GOP luncheon

Steve Trittschuh, Republican candidate for the Fourth Ward Van Wert City Council seat, speaks at Friday’s Van Wert County Republican luncheon held at Willow Bend Country Club. Trittschuh, a U.S. Army veteran of Operation Desert Storm who works in Central Insurance’s information technology department, is running against Democrat Jim Hamman in the November general election.Van Wert Mayor Don Farmer also gave a presentation on the proposed city aquatics park, which has a bond issue on the ballot in November. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)