VW independent staff and submitted information The ongoing Van Wert Forward project has received a significant boost from the state in the form of $2.6 million in tax credits from the Transformational Mixed-Use Development (TMUD) Program administered by the Ohio Department of Development. The announcement was made this week by the Van Wert County Foundation, […]
POSTED: 03/04/22 at 10:51 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Board of Trustees of Northwest State Community College will hold a retreat at Willow Bend Country Club in Van Wert beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, March 11. It will be an open meeting that will be a work session with no audience participation. No action will be taken during the session. The […]
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VW independent staff and submitted information CONVOY — The Convoy Community Days Committee will host a Thirty-One Bag Bingo on Saturday, March 19, at the Edgewood Park Building. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. and bingo will begin at 10 a.m. Those interested can play 20 games of Bingo for $20. Thirty One Bags filled […]
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VW independent staff COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine has announced that 11 organizations will receive over $1.3 million in grants to develop and implement human trafficking prevention programs across Ohio. Crime Victim Services in Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam and Shelby counties are among those receiving grant funds of $122,000. The grants are from […]
POSTED: 03/04/22 at 10:46 pm. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/for the VW independent Vantage Career Center Board of Education members toured the school’s relocated Adult Education medical program space in the Thomas Edison Center and also approved administrative contracts and heard positive enrollment figures during the board’s March meeting on Thursday. Adult Education Director Angie Fahy first talked about the move, noting the […]
POSTED: 03/04/22 at 12:13 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) will hold a local hearing regarding Wild Grains Solar, LLC’s proposal to construct a 150 megawatt solar-powered electric generation facility located in Hoaglin Township in Van Wert County. The hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. May 3, in the EMR Room at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. […]
POSTED: 03/04/22 at 12:12 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff and submitted information America’s favorite blonde, Elle Woods, is ready to prove who’s in charge (again) as Legally Blonde the Musical comes to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 29. Presented by Laudick’s Jewelry and Kim Hohman’s Dance Works, the ultimate Broadway tribute to girl power, Legally Blonde will take you from […]
POSTED: 03/04/22 at 12:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The next Western Buckeye Educational Service Center Governing Board meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, at the Paulding ESC office location, 900 Fairground Drive in Paulding.
POSTED: 03/04/22 at 12:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor ELIDA — A fast start wasn’t enough for Crestview during Thursday night’s Division IV regional semifinal against No. 3 New Knoxville. The Lady Knights jumped out to a 10-0 lead and had a 10 point lead early in the second quarter but the Rangers were able to rally for a 35-26 victory […]
POSTED: 03/04/22 at 12:09 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Marcia Louise Crow, 90, of Mongo, Indiana, died Sunday, February 27, 2022, at Orchard Pointe in Kendallville, Indiana. Miss Crow was born on April 23, 1931, in Van Wert County to Carl F. and Florence Mae (McGinnis) Crow, who both preceded her in death. She was a 1949 graduate of Van Wert High School. After […]
POSTED: 03/03/22 at 1:49 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries