VW independent/submitted information The Optimist Club of Van Wert is preparing for its 2020 Avenue of Flags season. This year’s season promises to be the biggest to date, with more than 300 flags expected to be displayed this summer. The club is asking for help from the community. The club places a 3-by-5-foot high quality American flag […]
POSTED: 05/13/20 at 10:29 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Due to restrictions on large group settings that will most likely be extended through the month of June, the Council on Aging has rescheduled its annual Designer Purse Bingo event to August 14. More information will be provided regarding purchasing tickets as it gets closer to the event. The Council on Aging […]
POSTED: 05/13/20 at 10:26 pm. FILED UNDER: News
David W. Gilbert, 71, of Van Wert, passed away peacefully Friday, April 24, 2020, in Chesapeake, Virginia. He was surrounded by loving family. Born in Van Wert on June 1, 1948, to Dale and Marianne (Robinson) Gilbert, who both preceded him in death, Dave spent his youth in Van Wert and graduated from Van Wert […]
POSTED: 05/13/20 at 11:35 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor With Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s recent announcement that “non-essential” businesses can begin to reopen starting this Friday, Van Wert shops and restaurants are preparing to do just that — with help from local development agencies. MSVW Executive Director Mitch Price said his agency partnered with the Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation […]
POSTED: 05/13/20 at 6:28 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information PAULDING — The Coronavirus pandemic has distanced people physically, but Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative members’ hearts are more united than ever. A total of $12,639 in first-quarter donations was distributed to 12 local organizations through the co-op’s Operation Round Up program. Participating members “round up” their monthly electric bills to the next dollar, with the […]
POSTED: 05/13/20 at 6:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Service Club will sponsor a summer speech and language clinic again this year. Priority will be given to children residing in Van Wert County who are not receiving free or reduced cost speech therapy services from another educational or insurance source. The clinic is limited to 20 children. The purpose […]
POSTED: 05/13/20 at 6:09 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Thomas Edison Early Childhood Preschool is now taking applications for children ages 3-5 years old who are living in the Delphos City and Lincolnview Local school districts. Consideration is also given for children in the Parkway Local, Spencerville Local, and Wayne Trace Local school districts that live in Van Wert County. Call […]
POSTED: 05/13/20 at 6:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor It was a season that wasn’t meant to be. The Ohio High School Athletic Association officially pulled the plug on the 2020 spring sports season on April 20, shortly after Governor Mike DeWine announced that all school buildings would remain closed for the remainder of the academic year. It was a […]
POSTED: 05/13/20 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
POSTED: 05/12/20 at 10:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
VW independent/submitted information Lincolnview Local Schools invites the Lincolnview community to watch the “Class of 2020 Virtual Graduation Ceremony” this Sunday, May 17, at 2 p.m. To watch the virtual graduation ceremony, log in to the Lincolnview Local School’s website at www.lincolnview.k12.oh.us and click on the tab “Class of 2020 Virtual Graduation”. Those doing so will be […]
POSTED: 05/12/20 at 3:53 pm. FILED UNDER: News