Only a couple more days remaining to catch the 40th annual Wassenberg Photography Exhibit. More than 170 glorious, color-rich photos are on the walls and the work is excellent. This exhibit closes this Friday, October 27. Dr. Wassenstein’s Side Show is this coming Saturday! Do you have your ticket yet? We sold out last year […]
POSTED: 10/25/17 at 7:50 am. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Unemployment rates fell again in Van Wert County, as well as in most of Ohio’s 88 counties, during the month of September, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. A total of 85 Ohio counties saw unemployment rates decrease in September, while just three counties saw a higher jobless […]
POSTED: 10/25/17 at 7:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach has announced that his office will again participate in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October. The Sheriff’s Office is working in conjunction with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to give Van Wert County residents another opportunity to rid their homes of […]
POSTED: 10/25/17 at 7:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The YWCA of Van Wert County is excited to announce a fun, freewill donation event to help “black out” domestic violence. On Monday, October 30, the black lights and body/face paint will go on for 45 minutes of Black Light Yoga. The event will start at 7 p.m., with the first 15 pre-registered […]
POSTED: 10/25/17 at 7:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
A memorial is planned for Judy Marshall Propper, who passed away September 19 in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi. The memorial will be held from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, October 28, at the Community Health Professionals Senior Center Community Room, 1051 Westwood Drive in Van Wert.
POSTED: 10/25/17 at 6:36 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its weekly football computer ratings on Tuesday. The weekly computer ratings are released every Tuesday beginning in the fifth week of the season, leading up to the final report this Sunday when 224 schools will official qualify for the playoffs. Here is a breakdown […]
POSTED: 10/25/17 at 5:30 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports The state’s top two Division IV volleyball teams will meet Thursday night for the district championship at Van Wert High School. New Bremen (No. 1) defeated Ottoville (No. 3) in Tuesday’s first district semifinal match 25-19, 25-18, 25-15. In the second semifinal game, St. Henry (No. 2) rallied to beat Marion […]
POSTED: 10/25/17 at 5:29 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Dale E. Hire, 82, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, and formerly of Van Wert, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017, at his residence. Dale was born in Van Wert County on August 30, 1935, the son of Glen and Caroline Hire, who both preceded him in death. On August 5,1961, he married the former Elizabeth […]
POSTED: 10/24/17 at 2:40 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Submitted information The SilverSneakers® participants of the YWCA paused for a photo after their recent luncheon to celebrate SilverSneakers® 25 years in business, holding up their “twos and fives”. SilverSneakers® is an innovative program specifically designed for the unique health and physical needs of local Medicare beneficiaries. With SilverSneakers, the focus is on fitness, fun […]
POSTED: 10/24/17 at 7:54 am. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
Submitted information GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer is announcing a recall of various packaged Meijer brand produce items due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term […]
POSTED: 10/24/17 at 7:49 am. FILED UNDER: Business