Van Wert, Ohio

• Northwest Ohio hosting try-outs
  

  Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 The Northwest Ohio Basketball Club is hosting try-outs for its traveling team at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Van Wert YMCA, 241 West Main St.

• Chamber to host Van Wert Home & Business Expo March 19-20
  

  Published: Monday, March 15, 2010 The Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 2010 Chamber Home and Business Expo March 19 and 20 at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds.

• Kasich visits NW Ohio
  

  Republican John Kasich is confident he can win Ohio's gubernatorial race in November, but you'd expect that from a candidate facing an incumbent with lukewarm poll numbers.

• Unique names help distinguish some businesses from others
  

  What really is in a name? For businesses, it's their livelihood. Isaac Lee, assistant director of Defiance County Economic Development, said that business owners have to keep several things in mind when it comes to a name.

• Funeral List for March 9
  

  Burial: IOOF Cemetery, Convoy. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. today at Cowan & Son Funeral Home, Van Wert, and one hour prior to services Wednesday at the church.

• Wassenberg presents a - chocolate-coated' evening
  

  Published: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 The Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert will present a oeMulti-Chocolated: A Historical Journey into the Wonders of Chocolatea at 6:30 p.m. on March 22.

• Brandt throws hat in ring for Van Wert County commissioner
  

  WILLSHIRE a ' Van Wert County 9-1-1 Coordinator Kim Brandt has announced her candidacy for Van Wert County commissioner.

• Area vet receives diploma
  

  Area vet receives diploma By KRISTA HAYES Staff Writer After enlisting in the U.S. Army at the age of 16, one area man has finally received his diploma - more than 50 years later - finally fulfilling a promise he made to his parents.

• YWCA plans Spring Travel Preview
  

  Published: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 The public is invited to attend the Spring Travel Preview at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Van Wert YWCA Complete information about the 2010 travel schedule will be available.

• Lichtensteiger files for commissioner
  

  Published: Friday, February 26, 2010 For the Delphos Herald Van Wert County farmer and Crestview School Board member Thad Lichtensteiger has filed a petition to seek the Republican nomination for the county commissionera s seat currently held by Harold Merkle, who is not seeking re-election. Lichtensteiger, 49, Van Wert, said there are several ...

• Charles Verhoff Sr.
  

  Published: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Sept. 23, 1930 Feb. 19, 2010 Charles J. Verhoff Sr., 79, of Delphos, died at 2:28 p.m. Friday at his residence.

• Van Wert man dies in industrial accident
  

  JEFFERSON TWP., Mercer County - A 58-year-old Van Wert resident died in an industrial accident at Celina Aluminum Precision Technology on Sunday, Feb.

• Here, piggy, piggy...
  

  Petting piglets under a heat lamp were Gavin Reichert of Van Wert, Ohio, reaching out at the bottom, plus Mason Myers and Owen Drennen from the preschool at Northwest Elementary School in Decatur.

• Thursday's school delays
  

  Several schools are on delays this morning: Crestview schools: Two-hour delay. Van Wert schools: Two-hour delay.

• Cancellations
  

  All area schools in northwest Ohio closed for the day as the anticipated heavy snow storm moved into the area early this morning.

• Marsh Foundation names two trustees
  

  Published: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 VAN WERT a 'The Third District Court of Appeals has named two new members to The Marsh Foundation Board of Trustees.

• Stranahan to host preschooler pals
  

  Storytime Live, featuring characters from four of the top-rated preschool shows on television, will be staged at the Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd., at 7 p.m. Feb.

• Mexican eatery opening in Ontario
  

  ONTARIO -- This Manny Ramirez is hoping to hit a home run with his new restaurant in Ontario.

• Motycka takes first at Van Wert bee
  

  Van Wert County Spelling Bee winners from Thursdaya s competition at the Marsh Foundation Auditorium in Van Wert include, from left, third place, eighth-grader Korbin Sanderson of Van Wert Middle School; first place, fifth-grader Nick Motycka of Van Wert City Goedde Building; and second place, eighth-grader Jacob Mengerink of Crestview Junior High.

City Description

Van Wert is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Van Wert County. The municipality is located in northwestern Ohio with a population of 10,690 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is the principal city of and is. included in the Van Wert Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Lima-Van Wert-Wapakoneta, Ohio Combined Statistical Area. Van Wert is named for Isaac Van Wart, one of the captors of Major John André in the American Revolutionary War. Van Wert is home to the first county library in the United States, the Brumback Library. It also has a thriving community art center the Wassenburg Art Center and the award-winning Van Wert Civic Theatre. Van Wert is the smallest city in the United States with both a YMCA and a YWCA. The town is located in an area originally known as the Black Swamp. Early pioneers had to deal with swampy ground, mud, and malaria. They persevered, draining the swamp for agriculture and eventually reclaiming enough dry land to establish the town. Van Wert was the birthplace of aviation pioneer Nathan Profit. At one point, Van Wert was the only place in the world producing Liederkranz cheese. This pungent dairy product was made at

City Contained By:

• Van Wert County
• Ohio

City Contains:

• Van Wert County Courthouse

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 15.798927473 km squared

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