Van Wert Police April 20, 9:08 a.m. — A Van Wert man reported being defrauded in the sale of a vehicle within the city. Delphos Police No new reports.
POSTED: 04/22/11 at 2:52 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
MIDDLE POINT — The Middle Point Lions Club will hold its annual chicken dinner fundraiser on Sunday, May 1, in the Lincolnview Elementary School Cafeteria from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Dinner is includes “all you can eat” chicken. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children 6-12 and all under the age of 5 […]
POSTED: 04/22/11 at 2:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
Dorothy Mae Vogelgesang, 86, was called to her heavenly home Wednesday, April 20, 2011. She was born January 20, 1925, in Fort Wayne, Ind., to the late John and Helen (Steinbacher) Hermes. Dorothy worked as a clerk for the Penn-Central Railroad for 38 years and was a member of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church. Surviving are […]
POSTED: 04/21/11 at 11:47 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor It was another one of those good news, bad news scenarios, but Van Wert City Schools Treasurer Mike Ruen didn’t have all that much good news to report when looking at Ohio Governor John Kasich’s proposed biennial budget and its impact on the city school district. Ruen noted that, while basic state […]
POSTED: 04/21/11 at 5:03 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent The Lincolnview Local Board of Education took a number of personnel actions during its April meeting this week and also discussed the bleak outlook for state funding in the coming biennial. The board granted a three-year contract to instrumental instructor Anna Battle and also awarded a continuing contract to high school science […]
POSTED: 04/21/11 at 4:05 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Evergreen Garden Club will host a perennial plant sale in Fountain Park on Saturday, May 7, beginning at 8 a.m. Fountain Park is located at the corner of Main and Jefferson streets in downtown Van Wert, across from Brumback Library. A large selection of many varieties of perennial plants dug from the garden club […]
POSTED: 04/21/11 at 2:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Parks Department has rescheduled the city’s annual Easter egg hunt. The event, scheduled for this Saturday, April 23, has been postponed to Sunday, May 1, starting at 2 p.m., at Smiley Park. The postponement is because the ballfields are wet from recent rains, while further rain is in the forecast for Friday […]
POSTED: 04/21/11 at 2:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
POSTED: 04/21/11 at 2:12 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Police April 17, 11:21 p.m. — Colby A. Black, 27, of 150 Fox Road, Apt. 1F, was arrested on an outstanding warrant issued in Mercer County. April 16, 9:31 p.m. — An employee of Murphy USA in Van Wert reported an attempt to pass counterfeit money at the business. April 18, 9:55 p.m. […]
POSTED: 04/20/11 at 11:24 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
By Madison Preston On Thursday April 21, classes at Crestview will be shortened due to the return of “Attaboy” and a new arrival, “News from Verona”. “Attaboy” was a big hit as the music group appeared here another time sharing their gift of music, enthusiasm they brought to the crowd, and touching story that taught […]
POSTED: 04/20/11 at 1:44 pm. FILED UNDER: Knights in the News