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The Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet tonight with a full house at the Brownwood Coliseum.  The audience heard remarks from outgoing Chamber President Cory Howard, of Bruner Auto Group, and incoming President Dustin Larremore, of Farmers Insurance.  Larremore announced the hiring of a new Executive Director, Nathan Smith, who will begin his duties at the Chamber on July 14. The highlight of the banquet every year is the announcing of annual awards.  They are as follo...

SCOTT TRUXELL/ Austin Fleming CONVOY — A Van Wert man has been chosen as Crestview High School’s next Athletic Administrator. Austin Fleming will take over for Matt Perkins, effective August 1. He was given a two-year contract during Monday night’s monthly meeting of the Crestview Local Board of Education. Fleming, a 2011 graduate of Van Wert High School, currently serves as assistant director of admissions and assistant athletic director of athletic recruiting at Defiance College. Also ...

Latch Key hosts annual Hamburger Supper fund-raiser Special to the Bulletin The Pearl Griffin Memorial Latch Key Program hosted its annual Hamburger Supper in April. After having to cancel last year due to COVID-19, this years supper was a huge success as Brownwood came out in full force to support this local organization.  Latch Key provides after-school childcare services to families in the Brownwood ISD with parents who are working or going to school during after-school hours and qualify f...

1st: Eilaura Ortega-Smith (Masterbilt Gas Grill) The Pearl Griffin Memorial Latch Key Program hosted their annual Hamburger Supper in April.  After having to cancel last year due to COVID-19 this year was a huge success!  Brownwood came out in full force to support this local organization.  Latch Key provides afterschool childcare services to families in the Brownwood ISD with parents who are working or going to school during afterschool hours and qualify financially. They provide an afterno...

The Pearl Griffin Memorial Latch Key Program will be hosting their annual Hamburger Supper Fundraiser on Tuesday, April 13th from 5-7pm at 2411 Coggin Avenue.   This event will look a little different from past years as everything will be outdoor seating (weather permitting) and take out.  The Pecan Valley Kiwanis will be cooking the burgers and hotdogs for the program as in past years and then prepared in to-go boxes for safe and easy pick up.  Hamburger supper meals are $5 for children ...

Rivals unite for common cause Kirsten Barnhart, DHI Media News Editor Tuesday, January 26, 2021 12:00 AM (Photo courtesy of the United Way of Van Wert County) VAN WERT COUNTY – Yet again, two area rival schools will unite to raise money for the United Way of Van Wert County. This years Rivals United event between Lincolnview and Crestview will take place the first week of February leading up to the Lancer/Crestview boys basketball game on Feb. 5. United Way Di...

POTSDAM — Some school districts in each of the tri-counties have switched to remote learning after positive cases of COVID-19 were identified in their buildings. In Jefferson County, Indian River announced it will be going remote; in Lewis County, Beaver River announced the same; and in St. Lawrence County, students who have moved to remote instruction include all elementary students at Lawrence Avenue Elementary School in Potsdam, universal pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students at...

In america to be a kid. thats what were living in now we act as if kids are in constant danger. brian: here is some of the reasons why more parents are paranoid. the media, sorry. our litigious culture. everyone sues. sorry judge napolitano. too many experts tell us not to do. this the child safety industrial complex, right in we ride big wheels with helmets and imolgs. >> do you know what these are? >> baby knee pads. because of its so dangerous to crawl because you decorated the nurelsry with ...

Want our kids to be latch key kids. >> im waiting for the study that says, really, going out for drinks with the guys once a week is great for your marriage. but they dont do those study sgrs you could fund one. i bet you the natural beverage center will fund it. theyan get it. >> quality time, we have our time together and then at nighttime we can view books, bapth bed. in that order. >> we got into a huge fight this morning and now hes banned from using his scooter. >> you know who i feel bad ...

>> his stepmother sheila was worried. >> for 10, 11-year-old child to be talking like that that was just like, wow, where is his mind at? >> patrick was a latch key child, living unsupervised with an older brother in a project apartment near downtown. >> he was very streetwise. >> he stayed out late at night, often at the omni center, now the headquarters of cnn, but back then a hotel complex with an indoor skating rink and game room for kids. >> thats where he spent a lot of his time at, at the...