VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Civil Service Commission will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, February 27, in the City Council Chambers conference room on the second floor of the Municipal Building. The meeting is being held to discuss the upcoming 2020 entry level examination for the Van Wert Police Department.
POSTED: 02/26/20 at 7:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor PAULDING — The Northwest Conference is losing one of its nine members, as Paulding has accepted an invitation to join the Green Meadows Conference. The Panthers will replace Holgate, who was removed from the conference last month. Holgate has since agreed to join the Buckeye Border Conference and the Northern 8 […]
POSTED: 02/25/20 at 7:52 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Harold J. “Tex” Hoersten, 97, of Van Wert, passed away at 1:45 p.m. Monday, February 24, 2020, at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born January 6, 1923, in Ottoville, the son of Louis Hoersten and Catherine (Fishbach) Hoersten, who both preceded him in death. Harold retired from Fruehauf Trailer after many years […]
POSTED: 02/25/20 at 9:00 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor After hearing from several concerned area residents opposed to locating Haven of Hope’s homeless facility near a residential area, as well as attorney Joshua Nolan of the law firm of Nolan Law LLC, who represents Haven of Hope, Van Wert City Council narrowly rejected an appeal of a Van Wert Board of […]
POSTED: 02/25/20 at 8:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
Lots of people came out Monday evening for Vantage Career Center’s annual Open House/Taste of Vantage event. Those attending had the option to tour the facility, learn about Vantage programs from faculty and students, and sample the wares (below) of food service companies in the Vantage district. photos by Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent
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VW independent/submitted information Van Wert City Schools Superintendent Vicki Brunn traveled to Columbus Thursday to provide her testimony before the Ohio Senate, supporting the plan the Ohio House passed in early February to make changes to the current EdChoice voucher program and overhaul Ohio’s state report card and testing system. That plan is now before […]
POSTED: 02/25/20 at 8:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Van Wert Service Club has initiated its annual search for area youths who best exemplify self-reliance. The school presentations were completed by the club during the past few weeks at Van Wert, Lincolnview, and Crestview high schools and Vantage Career Center. The R.K. Thompson Self-Reliance Award is designed to provide recognition and […]
POSTED: 02/25/20 at 8:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Early voting has started at the Van Wert County Board of Elections. The Board of Elections office is located at 1362 E. Ervin Road (corner of Ervin and Jennings roads). Early voting hours are as follows: Wednesday, February 19 to Friday, March 6 — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 7 — […]
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VW independent/submitted information The registration of kindergarten children attending Van Wert City Schools for the 2020-2021 school year will be held March 2-13, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Superintendent’s Office in the S.F. Goedde Building, 205 W. Crawford St. in Van Wert. Kindergarten registration forms can be found on the VWCS website at htttp://vwcs.net […]
POSTED: 02/25/20 at 7:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information CONVOY — Convoy Community Days’ Spring Fever 31 Bag Bingo fundraiser will be held Saturday, March 14, in the Edgewood Park building in Convoy. Doors open at 9 a.m., with Early Bird Bingo to begin at 10 that morning with the purchase of an additional $5 card for a 31 Bag filled […]
POSTED: 02/25/20 at 7:48 am. FILED UNDER: News