POSTED: 02/09/11 at 1:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police February 7, 7:30 p.m. — An employee of a local convenience store reported that two people attempted to return items stolen from the store. February 7, 4:58 p.m. — A Van Wert resident reported damage to the front door of a rental property he owns in the city. Delphos Police No new […]
POSTED: 02/09/11 at 1:06 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Crime Stoppers will pay you cash if it will help the Van Wert Police Department solve a burglary at 518 Burt St. Sometime on September 29, 2010, between the hours of 8:45 a.m. and 3:15 p.m., someone entered a Burt Street residence and stole a 50-inch Panasonic flat-screen television and a 13-inch Panasonic TV. If […]
POSTED: 02/09/11 at 12:59 am. FILED UNDER: Crime Stoppers
ODNR information The “do not eat” fish consumption advisory for Grand Lake St. Marys has been removed after an analysis showed no microcystin in fish from samples collected in the lake last fall. The current results are for fish collected by Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) personnel in October 2010. Twenty-three tissue samples from […]
POSTED: 02/09/11 at 12:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
Just coming off a successful performance of the Swan Lake ballet, it’s difficult to think much beyond last night. However, we move on and move on quickly! This weekend, we present a musical concert that is fit most appropriately for a Valentine’s Day audience. Pop pianist Jim Brickman will perform a concert filled with love and romance this Sunday evening […]
POSTED: 02/09/11 at 12:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
Edna P. Leonard, 90, of Scott, died at 5:45 p.m. Monday, February 7, 2011, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born October 13, 1920, in Oak Hill, the daughter of the late John L. and Eva N. (Clark) McCain. She married Edwin H. “Perk” Leonard, who preceded her in death on January […]
POSTED: 02/08/11 at 3:53 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
COLUMBUS — According to the IRS, 60 percent of Americans use a professional tax preparer or one of the tax software products to file their income tax returns. But tax laws are complicated and if you decide to hire a professional, it’s important to choose carefully. “Because of economic crisis, many Ohioans are facing new tax […]
POSTED: 02/08/11 at 12:06 pm. FILED UNDER: Business
Van Wert Police No new reports. Delphos Police No new reports.
POSTED: 02/08/11 at 4:07 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Van Wert independent sports The Lincolnview Lady Lancers played Fort Jennings very tough for three quarters, but ran out of gas in the final stanza to lose 47-35 in a non-conference game played at home. The Lady Musketeers had a one point lead, 9-8, at the end of the first quarter and kept it – […]
POSTED: 02/08/11 at 4:05 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Editor’s note: This is the final part of a two-part series on heroin. Today’s article is an interview with a longtime drug addict who talks about what being addicted to heroin is like. DAVE MOSIER/independent editor When it comes to drugs, Van Wert resident Joey Moore has seen it all – and done it all. […]
POSTED: 02/08/11 at 3:56 am. FILED UNDER: News