Ron R. Landrie, 63, of Van Wert, died at 4:35 a.m. Thursday, May 19, 2011, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born September 13, 1947, in Paulding, the son of the late Russel Earl and Betty Lorene (Sitcler) Landrie. Survivors include three daughters, Michelle (Brian) Landreville of Phoenix, Ariz., Suzanne (Robert) […]
POSTED: 05/19/11 at 2:05 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor An 80-year-old man who was still blaming his 13-year-old victim for his problems during a sentencing hearing Wednesday will have some time to rethink things after being sentenced to prison on a sex charge. Former Convoy resident Richard Foley was given a 16-month prison term by Van Wert County Common Pleas Judge […]
POSTED: 05/19/11 at 6:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Van Wert City Board of Education accepted the resignation of LifeLinks director Kim Nellis after a year in that position and also looked some less-than-inspiring financial numbers from Treasurer Mike Ruen during its May meeting on Wednesday. Superintendent Ken Amstutz noted that Nellis was accepting another position and thanked her for […]
POSTED: 05/19/11 at 6:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/contributor content The YWCA of Van Wert County announces its 16th year of sponsorship of the free Summer Food Program for area youths. During the school year, many children receive free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch through the School Breakfast and National School Lunch programs. However, during summer vacation children may not have […]
POSTED: 05/19/11 at 5:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/contributor content COLUMBUS — Ohio is again participating in the national Click It or Ticket seat belt mobilization to remind Ohioans to buckle up — day and night. The Ohio Department of Public Safety’s (ODPS) Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS), which will lead this campaign, joined Indiana and Kentucky in this announcement […]
POSTED: 05/19/11 at 5:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/contributor content Summer means sun, fun and sometimes, a drop in blood donations. That’s because school’s out, and donors who regularly give throughout the academic year might wait until fall before donating blood again. High school and college students donate about 20 percent of the blood collected through the American Red Cross. Many […]
POSTED: 05/19/11 at 5:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Service Club would like to announce its annual Pancake & Sausage Breakfast fund-raising event this Saturday, May 21, in the Van Wert High School commons from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. According to Brad Greve, chairman of this year’s event, the annual Pancake and Sausage Breakfast is the first of two fund-raising […]
POSTED: 05/19/11 at 5:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
The deadline for filing for the homestead exemption this year is Monday, June 6. The exemption provides a real estate tax reduction for Ohioans who are 65 years old or disabled. Those eligible must own and occupy their home as their principal place of residence as of January 1 of the year being applied for. […]
POSTED: 05/19/11 at 5:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police May 16, 8:45 p.m. — Nicholas M. Devecchio, 26, of 189 Kenwick Drive, was charged with operating a vehicle while impaired and an open container citation as a result of a traffic stop near the intersection of Walnut Street and Hospital Drive. May 17, 9:43 a.m. — A representative of Federal-Mogul Corporation […]
POSTED: 05/18/11 at 11:00 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
POSTED: 05/18/11 at 9:57 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth