VAN WERT — The following pets are available for adoption through The Animal Protective League: Kittens: F, 7 months, light striped gray, named Mama M, F, 8 weeks, named Jr., Sassy M, F, 8 weeks, calico Mainecoon, long haired brown chocolate, long haired calico Tabby, M, F, 7 weeks, long haired orange, apricot, orange and white short both long haired M, F, 6-9 months, black and white, tiger, tiger and white.
Tri County ADAM Board to meet VAN WERT — The Tri County Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services Board of Van Wert, Mercer, and Paulding Counties will meet on Aug. 27 at 5 p.m.
Besides a few intermittent showers, the sun shone brightly on the Wren Festival and Wiffleball Tournament this past weekend. By early Saturday morning, parking places were scarce as streets were lined by cars to the far reaches of the town limits.
VAN WERT—The Van Wert High School Class of 2009 will be holding their class reunion on Saturday, September 21 at the Harvest Moon Festival. A tent at the event has been reserved for all to gather.
VAN WERT—Students arriving at Van Wert High School were greeted Tuesday morning with donuts and juice, a way to welcome students back for the first day of school. “We’re really excited about the first day of school.
VAN WERT—At 5:17 p.m. Van Wert Fire Dept. received a call reporting heavy smoke and a possible fire at 749 S. Shannon St. Fire department crews quickly responded and put out the fire that had begun.
VAN WERT—The Van Wert County Regional Airport is closer to expanding its runway to 5,000 feet. At the Airport Board’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 13, Jason Clearwaters, Aviation Development Director for BF&S Civil Engineers out of Indianapolis, updated the board on recent developments in the years-long effort.
VAN WERT COUNTY—Three fire departments responded to a structure fire early Sunday morning on the northwest corner of 118 and the Van Wert-Mercer County Line. Units from Ohio City, Rockford and Mendon Union Fire departments responded to the alarm that went out at about 5:23 a.m.
VAN WERT—It was supposed to be the kickoff to summer in Van Wert but Main Street Van Wert’s annual Block Party had to be moved to August 9 due to the extreme heat on June 21. The concert, featuring Get Poison’d had to be moved to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center.
VAN WERT—The total cost of repairing a water main break on North Washington Street will be thousands of dollars. Van Wert City Council at their Monday, August 12 meeting, heard from Safety Service Director Jay Fleming about what led to the break and the challenges crews faced in keeping the city from running out of water.