A FISHING STORY

By: Stan Jordan For weeks I have been asking Pastor Rick Grimes to get me a fishing story and he came in the office and told me about this trip and the fellows who went along. This is a picture of Rick and two 25 pounders, they are Flathead catfish and came out of the…

VAN WERT COUNTY FOUNDATION HOLDS 95th ANNUAL MEETING

During the 95th annual meeting of The Van Wert County Foundation’s Board of Trustees, they honored a retiring long-time trustee, selected a new member, designated scholarships to 303 area college students, and awarded grants to local nonprofit organizations. The board approved the establishment of five new funds at The Foundation, one of which includes the…

Lloyd “Butch” H. Moyer Jr

New Haven, Indiana: Former Haviland resident, Lloyd “Butch” H. Moyer Jr. passed away on Wednesday, June 11 at the VA Hospital, Ft. Wayne. He was born September 3, 1949 in Paulding son of the late Lloyd and Josephine (Mundorff) Moyer. On December 12, 1971 he married Karen Foust who preceded him in death on November…

First UM Church Receives New Sign

First United Methodist Church in Van Wert recently installed a new outside LED sign on its corner of Jefferson and Central Avenue.  Funds for this sign were given by the family of Jon Rhoades in his honor.  Jon was a member of First Church and respected leader in the Van Wert community.  At First Church,…