VW independent/submitted information Members of the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association’s Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF) provided a hands-on workshop on horsemanship to a number of area youngsters Thursday and Friday at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. Linda Taylor of the HHYF and her entourage were welcomed to the fairgrounds by Van Wert County Fair Board […]
POSTED: 06/08/19 at 7:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
Lots of people were out Friday (above) for the start of the 2019 Van Wert Peony Festival in downtown Van Wert. In addition to a variety of events and activities held Friday, those attending could choose from a number of food and beverage vendors and also listen to Turn It Up (below), a Southern rock […]
POSTED: 06/08/19 at 7:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information First United Methodist Church, 113 W. Central Ave. in Van Wert, in partnership with a number of Van Wert businesses and churches, has set the date of Sunday, July 28, for its fourth annual Operation Back to School event. This free event provides backpacks, school supplies, and hygiene items to Van Wert […]
POSTED: 06/08/19 at 7:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent sports AKRON — Antwerp and Minster saw their respective seasons come to an end in the Division IV baseball state semifinals at Canal Park on Friday. Toronto 8 Antwerp 0 Toronto’s A.J. Clegg held Antwerp to just four hits, as the Red Knights claimed an 8-0 win over the Archers. Cole Seslar, […]
POSTED: 06/08/19 at 5:46 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports OTTAWA — Van Wert American Legion Post 178 split a Legion ball doubleheader on Friday, falling to Findlay Post No. 3 13-0, then rebounding with a 10-4 win over Coshocton. Both games were played at Ottawa Memorial Park. Post 178 had just two hits against Findlay, including one by Lincolnview’s Jaden […]
POSTED: 06/08/19 at 5:45 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Jeannine Verlee Lehman, 82, of Union Township, Van Wert County, died at 6:42 a.m. Friday, June 7, 2019, at Van Wert Health. She was born March 12, 1937, in Jackson, Michigan, the daughter of Edwin and Belle E. (Grinnell) Price, who both preceded her in death. She was raised by Donald and Edna Price from […]
POSTED: 06/07/19 at 4:03 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
The unknown is oft where opportunity waits. We revere the mighty pillars of our Van Wert musical heritage that, despite the unknown, they gave. Practical progressives like Gaylord and Eliza Saltzgaber, Edna Evans, and John Alspach all made visionary donations through the Van Wert County Foundation that continue to make performing arts possible in Van […]
POSTED: 06/07/19 at 2:08 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Gary Lee Gamble, 58, of Van Wert, died at 6:22 p.m. Thursday, June 6, 2019, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. He was born May 14, 1961, in Paulding, the son of Jessie Jeannette (Knight) Sparkman, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his step-father, Ellis “Red” Sparkman. […]
POSTED: 06/07/19 at 2:00 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer With an eye on future use, the Vantage Career Center Board of Education approved the purchase of 15 acres of land from the Marsh Foundation during Thursday night’s monthly meeting. According to Superintendent Rick Turner, Vantage will pay slightly more than $154,000 for the property. “We’re currently sitting on 28.5 acres, so […]
POSTED: 06/07/19 at 7:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Several years ago, the Van Wert Peony Festival, with its decades of community tradition, joined with ArtRageous on Main’s celebration of the arts to create an event that is greater than the sum of its parts. This year’s edition of the festival, which begins at 10 this morning with a ribboncutting conducted […]
POSTED: 06/07/19 at 7:23 am. FILED UNDER: News