Van Wert County News

Of course, if you are a Cowboys fan like me, it's something we've dealt with for some time now! So, if there is no football this weekend, what is there to do? I just happen to have two events in town to fill the gap.

Information submitted by VWPD The ninth annual Van Wert County Young Artists Recital will be held this Sunday, Feb.

By ED GEBERT Times Bulletin Editor VAN WERT - The two big races on the Republican primary election ballot were featured at the Van Wert County Republican luncheon Friday at Willow Bend Country Club.

Wade Healey accepts his awards for placing first in the Van Wert County Spelling Bee held Thursday night at the Marsh Foundation Auditorium.

Attention, Van Wert county voters: The time to vote for two new county commissioners is upon us.

CELINA The Mercer County Sheriff's Office was investigating an apparent suicide Thursday on Township Line Road in northern Mercer County.

The YMCA of Van Wert County will be hosting a Valentine Dance for all 5th and 6th graders this Friday, Feb.

If an international corporation builds the wind farm north of Wapa-koneta, the towers and blades will stretch more than 40 stories into the sky - visible to people as far away as three miles, members of a new local group say - and they believe local people should have input regarding if the project should proceed or stop.

VAN WERT, Ohio - The St. Mary of the Assumption Church and School will hold its annual fundraising auction on Saturday, Feb.

Three area entities earned clean audits, according to filings released this morning by the Ohio Auditor of State's office.

Information submitted The Van Wert County Department of Job and Family Services announces the return of two programs, Non-Emergency Transportation and Diapers for Children Under 3. Non-Emergency Transportation provides gasoline reimbursement to individuals traveling 80 miles or more one-way for medical treatment that is not available/accessible ... (more)

By ED GEBERT Times Bulletin Editor With 2012 into its second month and permanent appropriations due soon, the Finance Committee of Van Wert City Council met Monday evening to go over specifics of the nearly $20 million budget.

Van Wert County Treasurer, Beverly Fuerst, has announced that real estate tax bills have been mailed and are due Wednesday, February 15.

A Rockford teenager was killed late Saturday evening after her car went off a rural Putnam County road and into a pond.

So much is said about the wonderful musicians and performers we bring to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center and Fountain Park.

The Van Wert County Historical Society met on Thursday evening at the museum's annex.

Christopher D. Toomire and Amber Lynn TrasterFranke E. Sickles and Shelly R. McBrideJesse D. Stafford and Donna WilsonTrevor A. Frohberg and Nichole Leigh WenkheimerRichard R. McHenry Jr.

Sergeant James Haggerty and Officers Steve Boroff and Shane Stabler of the Van Wert Police Department take Christopher Blue into custody in front of his 225 Burt Street residence.

By ED GEBERT Times Bulletin Editor VAN WERT - Area law enforcement officers had a busy Friday with a series of indictments and an arrest at a suspected drug house in Delphos.

Information submitted VAN WERT - Cooper Farms Cooked Meats has joined the wind-power revolution, having recently installed two 1.5 megawatt wind turbines.