Van Wert independent/USDA information WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 49 counties in Ohio as primary natural disaster areas, due to losses caused by the combined effects of excessive rain, flooding, flash flooding, high winds, excessive heat and tornadoes that occurred February 2-July 31. The counties are: Adams, Allen, Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, […]
POSTED: 09/09/11 at 12:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert County Fair Board would like to announce a change of office hours, starting on Monday, September 12. On Monday, the office will open at 8:30 a.m. and close at 4 p.m. Junior Fair and Senior Fair premiums may be picked up during these hours at the Fair Office. Identification must be presented to […]
POSTED: 09/09/11 at 12:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Lima man was banned from Walmart stores and must serve up to six months in the Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation (WORTH) Center in Lima for a portion of what was a series of thefts from area Walmart stores. Dennis McGinnis, 28, of Lima, was sentenced to three years of […]
POSTED: 09/08/11 at 4:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A man who brutally raped and stabbed a local woman to death more than 35 years ago died in prison recently, serving out the life sentence he received in the case. Ernest Tope, 58, formerly of Decatur, Ind., died August 30 of what Amy Lanum, media liaison for the Indiana Department of […]
POSTED: 09/08/11 at 4:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
Developmental screenings for children ages birth to 5 years old will be offered to residents of the following school districts in Van Wert County: Crestview, Delphos, Lincolnview, Parkway, Spencerville and Wayne Trace. Screenings will be held at the Thomas Edison Early Childhood Center on Friday, October 7. Screening hours are 8:30-noon. Appointments can be made […]
POSTED: 09/08/11 at 1:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
Results of the election for Van Wert County Fair Board directors is as follows: Pleasant Township – Terry Childs 193, Dwight High 222. Jennings Township/At Large – Kyle Gehres 247, Phil Sorgen 174. Jackson Township – Randy Mason 165, Tim Miller 272 Liberty Township – Aaron Knittle 231, Chris Overholt 211 York Township – Ron […]
POSTED: 09/08/11 at 1:13 am. FILED UNDER: News
Recently Van Wert Troop 35, Boy Scouts of America, had an outing at Camp Clay. Clint Myers, the coordinator at Camp Clay, had the scouts help assemble a tipi (above). Saturday evening the troop invited parents and guests in for Dutch oven baked cobbler and a flag retirement ceremony. (photos submitted)
POSTED: 09/08/11 at 1:03 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
Van Wert Police September 7, 2 p.m. — A Van Wert resident reported that someone tried to gain entry to a garage at the residence by way of the overhead door. Officers said it did not appear that entry was gained to the garage. September 5, 3:37 p.m. — A city resident reported that someone […]
POSTED: 09/08/11 at 12:24 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Barry Mark Shumaker, 63, of Haviland, died at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Van Wert Manor. He was born April 30, 1948, in Lima, the son of the late Dale A. and Tulvina A. (Knittle) Shumaker. Survivors include a daughter, Abby (Rickey) Rivas of Haviland; one brother, Danny Shumaker of Middle Point; and […]
POSTED: 09/07/11 at 7:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Carol Marie Maloney, 63, of Middle Point, died at 11:14 p.m. Monday, September 5, 2011, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. She was born March 5, 1948, in Delphos, the daughter of the late Edwin and Lela Linderman. On March 11, 1967, she married Robert Maloney, who survives in Middle Point. Other survivors include […]
POSTED: 09/07/11 at 7:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries