POSTED: 06/04/11 at 3:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A man who said he’s been told all his life he is related to Isaac Van Wart visited Van Wert Friday with plans he feels could benefit the city named for Isaac. CJ Van Wart, who lives in the Houston, Texas, area, got his first chance to see the Ohio city named […]
POSTED: 06/04/11 at 3:23 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Vantage Board of Education heard an update on the school’s facility project and also approved a controversial personnel action during its June meeting this week. Despite appeals from Vantage staff and following a lengthy executive session, board members voted 5-3 to approve a resolution suspending the employment contracts of guidance counselor Tammy […]
POSTED: 06/04/11 at 2:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/Brumback Library information Brumback Library announces that its 96th annual Summer Reading Program will be held Wednesday, June 8, through Saturday, July 23. This year’s theme, “One World, Many Stories,” will focus on reading, library resources, and services as a pathway to fun, adventure, exploration, and discovery. A myriad of events at Main […]
POSTED: 06/04/11 at 2:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police June 2, 8:10 p.m. — Claude L. Powell Jr., 48, of 320 S. Chestnut St., was arrested on a charge of aggravated menacing in connection with a domestic dispute at his residence. June 1, 9:25 a.m. — An employee of Lloyd’s Auto Service, 707 E. Main St., reported that someone entered two […]
POSTED: 06/04/11 at 12:53 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
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POSTED: 06/04/11 at 12:12 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
Planning to build a pond or have pond-related questions? Are weeds in a pond becoming a problem? Want to stock fish in a new pond? What about tree planting or animal nuisance control? For the answers to these and many other questions, plan to attend the Pond Clinic sponsored by the Van Wert Soil and […]
POSTED: 06/04/11 at 12:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert High School’s graduation will be held at 2 p.m. this Sunday, June 5, in the high school gymnasium. Parking is available in both the high school and middle school west parking lots. Open entrances for graduation will be the high school gymnasium entrance, middle school gymnasium entrance and high school main entrance. Doors […]
POSTED: 06/04/11 at 12:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Marsh Foundation and Van Wert Hospital’s Gaylord E. Leslie Wellness Center recently completed the Walk Fit Mileage Club. This program encourages youth and staff members to incorporate exercise into their daily activities. Twenty-eight students and 18 staff members walked for a total of 995 miles from April 13 through May 27. Awards were presented […]