DENA SHARTZER

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Shirley Ann Myers

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Robert Mitchell Welch

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Final Feel Good Friday sends off summer

VAN WERT - Van Wert’s summer of music and community fun wraps up in spectacular style this Friday, August 8, as the final Feel Good Friday of the season brings the Boy Band Review to Fountain Park. This free outdoor concert kicks off at 7:30 PM, but the party starts well before then with Main Street Van Wert’s Block Party taking over downtown from 4 - 10 p.m.

Cozy up to some country cooking

Country cooking means different things to different people. For many, it is the comfort foods they grew up with. From fried chicken to mac and cheese to meatloaf, there are plenty of dishes that fall under the country cooking umbrella. But a pot of chicken and dumplings may be one of the most popular and recognizable country cooking staples.