The public is invited to a National Day of Prayer event this Thursday, May 5. The prayer rally will take place in front of the Van Wert County Courthouse, located on Main Street in Van Wert, beginning at 12:05 p.m. Hosted by the Van Wert County Ministerial Association, members of this group will join with members […]
POSTED: 05/03/11 at 11:54 pm. FILED UNDER: News
The annual Van Wert County Dairy Service Banquet was held April 9 at the fairgrounds. 2010 Dairy Princess Jocé Fokker, daughter of Jan and Gina Fokker, crowned 2011 Dairy Princes Morgan Pugh. Morgan represents the third generation of the Pugh Family working with Jersey and Ayrshire cows in rural Venedocia on the Homestead dairy farm. […]
POSTED: 05/03/11 at 11:13 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth
POSTED: 05/03/11 at 10:46 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth
Van Wert independent sports NEW HAVEN, Ind. — The Van Wert High School boys’ and girls’ teams both finished in fifth place in the nine-team invitational on Friday night. The boys scored 58.33 points, with Bishop Dwenger finishing as champion and New Haven as runner-up. On the girls’ side, the Cougars scored 57 points, with Leo […]
POSTED: 05/03/11 at 4:29 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
NEW BREMEN The Lincolnview Lancer track team competed at the Cardinal Invitation on Saturday. Top scorers for Lincolnview included the following: Boys Brandon Jacomet, fourth in the pole vault Austin Treesh, fifth in the long jump Mac King, sixth in the 300-meter hurdles 4×200-meter relay team (Williams, Frank, Jacomet, King) was seventh Kevin Markward was […]
POSTED: 05/03/11 at 4:28 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
ARCHBOLD – The Crestview track and field teams competed in the 2011 Walker Dilbone Relays at Archbold High School, with the girls coming in fifth out of eight teams and the boys last out of eight teams. Crestview placers include the following: Girls 800-meter sprint medley (S. Schaffner, G. Callow, A. Callow, L. Callow) – […]
POSTED: 05/03/11 at 4:26 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The 2011 Crestview Girls’ Basketball Camp has been set for the week of June 27-29. All girls entering grades 4-8 next school year are eligible to attend this week of camp. The time for the camp will be 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The cost of the camp is $40, which includes a camp t-shirt and also […]
POSTED: 05/03/11 at 4:01 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Although all eligible Van Wert voters can vote for mayor, and all eligible county voters can decide who the next Van Wert Municipal Court judge will be, only voters in the city’s Second and Fourth wards will choose their representatives on City Council Two candidates are in the running for each of […]
POSTED: 05/03/11 at 3:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A lawsuit ostensibly filed on behalf of the Van Wert County Hospital Commission no longer even includes that body as a plaintiff in the matter. According to the Van Wert County Clerk of Courts Office, Lima attorney William Balyeat has given notice that the Hospital Commission is now dismissed as a plaintiff […]
POSTED: 05/03/11 at 2:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police May 2, 1:35 p.m. — An employee of The Marsh Foundation reported being threatened by a student. No charges were filed. May 1, 3:40 a.m. — Michael Anthony Speakman, 19, of 247 Burt St., was charged with underage consumption as a result of a traffic stop in the 100 block of West […]
POSTED: 05/03/11 at 1:41 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement