Our 65th annual June Art Exhibit is on view and for sale in-house and online. The exhibit runs through August 2. Art can be purchased in-house or directly through our website under the tab “Buy Art”. Artwork will ship out of the art center after purchase. Our wassenBox art subscriptions service continues to be available […]
POSTED: 07/23/20 at 7:02 am. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
Since I first reported on the comet NEOWISE on July 8, its estimated speed of nearly 144,000 miles per hour will appear nearly stationary to us. That speed, however, has changed its viewing location to the Northwest, just below and to the left of the Big Dipper. On July 23, it will be at its closest location […]
POSTED: 07/23/20 at 6:57 am. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The decision by a local company to manufacture personal protection equipment (PPEs) has not only benefited its customers — including hospitals and other healthcare facilities — but has also earned it a $500,000 grant from the state. The grant to KAM Manufacturing in Van Wert is among those being awarded by the […]
POSTED: 07/23/20 at 6:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
The YMCA’s Camp Clay thanks the following entities for sponsoring a day at the Camp Clay Aqua Park. Those shown include (top row, from the left) Lee’s Ace Hardware (July 20) and Moose Lodge 1320 (July 21); (bottom row) First United Methodist Church (July 22) and Eaton Corporation (July 23). YMCA photos
POSTED: 07/23/20 at 6:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Pregame temperature checks, social distancing on the sidelines, sanitized footballs and a shortened halftime are just a few things included in a 38-page proposal submitted by the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association to the Ohio High School Athletic Association. The proposal is designed to ensure Ohio high school football is […]
POSTED: 07/23/20 at 3:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Shawn G. Cook, 61, of Convoy, died at noon Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at his residence. Shawn was born October 8, 1958 in Santa Monica, California, a son of Herbert and Lucille (White) Cook, who both preceded him in death. He is survived by his son, Kevin R. R. Cook of Convoy; Lee Cook, the […]
POSTED: 07/22/20 at 4:34 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Statewide mask orderGovernor DeWine announced that beginning on Thursday, July 23, at 6 p.m., a statewide mask mandate will go into effect for citizens living in all 88 Ohio counties. […]
POSTED: 07/22/20 at 4:30 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent A Van Wert man was sentenced to prison, while another city man earned a jail sentence for drug possession in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Kyle May, 36, was sentenced to 13 months in prison on a charge of domestic violence, a felony of the fourth degree. Judge Martin D. Burchfield […]
POSTED: 07/22/20 at 4:25 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Herbert Junior “Brownie” Brown, 85, of Van Wert, passed away Tuesday morning, July 21, 2020, at Van Wert Health. He was born January 27, 1935, in Liberty Township, Van Wert County, the son of Pearl Raymond and Laura Etta (Johnson) Brown, who both preceded him in death. On September 7, 1968, he married the former […]
POSTED: 07/22/20 at 12:29 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Juanita P. Youtzy, 88, of Van Wert, passed away at 9:11 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at her daughter’s residence in Springfield. She was born June 5, 1932, in Van Wert, the daughter of Byron G. and Bernetta Pearl (Sesney) Gilbert, who both preceded her in death. On July 4, 1948, she married Donald Gene […]
POSTED: 07/22/20 at 12:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries