The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association recently received a Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association certificate of appreciation as well as training equipment for Outdoorsmen programming. The Outdoorsmen offer their facilities to the Sheriff’s Office for annual qualifying and hold Ladies’ Day and Youth Day events to train participants in the basics of firearm safety and marksmanship. Presenting the certificate and equipment were Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas Riggenbach and Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office firearms instructor Nathan Huebner. Pictured (L-R) Outdoorsmen Doug Kimmey, Sherriff’s Office Detective Huebner, Outdoorsmen Larry Bigelow, Sheriff Riggenbach, and Outdoorsmen Steve Lichtensteiger.