{"id":143961,"date":"2021-07-19T00:53:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T05:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=143961"},"modified":"2021-07-19T00:53:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T05:53:16","slug":"courthouse-event-set-for-bicentennial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/07\/19\/courthouse-event-set-for-bicentennial\/","title":{"rendered":"Courthouse event set for Bicentennial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Independent staff and submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of Van Wert County\u2019s celebration of its bicentennial this year, area residents are invited to come to downtown Van Wert for a family-friendly evening on Friday, July 30, beginning at 4 p.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open house-style tours of the beautiful and historic Van Wert County Courthouse in downtown Van Wert will are scheduled from 4-6 p.m. No appointment necessary, just show up at the main entrance. Those who are feeling adventurous can also take the opportunity to climb to the top of the Courthouse to get a peek at a treasured hidden space: the bell tower and clock located all the way at the top.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, for local history lovers, Van Wert County Historical Society Trustee Tom Mosier will be roaming the Courthouse dressed as Revolutionary War hero and Van Wert namesake Isaac Van Wart.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the tour, local residents can pick up their very own container of delicious&nbsp;cotton candy provided by Kasey Mills and The Thirsty Diner.&nbsp;There will also be other giveaways and entertainment in and around the Courthouse at the same time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Area residents can round out the evening by visiting Fountain Park to enjoy free live entertainment, beginning at 7:30 p.m., sponsored by the Van Wert County Foundation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent staff and submitted information As part of Van Wert County\u2019s celebration of its bicentennial this year, area residents are invited to come to downtown Van Wert for a family-friendly evening on Friday, July 30, beginning at 4 p.m.&nbsp; Open house-style tours of the beautiful and historic Van Wert County Courthouse in downtown Van Wert [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-21 20:27:07","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143961\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}