Submitted informatiion Community Health Professionals (CHP) held its annual Rays of Hope day-camp for children and youth dealing with grief June 26-28 at Camp Clay. Losing a loved one is never easy, especially for a child. CHP’s Rays of Hope Camp offers a place where kids can learn how to deal with grief. The camp […]
POSTED: 07/27/18 at 5:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert First Presbyterian Church is one of the area churches that help support “The Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen” in Lima. The Soup Kitchen feeds both body and spirit of people in the area with food for the hungry, clothing for the needy, a place of rest and comfort for the weary, and […]
POSTED: 07/26/18 at 6:16 am. FILED UNDER: Church
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer 22 Japanese delegates, made up of 16 students and six adults are spending the week in Van Wert as part of a youth cultural exchange with sister city Sumoto, Japan. The delegates flew into Fort Wayne on Tuesday and arrived in Van Wert a short time later, then were paired with host […]
POSTED: 07/26/18 at 5:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer 22 people appeared over the last week for various criminal hearings in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Two of the defendants were sentenced by Judge Martin Burchfield. Jasmine Diemer, 35, of Van Wert, was sentenced on Thursday to 17 months on each of two fourth degree felony counts of aggravated drug […]
POSTED: 07/26/18 at 5:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert County Board of Elections will be closed on Tuesday, July 31, while staff members attend an Elections Security Workshop in Bowling Green. The office will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on August 1.
POSTED: 07/26/18 at 5:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
Dancers from Kim Hohman’s DanceWorks in Van Wert attended the Encore Talent Productions National Dance Competition in Mason, Ohio at the end of June. The best dance groups from the surrounding states competed at this competition. All of the groups also brought home top overall high scores. The studio was awarded for Most Creative for […]
POSTED: 07/26/18 at 5:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent news MIDDLE POINT — The ninth annual Middle Point Ballpark Festival will be held July 27-29. Over 43 baseball teams, ranging in age from 8-12, will travel to Middle Point and Lincolnview to participate in the event. The ballpark will also be hosting the Land-Grant Brewing Company & Kaitlyn Schmit and the […]
POSTED: 07/26/18 at 5:05 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) questioned Federal Communications Commissioners on efforts to expand access to rural broadband at an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing held on Wednesday. The FCC recently announced a new $100 million “Connected Care Pilot Program” to support telehealth for low-income Americans, especially […]
POSTED: 07/26/18 at 5:04 am. FILED UNDER: News
Paul Hitchcock, 67, of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, July 23, 2018. Paul is one of God’s great warriors and he fought his battle against cancer courageously. Paul was born August 26, 1950, to Franklin Hitchcock, who preceded him in death, and Juanema (McElhannon) Hitchcock, who […]
POSTED: 07/25/18 at 6:37 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent sports LANCASTER — Lancester American Legion Post 11 defeated Van Wert American League Post 178 5-4 in 11 innings in the opening round of the state tournament at Lancaster’s Beavers Field on Wednesday. Trailing 4-2, Post 11 scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game […]
POSTED: 07/25/18 at 12:39 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports