CEO/General Manager George Carter of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative says massive job loss, blackouts, and any chance of attracting manufacturing to the U.S., will be gone if the EPA shuts down more power plants. The EPA is seeking to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide coming from U.S. power plants in the name of combating […]
POSTED: 11/17/14 at 6:52 am. FILED UNDER: Opinions
You’re out there. You left Van Wert County to pursue an education, maybe get a taste of the big city. You experienced frat life and the clubs and being young and reckless. You got a job and eventually met someone, got married and had a couple of kids. And you’ve figured out that, once the […]
POSTED: 11/15/14 at 6:51 am. FILED UNDER: Opinions
While trouble abroad has typically led to greater pain at the pump, Americans have experienced relatively stable gas prices over the past few months despite foreign crises. With the national average price for regular gasoline down more than 10 cents from last month, today’s fuel prices are both a contradiction of the past four decades’ […]
POSTED: 09/03/14 at 10:48 pm. FILED UNDER: Opinions
The question remains, are we REALLY ready for the next big prospect to visit Van Wert? While the Van Wert community has very attractive physical assets to those who live, play and work here, do we have what it takes to attract a major corporation in the target industries of automotive, food processing, agriculture and […]
POSTED: 08/30/14 at 6:59 am. FILED UNDER: Opinions
This summer, bipartisan study committees will be meeting to discuss two large problems our state is facing: opioid addiction and unemployment compensation debt. Hearings on these subjects will be held throughout the state this fall in August and September. This summer’s committees are named: Law Enforcement Perspectives on the Drug Epidemic & Its Impact on […]
POSTED: 07/30/14 at 5:59 am. FILED UNDER: Opinions
In a letter to his wife, Abigail, John Adams wrote, “The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epoch, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance […]
POSTED: 07/04/14 at 12:54 am. FILED UNDER: Opinions
Educational Service Centers (ESCs) are celebrating 100 years of educational service. ESCs were first established as county offices of education in 1914. Western Buckeye ESC was previously known as the Paulding County Board of Education and Van Wert County Board of Education. Over time, county offices evolved from regulatory agencies to service-oriented agencies and, in […]
POSTED: 02/12/14 at 6:29 am. FILED UNDER: Opinions
Thursday, the Van Wert County commissioners voted unanimously to withdraw from the economic development contract with Ohio State Extension effective immediately. We feel that this is an extremely positive step for our county, and here’s why. There is no better indicator of a county’s vitality than its population trend – a county is its people. […]
POSTED: 12/06/13 at 2:34 am. FILED UNDER: Opinions
This fall, Congress has an important opportunity to create jobs and grow the economy by passing a long-term, comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill. The Farm Bill impacts every American, every day by providing a wide range of programs that strengthen our nation. The Farm Bill is crucial to maintaining a strong agriculture sector and […]
POSTED: 11/25/13 at 7:46 am. FILED UNDER: Opinions
Over the years, the OSU Extension Van Wert County Economic Development Office has collaborated with the Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce and Wright State University Business Enterprise Center (BEC) on many different projects. In 2008, we saw an increased interest in individuals wanting to become self-employed, so a decision was made to offer a […]
POSTED: 11/08/13 at 6:18 am. FILED UNDER: Opinions