Van Wert County News

Between 40 to 50 people attended a Welcome to Medicare event Thursday evening at the Van Wert County Council on Aging.

Attendees are asked to bring their own scissors and adhesive. *'Sit and Stitch' will be offered for those wanting to learn to knit at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Pontiac Branch, 2215 S. Hanna St.

It was a new venue this year for the 2013 Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce Business Expo and Taste of Van Wert County.

A proposal made by Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Bureau of Workers' Compensation Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer would return more than $300,000 to governments and schools in Van Wert County and $112.8 million statewide.

Curious to see what businesses are moving and shaking in the Van Wert and surrounding area? This is the opportunity to meet representatives and business owners and discuss what products and services they offer.

The Van Wert County Council on Aging will be holding a Texas Hold 'em Tournament on Saturday, May 18 at the Senior Center at 220 Fox Rd.

An investigation into three breaking and entering incidents at restaurants in Van Wert County has led the Sheriff's Office to arrest a Wisconsin man.

The boards of the three nonprofit corporations that constitute Community Health Professionals, Inc.

The Prairie Creek Wind Farm is still on track for construction in the southern portion of Van Wert County, according to BP Wind Project Developer Roger Brown.

On Tuesday, May 21, Orchard Tree restaurant will hold a Community Day in support of the YWCA of Van Wert County.

A Van Wert County man who is currently incarcerated has been indicted on a charge of rape and sexual battery from an alleged incident dating back to 2002.

Members of the Van Wert Police Department, the Van Wert County Sheriff's Office, the Convoy Police Department, and the Ohio City Police Department received additional training earlier this week when the Ohio Attorney General's new Ohio Police Officer Mobile Training Academy was featured at an event at Vantage Vocational School this week.

The Apollo Career Center will have the funds to improve and expand the facility as voters passed a bond and tax levy to leverage Ohio School Facilities Commission money.

Top: On Tuesday, Gary Clay of Van Wert Federal Savings Bank presented a check to Van Wert County Foundation Executive Secretary Larry Wendel and Wassenberg Art Center Director Hope Wallace for the costs of rehab on the original steel doors of the facility.

There are only a few candidate choices and only a portion of the county voting, but today is Election Day in Van Wert.

According to a report from the office of Van Wert County Treasurer Bev Fuerst, collections of the 1.5- percent county sales tax had a slight increase over the same month one year ago.

The Van Wert County Council on Aging will be holding a Texas Hold 'Em Tournament on Saturday, May 18 at the Senior Center on Fox Rd.

With Memorial Day upcoming, a coordinated effort to place flags on the graves of veterans buried in the county is being organized.

Even before pianist Thomas Pandolfi began his Sunday afternoon concert to wrap up the Community Concert Series for 2012-13, Niswonger Performing Arts Center Executive Director Paul Hoverman was announcing the lineup for the 2013-14 series at a reception for patrons and sponsors of the Van Wert County Community Concert Association.

A rural Convoy man is dead after hitting a deer while riding the motorcycle he had just purchased that day.