DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Appropriately, celebration of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, brought several local organizations together Thursday evening to honor several of the women credited with making women’s suffrage happen. The program was held through the auspices of Brumback Library, with the local […]
POSTED: 03/06/20 at 8:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information CONVOY — The Convoy Opera House will present Woody Wright in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 18. Tickets are $10 per seat, with all seating reserved, and can be obtained by calling Dave Thomas at 260.639.2083. Plan to spend the evening in the newly restored Convoy Opera House at 111 S. […]
POSTED: 03/06/20 at 8:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Rotary Club is now accepting applications for a project or projects to be funded by the club’s annual charity auction. Annually since 1988, the club has provided resources to community organizations, government entities, and other not-for-profit groups under the auspices of the Van Wert Rotary Foundation, a charitable organization. […]
POSTED: 03/06/20 at 8:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
The owners of The Partee Shop cut the ribbon on an extensive renovation that created a large new retail space for the local business. Shown looking on are Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce staff and board members. The business is open from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, […]
POSTED: 03/06/20 at 8:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent sports Radio station 99.7 WKSD has updated its weekend high school basketball tournament broadcast schedule. Please note that Saturday’s Wayne Trace vs. Ottawa-Glandorf game has been switched from a 2 p.m. to a 1 p.m. tipoff. Friday, March 6 Boys Division IV district championship at Defiance High School: Antwerp vs. Toledo Christian, […]
POSTED: 03/06/20 at 7:22 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports/submitted information The Van Wert Parks and Recreation Department is happy to announce that summer baseball and softball registration opens on March 14 and continues until March 27. Athletes can register during normal business hours of Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Jubilee Park Office, 137 Gleason Ave, Van Wert. Extended […]
POSTED: 03/05/20 at 4:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information Based on the Academy Award®-winning film of the same name, the breathtaking Finding Neverland follows playwright J.M. Barrie as he summons the courage to become the writer — and the man — he yearns to be. Barrie finds the inspiration he’s been missing when he meets the beautiful widow, Sylvia, and her […]
POSTED: 03/04/20 at 11:31 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has issued Ohio’s Law on Concealed Handguns annual report showing that 132,385 concealed carry licenses were issued in Ohio in 2019. In Van Wert and Paulding counties, the following concealed carry activity was reported in 2019: Van Wert County — Licenses issued, 88; licenses renewed, […]
POSTED: 03/04/20 at 11:30 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Heartland Patriots will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, at First Friends Church, 202 S. Franklin St. in Van Wert. State Representative Craig Riedel will speak at the meeting and update local residents on the “Red Flag” bill currently before the Ohio General Assembly. A representative of the Van Wert […]
POSTED: 03/04/20 at 11:30 pm. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Venedocia woman convicted of domestic violence was sentenced to prison during hearings held this week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Abbie Eutsler, 33, of Venedocia, was sentenced to 15-month prison terms on each of two counts of domestic violation, a felony of the fourth degree. Judge Martin D. Burchfield […]
POSTED: 03/04/20 at 1:05 pm. FILED UNDER: News