Holly Vaughn, a YWCA fitness instructor, recently received her Zumba Fitness Basic Level 2 certification. This is the third certification for Zumba Fitness Vaughn has received. In the past year, she has not only received her Basic Level 2 certification, but also was certified in Zumba and Zumba Gold, which focuses on offering Zumba to […]
POSTED: 03/28/11 at 11:10 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Richard E. “Dick” Glossett, 77, of New Haven, Ind., and formerly of Van Wert County, died at 6:07 a.m. Monday, March 28, 2011, at the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born January 1, 1934, in Van Wert, the son of the late Fred and Esther (Kriegle) Glossett. On October […]
POSTED: 03/28/11 at 5:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Heather Lynne Wettig-Zenz, our beautiful daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, and aunt lost her courageous year and a half battle with triple negative breast cancer. Heather was born on the 16th day of December in 1967 at Great Lakes Naval Hospital in Great Lakes, Ill. She had gorgeous auburn hair and bright blue eyes. She was […]
POSTED: 03/28/11 at 5:39 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
The Crestview boys’ basketball team held their awards’ banquet Monday night in the auditeria. Seven members of the varsity team were honored as Northwest Conference Scholar Athletes. Shown (seated, from the left) are Kole Rolsten, Steven Rickard, and Brad Miller; (standing) Josh Ream, Jared Hallfeldt, Dallis Gibson, and Isaac Rager. Four members of the varsity […]
POSTED: 03/28/11 at 3:28 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
CINDY WOOD/independent feature writer Think Gene Kelly. Van Wert High School’s Daniel Bashore certainly is these days. Admittedly, Bashore has never taken a dance lesson in his life, but he’ll be tapping his way across the Niswonger Performing Arts Center stage when the curtain opens for VWHS’s upcoming musical, Singing in the Rain. “I’ve definitely […]
POSTED: 03/28/11 at 3:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/Marsh Foundation information The Marsh Foundation has announced tours of the Marsh Homestead and a benefit concert, both to be held this Saturday, April 2. At four times — 1, 1:30, 2 and 6 p.m. — the historic Marsh Family Homestead will be open for public tours. Anyone interested in learning more about […]
POSTED: 03/28/11 at 3:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Northwest Ohio Film Foundation will end ticket sales for its upcoming fundraiser dinner and event to raise funds for the inaugural Van Wert Independent Film Festival (VWIFF) on Monday, April 4. The “Launch” will be held at the Van Wert Banquet and Convention Center, 1109 S. Shannon St., on Saturday, April 9, beginning at […]
POSTED: 03/28/11 at 2:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
COLUMBUS — Each year, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is forced to spend $4 million on litter pick-up … a preventable problem. That money could be used to install 323 culverts, pave 40 miles of a two-lane road, install 340 miles of guardrail, or purchase 28 snowplow trucks. “While potholes remain a priority this […]
POSTED: 03/28/11 at 2:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
COLUMBUS — Connect Ohio hosted the 2011 first quarter Technology Association meeting this past Friday, which detailed the early success of the Every Citizen Online program, a two-year effort to increase sustainable broadband adoption for more than 200,000 state residents by providing free computer training sessions at public libraries and community colleges throughout Ohio. The […]
POSTED: 03/28/11 at 2:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police March 25, 1:25 p.m. — James T. Vinson, 41, of 232 N. Chestnut St., Apt. 10. was charged with trespass as a result of an incident that occurred in the 200 block of South Tyler Street. March 27, 12:38 p.m. — Jeremy T. Rollins, 33, of 125 Brooks Ave., was charged with […]
POSTED: 03/28/11 at 2:08 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement