On Friday, May 27, the Van Wert Area Community Concert Band will present a concert in the band shell of Fountain Park in Van Wert. The free program will begin at 7 p.m., with music to be performed during the concert to include patriotic selections that are intended to reflect, revitalize and rekindle the pride […]
POSTED: 05/18/11 at 4:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
POSTED: 05/18/11 at 4:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police May 15, 3:10 p.m. — A Van Wert man reported that someone threw a rock through the front window of his residence and kicked open the front door, but didn’t believe anything was missing from the home. May 15, 2:13 a.m. — Kara N. Brotherwood, 29, of 838 Elm St., and Corey […]
POSTED: 05/18/11 at 3:19 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Perhaps a better title for this column would be “How do ya pick ‘em?” I get that question quite often, so I thought now would be a good time to do some ‘splainin’. First of all, there are really three categories I think of as far as programming concerts for the public. I guess I […]
POSTED: 05/17/11 at 5:10 pm. FILED UNDER: News
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POSTED: 05/17/11 at 4:50 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Three teachers made a difference in retired school psychologist Randy Gardner’s life. Because of their impact on him, 10 Van Wert teachers had the chance Monday evening to understand how they have influenced their own students. The 16th annual Van Wert City Endowment Fund for Educators Banquet is a time to honor […]
POSTED: 05/17/11 at 4:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor CONVOY — The Crestview Local Board of Education honored two retiring teachers and also discussed renewal of two important sources of revenue for the district during its May meeting Monday in the district boardroom. Superintendent Mike Estes presented plaques to retiring teachers Deb Knodel and Pam Harner, who have nearly three-quarters of […]
POSTED: 05/17/11 at 4:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/contributor content Vantage Career Center’s welding senior Dylan Schlosser has a very bright future ahead of him. His classmates saw history in the making on May 10 when Schlosser passed the American Welding Society (AWS) pipe welding certification test — the highest and most difficult AWS welding certification to achieve. When Dylan arrived […]
POSTED: 05/17/11 at 3:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
Registration for the upcoming summer swim session at the YMCA of Van Wert County will begin Tuesday, May 31-June 7 for Y members and June 8-11 for potential members. This will be a three-week, two days per week session, running June 13-30. Registration fees for this special session are $11 for family members, $20 for […]
POSTED: 05/17/11 at 3:00 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Eileen M. Brotherwood, 85, of Greenville and formerly of Convoy, died at 7:56 p.m. Sunday, May 15, 2011, at the Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville. She was born July 21, 1925, in Northfleet, Kent, England, the daughter of the late Robert George and Minnie (Crowhurst) Potter. On November 20, 1948, she married P. James Brotherwood, […]
POSTED: 05/17/11 at 2:50 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries