Van Wert independent/contributor content The Van Wert County Board of Elections has announced that the filing deadline for Ohio’s March 6, 2012, presidential primary election will be December 7, 2011, at 4 p.m. Positions up for election during the primary will be two commissioner seats, county coroner, county engineer, county prosecutor, county recorder, county sheriff […]
POSTED: 09/27/11 at 2:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/contributor content The Van Wert Community Club and Van Wert City/County DARE programs are pleased to announce that Hiestand’s Haunted Woods will open for the Halloween season on Saturday, October 1, and run every Friday and Saturday night in October from 8 p.m. to around midnight, weather permitting. Admission to the haunted woods […]
POSTED: 09/27/11 at 2:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/YWCA information The YWCA of Van Wert will be offering a one-night Personal Protection for Women class, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 12, as part of the National YWCA “Week Without Violence.” The Van Wert Self Defense Team and 540 Martial Arts will provide instruction. This class is designed to […]
POSTED: 09/27/11 at 2:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent The death of a Van Wert woman earlier this month is currently under review by the Van Wert Police Department and Van Wert County Coroner’s Office, according to a news release from Police Chief Joel Hammond. Police officers and EMS personnel from the Van Wert Fire Department were dispatched shortly after a […]
POSTED: 09/27/11 at 2:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
CONVOY — Crestview High School Principal Michael L. Biro announced Monday that Matthew Holden has been named a Commended Student in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program. A letter of commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal to this scholastically talented senior. […]
POSTED: 09/27/11 at 2:32 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
The Lady Knights traveled to Van Wert in a non-conference matchup Monday night and came out with a victory which now makes them 11-1 overall and 4-0 in the Northwest Conference. After losing the first game of the match 21-25, Crestview bounced back and took the next three 25-15, 25-19 and 25-20. Crestview’s junior varsity team […]
POSTED: 09/27/11 at 1:49 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Lincolnview Junior High cross country teams competed over the weekend at the Van Wert County Cross Country Invitational. The boys’ team finished third out of 24 teams, and was just five points away from second place. The boys’ team had 12 out of 13 personal records on the day. The girls’ team had 4 […]
POSTED: 09/27/11 at 1:48 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Police September 25, 5:39 p.m. — The theft of items was reported by an employee of Main Street Market. September 23, 10:13 p.m. — Cory J. Schaffer, 33, of 226 N. Wayne St., was cited for an open container violation while in the 400 block of East Central Avenue. September 25, 6:12 p.m. […]
POSTED: 09/26/11 at 9:18 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Edwin E. Watkins, 86, of Lima, died at 12:53 p.m. Sunday, September 25, 2011, at his residence. He was born September 14, 1925, in Putnam County, the son of the late Henry and Linda (VanDemark) Watkins. On February 28, 1948, he married Isabella (Wells) Watkins, who survives in Lima. Other survivors include two sons, Michael […]
POSTED: 09/26/11 at 8:56 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Bernetia C. Verfaillie, 86, of Paulding, died Thursday, September 22, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Ind. She was born March 9, 1925, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Andrew T. and Viola Mae (Cotterman) Gillett. On January 26, 1945, she married Lucien A. Verfaillie, who preceded her in […]
POSTED: 09/26/11 at 3:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries