Van Buren News

Ken Dickson has been living with Benjamin Franklin Stickney for a long time. The retired Bowsher High School math teacher said Stickney has occupied a large part of his intellectual life for almost 40 years.

This fall, students at Elden and Van Buren elementary schools collaborated with students across the country in a unique service project.

By JORDAN CRAVENS staff writer Village and law enforcement officials say they are hopeful the Hancock County Sheriff's Office can restore patrol hours in Van Buren and Arlington next year.

With layoffs announced less than two weeks after the passage of city and county tax issues, some people may be feeling hoodwinked.They shouldn't. Officials never promised voter approval of the city's 0.25 percent income tax or the county's 0.50 percent sales tax would solve all the financial problems facing city and county government.

By JORDAN CRAVENS staff writer Seven employees at the Hancock County Sheriff's Office will be laid off Dec.

Hancock County Sheriff's deputies were kept busy with a rash of accidents Tuesday, injuring at least six people.

Hancock County commissioners enjoyed a victory Tuesday night when a sales tax, the third proposed in the past four years, not only passed, but by a 60 percent margin.

GLANDORF a ' The Kalida Lady Wildcats sat in wait during the opening Division II sectional soccer contest at Titan Field in Glandorf on Monday evening.

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Maureen O'Connor said Thursday that State Issue 2 is an "inappropriate use" of a constitutional amendment.

An accident closed I-75 northbound in Hancock County near milepost 163. That's just south of Van Buren.

By LOU WILIN STAFF WRITER Van Buren -- The dust has settled from the debates over the Home Depot warehouse and its tax break.

By JOY BROWN STAFF WRITER A quiet, leisurely stroll up the midway on the first afternoon of the Hancock County Fair served as a counterpoint to the intensity inside barns and buildings.

The Ferris wheel can be seen peeking over the treetops, and for the Hancock County Fair's opening day today, riders will be able to enjoy the view.

A bell outside Van Buren Elementary School rang early Wednesday morning. 'School!' shouted 5-year-old Alex Jeavello.

It's back to the bargaining table for Home Depot representatives and Allen Township trustees in Hancock County.

Parents, relax: Although its advertising may suggest a kiddie movie about high school bands, or a vocal showcase for High School Musical starlet Vanessa Hudgens, director Todd Graff's Bandslam manages to be energetic, entertaining, and surprisingly mature.

Former Van Buren Elementary teacher Georgia Wilson, left, and her daughter Hilary Holmes and granddaughter Kendall Holmes, 1, check out a room in the new Van Buren Education Center on Thursday.

Findlay school board will not pursue an income tax in the November election. more>> County office hoping to make its mark The Hancock County commissioners have approved a plan to give the county's Office of Economic Development a new office, vehicle, Web site and logo, but not necessarily additional funding, over the next three years.

Four people were hurt Saturday night when two vehicles collided at the intersection of Ohio 613 and Allen Township 142, west of Van Buren.

Four people were hurt Saturday night when two vehicles collided at the intersection of Ohio 613 and Allen Township 142, west of Van Buren.