Van Wert independent Several area firefighters are planning events in commemoration of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Van Wert Professional Firefighters Local 681, along with the Van Wert Fire Department, is holding a 5K run/walk and open house to commemorate the 10 anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Both events start promptly at […]
POSTED: 09/10/11 at 4:47 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/United Way information Main Street businesses and the Van Wert County government employees have kicked off a food drive challenge for the United Way Day of Caring food drive to benefit The Salvation Army. “Since Main Street was the pacesetter for the 2011 United Way campaign I was thinking that we should continue […]
POSTED: 09/10/11 at 3:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/Sheriff’s Department information Indictments were handed down Friday on two cases being investigated by the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Stan D. Owens said Friday that the September session of Van Wert County Grand Jury returned secret indictments related to marijuana cultivation and a fire that destroyed a crane being used to […]
POSTED: 09/10/11 at 3:17 am. FILED UNDER: News
Vantage ABLE/GED classes begin next week, with orientations starting Monday, September 12, at various locations throughout Van Wert, Paulding and Mercer counties. Classes at Vantage are Monday through Thursday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. Other Van Wert classes are held at YWCA on Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to 3:30 p.m., and Trinity United Methodist Church […]
POSTED: 09/10/11 at 3:03 am. FILED UNDER: News
A Local Work Group meeting will be held at the Van Wert Soil & Water Conservation District, 1185 Professional Drive in Van Wert, at 8 a.m. Tuesday, September 20. Items to be discussed: Identify and prioritize the local resource concerns and set the local ranking points.
POSTED: 09/10/11 at 3:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
KENTON — The Van Wert volleyball team traveled to Kenton for its second Western Buckeye League match of the season. The weather was pretty much how the Cougars played for the evening: “gloomy”. It had been a week since their last game, when they defeated Lima Shawnee in the WBL opener. The game scores were 19-25, 18-25 […]
POSTED: 09/10/11 at 1:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Police September 9, 1:52 a.m. — Melissa S. Stanfield, 40, of Spencerville, was arrested for operating a vehicle while impaired (OVI) and was also cited for an open container violation as a result of a traffic stop at the intersection of Washington Street and Valam Drive. September 9, 12:05 a.m. — Kevin T. […]
POSTED: 09/10/11 at 1:16 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Richard L. Suever, 71, of Delphos, died at 4:50 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2011, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. He was born February 12, 1940, in Allen County, the son of the late Anton and Catherine (Hugenard) Suever. On October 9, 1971, he married Jeanine A. Suever, who preceded him in death on […]
POSTED: 09/10/11 at 1:12 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Susan D. (Gillespie) McMahon, 60, of Delphos, died at 12:42 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2011, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. She was born March 19, 1951, in Fostoria, the daughter of the late Robert “Dewey” and Elsie (Lanning) Gillespie. She married John Czerwinski, then remarried Pete McMahon, and both survive. Other survivors include […]
POSTED: 09/10/11 at 1:10 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Crime Stoppers will pay you cash for information if it will help the Van Wert Police Department solve several burglaries occurring in the northeastern portion of Van Wert. Six burglaries have been reported since June of this year, with the thief usually entering the residences though a window or rear door. The items normally taken […]
POSTED: 09/09/11 at 3:49 am. FILED UNDER: Crime Stoppers