm. FILED UNDER: News