DAVE MOSIER/independent editor After a busy weekend, the 155th edition of the Van Wert County Fair heads into its final official day today. Today’s Labor Day activities include dancing demonstrations by Kim Hohman’s DanceWorks (noon-1:30 p.m.) and Pam’s School of Dance (1:30-3 p.m.), both in the Entertainment Tent; thoroughbred and quarter horse racing in front […]
POSTED: 09/05/11 at 4:35 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/Community Club information The Van Wert Community Club is hosting a Zumba-thon from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 17, at the S.F. Goedde Building, 205 W. Crawford St. in Van Wert. The cost is $10 per person. Registration the day of the event will begin at 8:45 a.m. and those wanting […]
POSTED: 09/05/11 at 3:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
Provided by the Isaac Van Wart Chapter of the DAR The U.S. Constitution was forged in the summer of 1787 in Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pa., and signed September 17, 1787, by delegates from the various states. At the end of the Revolutionary War, a peacetime government was needed to enforce law and order, establish […]
POSTED: 09/05/11 at 3:17 am. FILED UNDER: News
The following pets are available for adoption through The Animal Protective League: Cats Bentley and Scratch, 1-year-old male orange, gray cats, long-haired, with shots. Gracie, a 3-year-old female multi-colored cat, long-haired, fixed (no other cats). A 3-year-old black female. A 1-year-old dark calico female. Male and female, 2 years old, variety of colors. Kittens Male […]
POSTED: 09/05/11 at 3:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
CONVOY — The Crestview Lady Knights Varsity Girls Soccer team hosted the Lima Central Catholic Thunderbirds in a Northwest Conference match on Saturday, with LCC defeating the Lady Knights by a score of 6-1. Scoring the lone goal for the Knights was Madison Etzler. Scoring for the T-Birds was Kelly Ahman, Sydney Santaguida, and Liz Taflinger, […]
POSTED: 09/05/11 at 12:31 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Police September 2, 8:30 p.m. — Dominic O. Eddins, 32, of 516 N. Race St., was arrested on an outstanding warrant issued in Allen County Common Pleas Court. September 2, 11:39 a.m. — A Van Wert resident reported a possible incident of identity theft, having received a bill for services that were not […]
POSTED: 09/05/11 at 12:14 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Donald L. “Pete” Peters, 83, of Convoy, died at 6:05 p.m. Friday, September 2, 2011, at Sarah Jane Living Center in Delphos. He was born July 14, 1928, in Fort Wayne, Ind., the son of the late Erwin and Louise (Dietrich) Peters. On February 4, 1951, he married Janet (Kiehl) Peters, who survives in Delphos. […]
POSTED: 09/04/11 at 1:45 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert Police No new reports. Delphos Police No new reports.
POSTED: 09/03/11 at 4:19 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Friday was another of the Van Wert County Fair’s “theme” days, this one honoring veterans of the armed services. Military veterans not only were given free admittance into the fair, but there was also a parade, a special program and the traditional bean soup and cornbread served in the Entertainment Tent. The […]
POSTED: 09/03/11 at 4:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor All those involved in the special show developed expressly to honor the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trace Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, are in agreement that what they are creating is not just a concert, but an emotional experience. “Musically, we’re covering just about […]
POSTED: 09/03/11 at 4:10 am. FILED UNDER: News