CEO students tour downtown Van Wert buildings Kirsten Barnhart, DHI Media News Editor Wednesday, February 24, 2021 12:01 AM Van Wert County Foundation Executive Secretary Seth Baker gives a tour of a vacant space above Rhoades Insurance to CEO students on Tuesday. (DHI Media/Kirsten Barnhart) VAN WERT – Forty-six students in the Career Education Opportunities (CEO) program from Crestview, Lincolnview, and Van Wert toured various downtown buildings on Tuesday with the Van Wert County Foundation to learn more about the Van Wert Forward Project. CEO Program Director Kerry Koontz said the aim of the tour was to show the students what downtown Van Wert could look like in the future.