VW independent/submitted information BLUFFTON — Clarissa Clay of Van Wert earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations with a marketing minor during Bluffton University’s 118th annual commencement ceremony held May 6. Clay was the recipient of the Distinguished Scholar in Public Relations award and is a member of the 2017-18 Pi-Delta Society. Bluffton University is […]
POSTED: 05/17/18 at 9:24 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth
To the Editor: I would like to send a sincere “thank you” to my committee and everyone who supported me throughout my campaign. Especially my husband and my kids: they were my rock! It meant the world to me knowing there were people willing to step up and stand by my side despite the opposition […]
POSTED: 05/17/18 at 9:23 pm. FILED UNDER: Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: I would like to sincerely thank the following people and businesses for their part in making this year’s Van Wert High School prom, “Hollywood Nights”, a success. Thank you to Rural King and Spoor Contracting and for their generosity and assistance this year. I would also like to thank Nathan Bidlack for […]
POSTED: 05/17/18 at 9:22 pm. FILED UNDER: Letters to the Editor
A couple weeks ago, I talked about the first half of the Fountain Park Summer Music Series concerts. This week, I would like to take you through the second half of the summer series of concerts. I always use the July 4 weekend as a point of reference for the middle of the summer series. A couple […]
POSTED: 05/17/18 at 9:20 pm. FILED UNDER: News
The “square” mode limits the frame of your camera screen to a square. In a sense, you’ve cropped the picture to emphasize the subject, and at the same time created the photo shape used by many social media apps such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. By using this setting, you can snap a photo and quickly […]
POSTED: 05/17/18 at 9:12 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
Richard Allen Harman Sr., 63, of Mount Sterling, Illinois, died at 2:15 a.m. Sunday, May 13, 2018, at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville, Illinois. He was born December 10, 1954, in Van Wert, the son of Raymond J. Harman Sr., who preceded him in death, and Viola Layton Harman, who survives; and was raised by […]
POSTED: 05/17/18 at 9:00 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor It was a busy meeting of the Van Wert City Board of Education, which dealt with several matters, including a presentation on an expansion project for the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio. The board, which also approved a resolution of support for the NPAC project, also received a progress report […]
POSTED: 05/17/18 at 8:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Van Wert woman sent to prison for assaulting police officers was one of eight people who appeared for criminal hearings this week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Brandi Runyon, 27, was given 17 months in prison on each of two counts of assault on a police officer, both felonies […]
POSTED: 05/17/18 at 8:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The American Red Cross along with the Van Wert Fire Department and team members of Cooper Farms will be going door-to-door as part of its “Sound the Alarm, Save a Life” campaign to teach people how to be prepared for home fires and install smoke alarms where needed. Seven times a day […]
POSTED: 05/17/18 at 8:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information On Friday, May 25, the Van Wert Area Community Concert Band will present a concert in the band shell of Fountain Park in Van Wert. The program will begin at 7 p.m. and is free to the public. Music to be performed during the concert will include patriotic selections intended to reflect […]
POSTED: 05/17/18 at 8:25 am. FILED UNDER: News