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Monday, Jul. 27, 2026

Van Wert Police June 1, 6:14 p.m. — A Van Wert resident reported damage to a rental property he owns in the 200 block of South Tyler Street. Delphos Police No new reports.

POSTED: 06/03/11 at 5:13 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement

Van Wert independent/NPAC information It’s ballroom and hip-hop, country and jazz, a Christmas season that won’t soon be forgotten and a whole lot more. This year’s 2011-2012 Niswonger Performing Arts Center season holds the promise of a bigger and better season than ever before! A special show kicks off this fourth season at the NPAC […]

POSTED: 06/03/11 at 4:40 am. FILED UNDER: News

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The second time was the charm … for the prosecution. After a hung jury in his first trial, David Darst was convicted Thursday of child endangering following a two-day trial in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. After deliberating for more than six hours, an eight-man, four-woman jury came back with the […]

POSTED: 06/03/11 at 4:20 am. FILED UNDER: News

POSTED: 06/03/11 at 4:15 am. FILED UNDER: News

Van Wert independent/contributor content If local residents can’t find something they want to do this weekend, they are pretty darn hard to please. That’s because this is the One Wonderful Weekend when the Peony Festival and ArtRageous on Main meet the Fountain Park Summer Music Series in a veritable cornucopia of events and activities. The […]

POSTED: 06/03/11 at 4:08 am. FILED UNDER: News

POSTED: 06/03/11 at 4:03 am. FILED UNDER: News

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor For the second time this year, a jury is deliberating to decide whether David Darst is guilty of causing injuries to his then-9-week-old son, Logan. Judge Sumner E. Walters, who is hearing the case this time on assignment from the Ohio Supreme Court, gave the eight-man, four-woman jury its final instructions at […]

POSTED: 06/02/11 at 2:51 am. FILED UNDER: News

The 2011 Van Wert Lady Cougar Youth Basketball Camp for has been set for the week of July 18-21.  All girls entering grades 3-8 are eligible to attend, and the camp will run from 1-4 p.m. each day. The Lady Cougar camp will focus on teaching the fundamentals of the game of basketball in a fun environment. The coaching staff and […]

POSTED: 06/02/11 at 2:23 am. FILED UNDER: Sports

CONVOY — On Thursday at 1 p.m., Crestview will be holding a joint send-off and pep assembly for the state-bound softball team and the girls’ 4×400-meter relay team. The eventI will be held in the gymnasium, and the public is welcome to attend.

POSTED: 06/02/11 at 2:12 am. FILED UNDER: Sports

Van Wert independent A new business is coming to Vision Industrial Park, thanks in part to a $180,000 loan from the Van Wert Revolving Loan Fund. Lloyd Linton, owner of Tire Waste Transport, which recycles used tires into four products, mostly asphalt-related, formally purchased 3 acres of land in Vision Park where a 12,000-square-foot facility […]

POSTED: 06/02/11 at 2:09 am. FILED UNDER: News