Van Wert Rotary Club will be holding an Ag Day meeting on Tuesday, March 15, to commemorate Ag Week. The speaker for the day will be Cassie Jo Arend, communications coordinator for Cooper Farms. Arend’s job is to help hog and turkey farmers tell their story, and she is dedicated to telling the story, since […]
POSTED: 03/08/11 at 12:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/VWPD information Two people who were among 17 local residents indicted on drug-related charges were caught on their way to Lima to catch a bus, according to Van Wert police detectives. A police news release stated that Jason Lamb and Allison Hoblet, both of Van Wert, were taken into custody by troopers from […]
POSTED: 03/08/11 at 12:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
Marcile Dunlap, 99, of Van Wert, died at 12:30 a.m. Monday, March 7, 2011, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born November 18, 1911, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late David and Ethel (Allen) Miller. On December 24, 1933, she married Cyril E. Dunlap, who preceded her in […]
POSTED: 03/07/11 at 6:23 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
The Van Wert Salvation Army Corps and its Advisory Board are holding a bake sale on Friday, March 11, from 8 a.m. until sold out, at the Van Wert County Courthouse. The fundraising event is crucial to continuing the many programs provided for Van Wert County. The Salvation Army is first and foremost a church […]
POSTED: 03/07/11 at 1:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), in partnership with The Van Wert County Foundation, announces the availability of summer 2011 educational camp scholarship opportunities for area sixth- and seventh-grade girls. One camp scholarship will be awarded to attend Be Wise Camp, a math and science experience to be held […]
POSTED: 03/07/11 at 1:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
The following pets are available for adoption through The Animal Protective League: Cats Nibbles, a two-year-old gray female, spayed. Eclipse, a two-year-old female. Male and female 1-year-old short and long-haired tiger cats, orange and white and yellow. A 2-year-old male cat, neutered, veterinarian checked. Kittens Baby, a 5-month-old female cat, yellow. Luna and Blonde, both […]
POSTED: 03/07/11 at 1:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
POSTED: 03/07/11 at 1:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police March 6, 1:41 a.m. — Charles E. Slone, 34, of 1066 Rosemont Drive, was cited for disorderly conduct after he was allegedly spotted urinating in public while in the 200 block of East Main Street. March 6, 10:30 a.m. — Thomas E. Farsht Jr., 23, of Findlay, was charged with domestic violence […]
POSTED: 03/07/11 at 1:00 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
OHIO CITY – Ohio City Youth Activities held its organizational meeting of the year on February 27 and prepared for the upcoming season for the youth of the community. Sign-up dates for the 2011 season have been scheduled for March 12 and 26, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Registration fees this year were set at $20 […]
POSTED: 03/07/11 at 12:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crime Stoppers will pay you cash for information, if it will help the Van Wert Police Department solve a burglary at 1145-D Bell Ave. Sometime between February 19, and February 23, someone entered the Bell Avenue residence and made off with an LG 42-inch LCD flat-screen television and a Nintendo Wii system. If you have […]
POSTED: 03/07/11 at 12:00 am. FILED UNDER: Crime Stoppers