VW independent/submitted information The Marsh Foundation has relaunched its website with an emphasis on making it more user-friendly for constituents and referral sources. According to Kim Mullins, executive director of child and family services, it is important to have an organized, attractive website for families, caseworkers, and others to use. “We’ve redesigned our website in […]
POSTED: 03/21/20 at 7:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
At 7:50 a.m. Friday, the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) was dispatched to a house fire in Willshire. Willshire, Wren, and Ohio City fire departments were on scene, with deputies from the Van Wert Sheriff’s Office doing traffic control. The fire left two adults homeless. CERT Director Mark Klausing noted that, with the current COVID-19-related […]
POSTED: 03/21/20 at 7:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The staff at Van Wert Health is working hard to monitor and adapt to the ever-changing situation with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in order to care for patients in the safest way possible, protect caregivers, contain the spread of the virus within the region, and provide the most up-to-date information to the […]
POSTED: 03/20/20 at 4:29 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Van Wert Live loves to entertain and it shows with the all new 20-21 Enrich Community Concert Series presented by Unverferth Dentistry and Roger and Kay Okuley. Since 1953, the Community Concert Series has made Van Wert an entertainment destination. Van Wert Live continues this tradition at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center […]
POSTED: 03/20/20 at 4:24 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information There are currently no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Van Wert County, according to Friday’s update by the Van Wert County Health District. The state of Ohio currently has reported 169 cases in 28 counties, and the first death resulting from COVID- 19 was reported Friday in Lucas County. Also Friday, a […]
POSTED: 03/20/20 at 4:23 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Optimist Club of Van Wert held its annual oratorical contest on March 8 at the offices of Community Health Professionals. The topic local students were challenged to address was “Just iMagine a World without Boundaries.” Myles Moody, a seventh grade student at Lincolnview Middle School, earned first place in the contest, while […]
POSTED: 03/20/20 at 4:22 pm. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor It’s not often that courts make allowances for anything, which makes the current COVID-19 pandemic especially unusual. A temporary order issued Thursday by Probate-Juvenile Judge Kevin Taylor, presiding judge for the Van Wert County Common Pleas Court system, and Common Pleas Judge Martin D. Burchfield, authorized some changes in how the court’s […]
POSTED: 03/20/20 at 1:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted announced Thursday that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved their request to allow small businesses and nonprofits in Ohio to apply for low-interest, long-term loans of up to $2 million through the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. “Timing is […]
POSTED: 03/20/20 at 1:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Fear and uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic could give rise to an outbreak of scams, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost warns. “COVID-19 is not the only thing we have to protect ourselves against,” Yost said. “Thieves and crooks prey on fear and uncertainty. Ohioans need to inoculate themselves against an outbreak […]
POSTED: 03/20/20 at 1:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The deadline for Ohio farmers to submit an application for the H2Ohio program has been extended from March 31 to June 2. This is being done to follow Governor Mike DeWine’s orders regarding COVID-19 and limit human-to-human contact. Farmers must work with their local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) to sign […]
POSTED: 03/20/20 at 1:37 am. FILED UNDER: News