DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Van Wert County Board of Commissioners heard an update on Iberdrola Renewables’ Blue Creek Wind Farm, while also hearing a report on a fiber optic project in the county and decided on a way to ensure Dog Warden Rich Strunkenburg is more accessible to the public while he is on duty. […]
POSTED: 12/21/11 at 6:05 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports The Paulding Panthers showed they could play with the Van Wert Cougars – at least for three quarters – but a bad third quarter spelled the difference as the Cougars won the non-conference boys’ ballgame 69-56. Jake Myers led Van Wert with 22 points, while AJ Smith scored 14 points and Joe […]
POSTED: 12/21/11 at 3:56 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent/contributor content For the past decade, the Van Wert County Family Visitation Center has provided a safe, neutral environment where children can be exchanged from one parent to the other or have supervised visits with a non-residential parent. That’s all coming to an end this week. After losing both local and state funds, […]
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The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be out in full force this holiday season removing dangerous and impaired drivers in an effort to reach historic lows in the number of people killed on Ohio’s roadways in 2011. Last year fatalities increased to 1,080 over a record low of 1,022 in […]
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DELPHOS — A 36-year-old Delphos woman faces a variety of charges stemming from what police are calling an underage drinking party at her residence early Sunday morning. Andrea S. Stump was charged with three counts of permitting underage alcohol consumption, one for each juvenile that was consuming alcohol underage; three counts of furnishing alcohol to […]
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HOLLAND — With the deadline to extend a federal payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits just days away, Fifth Congressional District candidate Angela Zimmann says it’s past time for Washington to set aside partisan bickering and get the job done for middle class families. “Bob Latta and his fellow career politicians in Washington have once […]
POSTED: 12/21/11 at 2:59 am. FILED UNDER: News
Mulligan’s Pub and Bistro, located at Hickory Sticks Golf Club on U.S. 127 on the south edge of Van Wert, would like to announce the hiring of a new manager, Kindra Butler. Butler comes to Mulligan’s Pub and Bistro with over 10 years of restaurant experience, not only in management but ownership and entrepreneurship. Butler’s […]
POSTED: 12/21/11 at 2:57 am. FILED UNDER: Business
SANDRA GROOMS/for The Van Wert independent The Van Wert High School boys and girls swimming and diving teams hosted Coldwater and Versailles in a double dual meet on Tuesday evening. The Cougar boys’ team defeated Coldwater 77-18, but was in turn defeated by Versailles 53-47. The Cougar girls’ team also defeated Coldwater 63-39, but was […]
POSTED: 12/21/11 at 2:55 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
CONVOY — The Crestview Middle School boys’ basketball teams hosted the Jefferson Wildcats on Tuesday night. In the seventh grade game, the Knights came away with a 36-35 victory. The Knights built up a lead of six points starting the fourth quarter and then had to hold off the Wildcats for the win. With the win, the seventh […]
POSTED: 12/21/11 at 2:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Niswonger Performing Arts Center box office will be closed Friday and Monday before and after Christmas and New Year’s Day. So, for that perfect gift for the music lover on your list, you will want to make sure you obtain a NPAC gift certificate by Thursday of this week. Tickets and gift certificates have […]
POSTED: 12/21/11 at 12:35 am. FILED UNDER: News