Van Wert YMCA was the site of the third annual Van Wert Holiday Diving Invitational. During the competition, 19 girls and 12 boys completed 11 different dives from the 1-meter board. Schools participating were Botkins, Bryan, Celina, Coldwater, Kettering Fairmont, Oregon Clay, Ottawa-Glandorf, St. Marys Memorial, and Van Wert. Logan Bauer from Botkins won the […]
POSTED: 12/28/11 at 1:28 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
CONVOY — The Crestview Knight Pride Club will be honoring recent regional and state tournament participants during boys’ basketball games over the holiday break. The 2010 regional baseball and softball teams will be honored during the boys’ basketball game with Delphos St. John’s this evening. Team members and coaches will be recognized immediately after the […]
POSTED: 12/28/11 at 1:25 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
A growing number of performing arts patrons have joined the list of NPAC members and have enjoyed valuable benefits. In addition to attending and enjoying many performances at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio, members have also received recognition of their support in newsletters, programs, and on the website. Even more enticing may be […]
POSTED: 12/28/11 at 1:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
CINDY WOOD/independent feature writer Nicole Davis-Glass knows all about second chances, and she’s intent on using hers to help others by paying it forward. Nine years ago last month, Davis-Glass was aboard a helicopter en route to a Fort Wayne, Ind., hospital after a horrific crash on U.S. 127. Traveling to Van Wert from the […]
POSTED: 12/27/11 at 1:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/City Council information Another item has been added to the agenda for Van Wert City Council’s Judiciary & Annexation Committee. According to Council President Gary Corcoran, Mayor Louis Ehmer received a request from an applicant asking the city to approve transfer of a liquor license from Allen County to Van Wert County. The license is […]
POSTED: 12/27/11 at 1:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police December 25, 4:05 a.m. – Lewis F. Delong, 49, of 503 Elliot St., was arrested on a charge of domestic violence that stemmed from a domestic incident that occurred at his residence. December 22, 2:36 p.m. – A Paulding County resident reported an incident of “road rage” that occurred in the city. […]
POSTED: 12/27/11 at 1:47 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
The following pets are available for adoption through The Animal Protective League: Cats Hank and Caesar, 3-year-old males, black and white, fixed. Pearl, a 6-year-old female gray tiger, fixed. Kittens Male and female, 3 months old, gray with white face, black and white, tiger stripe. Male and female, 7 weeks old, white and light brown. […]
POSTED: 12/27/11 at 1:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
Sara R. Adams, 93, of Van Wert, died at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, December 25, 2011, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born October 23, 1918, in Findlay, the daughter of the late Charles P. and Susan B. (Dunifon) Clark. On July 7, 1939, she married William C. “Peck” Adams, who preceded […]
POSTED: 12/26/11 at 7:25 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Dorothy Rosella (Black) Hoverman, 93, of Van Wert, died at 2:20 p.m. Sunday, December 25, 2011, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. She was born December 2, 1918, in Ohio City, the daughter of the late Jesse H. and Luie Leota (Cox) Black. On December 24, 1939, she married Lawrence Edward “Sam” Hoverman, […]
POSTED: 12/26/11 at 3:46 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Dorothy M. (Caywood) Thatcher Mihm, 89, of Rockford, died at 8:20 p.m. Sunday, December 25, 2011, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. She was born January 23, 1922, in Liberty Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of Delmar and Jessie (Huffman) Caywood. On June 28, 1941, she married Robert Harold Thatcher, who preceded […]
POSTED: 12/26/11 at 3:45 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries