We are now less than two weeks away from the opening concert of the 2011 Fountain Park Summer Music Concerts. As a matter of fact, the Van Wert Area Concert Band will preview our opening with a concert this Friday night beginning at 7 p.m. Come out and enjoy the sunshine in Fountain Park! A week […]
POSTED: 05/24/11 at 10:28 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Herbert D. Kephart, 89, of Van Wert, died at 3:25 a.m. Saturday, May 21, 2011, at Venice Regional Hospital in Venice, Fla. He was born October 29, 1921, in Elida, the son of the late Ross and Minnie (Carr) Kephart. On November 30, 1941, he married E. Louise (McGannon) Kephart, who survives in Van Wert […]
POSTED: 05/24/11 at 9:47 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Ona Mae Johnson, 90, of Van Wert, died at 7:45 p.m. Monday, May 23, 2011, at Hospice Home of Fort Wayne, Ind. She was born March 19, 1921, in Wells County, Ind., the daughter of the late Frank E. and Lula A. (Cole) Sliger. On June 13, 1942, she married Dennis C. Johnson, who preceded […]
POSTED: 05/24/11 at 9:39 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Citizens National Bank to Nancy G. Kaduk, lot 259, Van Wert subdivision. Danny A. Duncan and Mary Jo Duncan to Danny a. Duncan and Mary Jo Duncan, inlot 427, Convoy, portion of sections 25, 1, Tully Township. Janet D. Krueckeberg to Keith Walsh and Pam Walsh, inlot 335, Convoy. Joann N. Pimpas Revocable Trust to […]
POSTED: 05/24/11 at 6:01 pm. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor OHIO CITY – Local residents call it “tornado alley,” and an area southwest of Ohio City has certainly been the path for several tornadoes that have done varying amounts of damage over the past couple of years. The site was again the scene for damage and destruction as what Van Wert County […]
POSTED: 05/24/11 at 4:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Middle Point man charged with murdering another man at a Van Wert apartment complex entered pleas to four charges Monday morning in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Chad D. Phillips, 31, pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated murder, attempted murder, aggravated burglary and felonious assault. He was advised by […]
POSTED: 05/24/11 at 4:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Council members heard details of a senior citizen apartment complex planned for the south side of the city and also adopted several pieces of legislation during their meeting Monday evening. Robert Hellmuth, president of RLH Partners Inc., provided plans and other information for a 32-unit complex planned for an […]
POSTED: 05/24/11 at 4:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
Nearly 50 United Way agencies around Ohio will be able to help more families in need this spring, thanks to donations by AEP Ohio totaling $500,000. The donations are part of the company’s overall focus on issues around hunger, health and housing through its Partnership with Ohio (PWO) program. United Way of Van Wert County […]
POSTED: 05/24/11 at 4:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/contributor content Memorial Day activities have been planned at two Van Wert sites on Monday, May 30. A Memorial Day service will again be held at Woodland Cemetery in Van Wert, beginning at 10:30 Monday morning. The service is being conducted by American Legion Post 178, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5803 and […]
POSTED: 05/24/11 at 4:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police May 23, 1:10 p.m. — Shae Taylor Baker, 19, of 602 S. Harrison St., was arrested on a charge of domestic violence for an incident that occurred at his residence. May 22, 8:34 a.m. — A local woman reported the theft of an Ohio State University train planter from her residence. May […]
POSTED: 05/24/11 at 2:51 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement