Venedocia Lads and Lassies 4-H club held their second meeting March 18 at the Venedocia Lions Club.
Items discussed include Quality Assurance for all livestock exibitors and the club selected their projects for the year.
Recently, members volunteered at the annual Venedocia Pancake and Sausage day held on March 16.

A TORNADO WATCH remains in effect until 5 pm. It appears at this point the storms may hit Van Wert between 2 p.m. and 3pm. If so, we will be holding all of the schools from dismissing. Also this is a special Tornado Watch which is rather rare in our area but it is a PDS Watch indicating a (PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION). The storms may have winds to 80 mph doing significant damage, hail of 2 inches in diameter with a squall line and discrete supercells. Tornadoes will be possible. monitor weather radio and media for updates and review your safety plans now!

Our National Weather Service Website is: http:www.weather.gov/iwx

BOSTON — The bombings that rocked the Boston Marathon on Monday hit particularly close to home for many Van Wert residents as a Van Wert native found himself in the midst of the chaos.

Van Wert High School graduate Craig Leon had finished the marathon in 10th-place hours before the first explosion near the finish line.

“It happened probably two or three hours after I was finished. Our hotel, where the race headquarters were, had all the athletes staying there - it’s 400 meters away from the finish line,” Leon explained.

At least two bombs exploded near the end of the 26.2-mile course and Leon recalled being in the hotel lobby when the first bomb went off.

“I was actually on the ground floor just finishing up some interviews and when people started coming into race command you could tell something was wrong. At the time I didn’t know (what was going on) because I didn’t hear anything or feel anything.”

The explosions left at least three dead, including an 8-year-old boy, and more than 140 injured.

nspencer@delphosherald.com

DELPHOS — Water and trash were the hot topics at the Delphos City Council meeting Monday.

Following council’s approval, the city will apply for a low-interest 20-year Department of Environmental and Financial Assistance loan for $36,000 of $54,000 needed to complete a Gressel Drive Water Loop project in the near future.

The estimated cost for installing the loop for improved water quality and fire protection was $144,000. The bids came in at $54,000, including engineering, with $36,000 going to Fenton Contracting LLC of Fort Jennings, the lowest bidder for the construction portion of the project.

The loop will tie into the main water line in Heritage Meadows.

Safety Service Director Greg Berquist told council the work on the clearwells at Waterworks Park is done. Peterson Construction completed Phase II of the Water Treatment Plant By-Pass Improvement Project on Monday.

As part of National Library Week, the Delphos Public Library held a “Family Night” Tuesday evening. Library patrons of all ages enjoyed the magical stylings of 14-year-old magician Tyler Nygren, who performed magic tricks and created balloon animals for younger audience members. Today’s event at the library will be a taste-tasting provided by Baked to Perfection.