The following pets are available for adoption through The Animal Protective League: Cats Belle, a 4-year-old female cat, spayed and declawed. Male and female cats, 2 years old, various colors. Female calico cat, dark, 1 year old. Male black cat, 5 years old, neutered and declawed. Kittens Male and female, 12 weeks old, caramel blond, […]
POSTED: 07/11/11 at 2:09 am. FILED UNDER: News
Convoy resident Keith Langdon got a rare photo of a fox at his residence on Saturday evening. “My wife was watering her plants at our home in Convoy (when) a fox walked between our house and our neighbor’s,” Langdon said, adding, “I’ve seen many animals — opossums, groundhogs, raccoons, even skunks — in our garden […]
POSTED: 07/11/11 at 12:46 am. FILED UNDER: News
WREN — Young girls ages 1-10 could be named the Wren Wiffleball Princess for the 20th anniversary Wren Wiffleball Tournament this year. Young girls can sign up now for a chance to be the Little Miss or Junior Miss Wiffleball Princess for 2011. The contest will be held Friday, August 19, at Moser Park in […]
POSTED: 07/11/11 at 12:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
MIDDLE POINT — The Middle Point Lions Club is preparing for its annual Benefit Auction and Ice Cream Social. The event will be held Friday, July 29, at the Middle Point Community Building. The auction will start at 6 p.m. and food will be served, starting at 5 that evening. Items to be auctioned are […]
POSTED: 07/11/11 at 12:09 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police July 8, 6:51 p.m. – A male juvenile reported being assaulted by two other male juveniles at Apple Glen Apartments, 1116 Kear Road. July 5, 4:54 p.m. – A resident of the 300 block of North Franklin Street reported that someone forced entry to his residence. Nothing was reported taken.
POSTED: 07/10/11 at 11:28 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Amelia B. Lineberger, 87, of Van Wert, died at 11:01 a.m. Saturday, July 9, 2011, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born January 29, 1924, in Lima, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Theresa (Fargo) Benny. On June 17, 1945, she married Edwin O. Lineberger, who survives in Van Wert. […]
POSTED: 07/10/11 at 9:38 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert Police No new reports.
POSTED: 07/09/11 at 3:46 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
RUSS LABOUNTY/Van Wert independent Cheers and applause filled the air and tears were shed as the last shuttle into space, Atlantis, lifted off and headed to the International Space Station for the final time at 11:29 a.m. Friday. Launch control held the countdown at T-minus 31 seconds to make sure the retractable arm, or beanie […]
POSTED: 07/09/11 at 3:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Independent Film Festival founder and Executive Director Len Archibald greets a film buff during Friday’s events at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio. Friday’s events included the screening of a number of film shorts, as well as the acclaimed Superheroes. A midnight screening of Glenn Berggoetz’ The Worst Movie EVER! was […]
POSTED: 07/09/11 at 2:33 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/Connect Ohio information Van Wert County trails both neighboring counties and the state average when it comes to Internet access and computer usage. The information was part of a new report released by Connect Ohio detailing technology adoption on a county-level basis for each of the state’s 88 counties. The new report follows […]
POSTED: 07/09/11 at 2:32 am. FILED UNDER: News