Van Wert independent sports The Harlem Ambassadors basketball team will be in Van Wert in the S.F. Goedde Building gymnasium on Monday, April 18, at 7 p.m. and will take on a local all-star coed basketball team sponsored by the Van Wert County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Doors will open at 6:20 p.m. […]
POSTED: 04/16/11 at 2:47 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Lincolnview Lancer baseball team defeated Antwerp 9-3 on Friday in a non-league gamed played at Lincolnview. The Lancers had nine hits, to four for the Archers, while Antwerp committed five costly errors in the game. With the win, Lincolnview is 3-4 overall. Clayton Longstreth (2-0) was the winning pitcher for the Lancers, pitching the […]
POSTED: 04/16/11 at 2:46 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview’s junior varsity softball team defeated Decatur (Ind.) Bellmont Friday night by a score of 15-4 in six innings. Courtney Grote pitched a complete game, allowing only five hits and four runs. Offensively, Brittany Helt led the team with a three-run home run and a single, while Brooke Bowen, Darcci Swager, Mariah Henry, and Grote […]
POSTED: 04/16/11 at 1:35 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Police April 14, 7:07 p.m. — The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Department reported a trash can fire at Jubilee Park in Van Wert. Delphos Police April 15, 11:30 a.m. — Jeremy Kent, 27, of Delphos, was arrested on an outstanding warrant issued in Allen County Common Pleas Court.
POSTED: 04/16/11 at 12:56 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Ruth A. Zigovits, 84, of Paulding, died Thursday, April 14, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born June 11, 1926, in St. Marys, the daughter of the late George and Lula (Gilliland) Losher. On May 21, 1948, she married Joseph Zigovits, who survives. Other survivors include two sons, J. Michael (Mini) Zigovits […]
POSTED: 04/15/11 at 11:35 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert Police April 13, 4:49 p.m. — Joshua L. Lacy, 21, of 256 Fisher Ave., was charged with making a false 9-1-1 report. April 13, 5:06 p.m. — A Stevens Point, Wis., woman reported the theft of jewelry and other items from her vehicle while it was parked at the Comfort Inn, 840 N. […]
POSTED: 04/15/11 at 4:29 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert High School drama took another step upward as the school opened its production Thursday night of Singin’ in the Rain. The play, directed by Michelle Stoller with assistance from Jenelle Sperry and based on the classic movie starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor, is a lighthearted romp through […]
POSTED: 04/15/11 at 4:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/WBESC information Ohio Governor John Kasich’s new biennium budget was the major topic of discussion for the Western Buckeye Educational Service Center Governing Board during its April meeting on Wednesday. Superintendent Brian Gerber reviewed the proposed state budget with board members, with Gerber pointing out that the governor’s decision not to replace federal […]
POSTED: 04/15/11 at 2:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
Bonnie K. Mathies, Ph.D., has been appointed dean of the Wright State University Lake Campus effective May 1. She has served as interim dean since August 2010 following three years as associate dean of the Lake Campus. “Dr. Mathies has shown her dedication to this university and its students for more than three decades,” said […]
POSTED: 04/15/11 at 2:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert County Foundation Executive Secretary Larry L. Wendel announced that The Foundation will be receiving grant requests to be acted upon by its trustees at their June meeting. Requests must be in the foundation’s office by Monday, May 16. Grant application forms for all agencies must be picked up at The Foundation Office. No […]
POSTED: 04/15/11 at 1:10 am. FILED UNDER: News