Airport project donation

Van Wert County Airport Manager Steve Bailey (left) accepts a pledge commitment of $50,000 from Ken Langhals, CEO of K & M Tire, a Delphos-based company. Langhals and his pilot flew in to personally deliver the pledge letter and to demonstrate support for the $1.25 million fundraising campaign that will pay for a new terminal […]

PPEC Operation Roundup donates $$

Submitted information PAULDING –Small coins make a big difference when Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative members join together to fund change in their communities. More than $12,300 in second-quarter grants was distributed to 11 local organizations through the co-op’s Operation Round Up. Participating members “round up” their monthly electric bills to the next dollar, with the […]

Aqua Park sponsor

Van Wert Pizza Hut is sponsoring a Business Day at the YMCA’s Camp Clay Aqua Center on Monday, July 23. Because of the sponsorship, those using the Aqua Center that day will pay only a $3 admission charge. Shown with Camp Clay Director Kevin Morrison (left) is Pizza Hut manager Todd Meyers. YMCA photo

Community Days hosts KOI drag races

VW independent/submitted information CONVOY — Convoy Community Days KOI Drag Racing will be held Friday, July 21, at the Edgewood Park Truck Pull Arena. Elimination will begin at 7 p.m., with practice starting two hours prior (track permitting). Edgewood Park is  located at 643 N. Main St. in Convoy (a mile south of U.S. 30 […]

Jack L. Stahr

Jack L. Stahr, 88, passed away Friday morning, July 20, 2018, at his residence in Van Wert. He was born January 30, 1930, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the son Leo and Mary K. Stahr, who both preceded him in death. On October 8, 1955, he married the former Elsie Mae Miller, who died December 12, 2015. Survivors […]

Jace Dmitri Sanders

Jace Dimitri Sanders, infant son of Emily Bollenbacher and Joseph Sanders of Rockford, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, just hours after his birth. In addition to his parents, Jace is survived by his sisters and brother: Josslyn Bollenbacher, Alana Sanders, Shane Brister, and Tessa Hunnaman; his grandparents, […]

Rib Fest food vendors, activities, listed

VW independent/submitted information The 12th annual Van Wert Rib Fest is just around the corner. Of course, the focus is on great food prepared by some of the region’s best grill masters. This year’s line-up includes After Hours BBQ from Orrville; BG’s Main Event from Rittman; Low & Slow BBQ from Fort Wayne, Indiana; Pigtails […]

RLF loan closing

133 Bistro owners Jack Murati, Sabir Asipi, and Kimberly Gumpp closed Thursday on a $25,000 Revolving Loan Fund loan that will help them purchase the former Balyeat’s Coffee Shop building at 133 E. Main St. in downtown Van Wert. Shown with 133 Bistro owners are Krista Somerton, administrator of the Revolving Loan Fund, and Adam […]

VWCF hosts scholarship recipient event

VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Foundation recently hosted its annual scholarship celebration. This event was held at Wassenberg Art Center to recognize student scholarship recipients’ accomplishments and provide an opportunity for them to connect with other recipients, as well as the Foundation’s Board of Trustees and staff. Several recipients took this opportunity to […]

Info announced for ‘When Pigs Fly’ event

VW independent/submitted information Area residents are invited to join the United Way of Van Wert County at the 12th annual Rib Fest for the “When Pigs Fly” event held at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. Organizers will drop numbered plastic pigs from a Van Wert Fire Departmentladder truck at 4 p.m. Saturday, August 4. Two […]