DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert Municipal Court Judge Jill Leatherman ordered a Middle Point man accused of shooting and killing a city resident held on a $1 million bond during a hearing Friday. Chad Phillips, 31, made an initial appearance in Municipal Court Friday afternoon on a charge of attempted murder, a first-degree felony offense. […]
POSTED: 05/14/11 at 3:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police No new reports. Delphos Police May 11, 11:13 p.m. — Aron Lichtenberger, 32, of Delphos, as charged with possession of marijuana. May 11, 9:20 a.m. — Philip Cross, 22, and Brock Parsons, 21, both of Delphos, were arrested on charges of criminal trespass and theft after officers caught them in an area […]
POSTED: 05/14/11 at 3:04 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Van Wert independent/contributor content Carl Etzler, FIC, a Thrivent Financial representative in Van Wert, has been named a 2010 Divisional “Volunteer of the Year” for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Etzler was just one of four representatives nationwide to receive this honor. The Divisional Volunteer of the Year recognition is for outstanding service to others in […]
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Elmer “Andy” Wellman, 84, of Delphos, died at 3:05 a.m. Friday, May 13, 2011, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos. He was born May 21, 1925, in Delphos, the son of the late John J. and Irene A. (Ricker) Wellman. On July 15, 1951, he married Phyllis A. Wellman, who preceded him in death […]
POSTED: 05/14/11 at 2:50 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
CONVOY — Convoy village officials have announced that the fourth planning meeting will be held for all village residents at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at the Edgewood Park Building, 643 N. Main St. Grant writer Ron Putoff will also attend the meeting, which will be for the purpose of identifying specific projects to submit […]
POSTED: 05/14/11 at 2:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
A bridge on Dutch John Road (above) in Union Township, just south of Dixon Cavett Road, is open to traffic, according to Van Wert County Engineer Kyle J. Wendel. The county bridge crew replaced a deteriorated steel beam superstructure with county manufactured reinforced concrete beams. A reinforced concrete composite deck was also added for additional strength. The existing […]
POSTED: 05/14/11 at 2:35 am. FILED UNDER: News
Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert has announced that its 55th annual June Art Exhibit will be on display from June 5-25, from 1-5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is free. Van Wert Federal Savings Bank sponsors the exhibit. The juried exhibit, open to artists age 18 and older, will feature original paintings, drawings, hand-pulled prints, collage, sculpture, […]
POSTED: 05/14/11 at 1:33 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert County Hospital-New Vision Medical Lab has been awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists, based on the results of a recent onsite inspection. The laboratory’s director, Elsa K. Malcolm, M.D., was advised of the national recognition and congratulated for the excellence of the services provided. VWCH-New Vision Medical […]
POSTED: 05/14/11 at 1:24 am. FILED UNDER: Business
Buckeye Insurance Women, a chapter of the National Association of Insurance Women (NAIW), presented The Salvation Army with checks totaling $1,850 to be divided between the five counties — Van Wert, Paulding, Putnam, Allen and Mercer — that their members represent. The funds were made possible from fundraisers held throughout the year by NAIW members. […]
POSTED: 05/14/11 at 1:17 am. FILED UNDER: Business
Hulda Ferne Odell, 94, formerly of Van Wert, has been living in Columbus since 2001, where she has been lovingly care for by the staff at New Albany Gardens and Care Center. Her work there is done and the journey of her new life has begun. Ferne was married to Lewis W. Dustman and then […]
POSTED: 05/13/11 at 9:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries