DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Vantage Board of Education members received an update on the school’s renovation-construction project during its regular August meeting Thursday night in the Cup and Saucer dining area. Superintendent Staci Kaufman told board members the project was essentially on schedule, with labs for the Auto Body, Auto Tech and Ag Diesel classes projected […]
POSTED: 08/05/11 at 1:17 am. FILED UNDER: News
Traffic was heavy as bargain hunters converged on Van Wert in search of treasure as both the Highway 127 and Lincoln Buy-Way yard sales took off on Thursday. Yard sale aficionados have a whole weekend to find that special bargain, and also down some ribs and suds and listen to some good entertainment during the […]
POSTED: 08/05/11 at 1:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
MADISON, Wis. — Devin Sheets, an American Family Insurance agent in Van Wert, has been recognized for customer satisfaction excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates’ Distinguished Insurance Agency Program. Sheets joins other American Family agents who have demonstrated the highest level of commitment to outstanding customer service. Sheets has been an agent for American […]
POSTED: 08/04/11 at 11:43 pm. FILED UNDER: Business
The YWCA of Van Wert County has presented two local young women with academic scholarships. The scholarships were presented to Katelyn Bono and Rachael McCroskey at the Van Wert High School Awards Convocation by Sharon Witten and Dr. Shaneeta Johnson, members of the YWCA Christian Emphasis Committee. The awards are presented to Van Wert County […]
POSTED: 08/04/11 at 11:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth
Auditions will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, August 7, and Monday, August 8, for the first production of the Van Wert Civic Theatre 2011-2012 season. The Story of My Life is a musical depicting the life journey of two close friends whose life choices take them in different directions. One becomes a famous author, […]
POSTED: 08/04/11 at 11:02 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Participants at the YMCA of Van Wert County’s summer camp this week — Dinosaur to Dogs Camp — got to see a snake and turtle presentation by Chuck Rollins, biology teacher at Van Wert High School. Registration is still available for next week’s Backpack Fun Camp. Call the Y at 419.238.0443 or register online at www.vwymca.org. […]
POSTED: 08/04/11 at 11:01 pm. FILED UNDER: News
A timetable has been announced for schedule pick-up at Van Wert High School. Junior and seniors can pick up schedules on Monday, August 15, while the remaining juniors and sophomores can pick their schedules up on Tuesday, August 16. Freshman will receive their schedules during freshman and new student orientation, to be held from 9-11:30 […]
POSTED: 08/04/11 at 10:42 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Chicken dinners will be on the menu at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds on Saturday, August 13. The carryout meal includes a quarter of a chicken, baked potato, pasta salad and chocolate cake at a cost of $7. Gibson’s Barnyard BBQ will cater the meal, which will be available from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. that Saturday. […]
POSTED: 08/04/11 at 10:41 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police August 3, 9:42 p.m. — A resident in the 600 block of Elm Street reported that a door on an outdoor shed was damaged. August 3, 12:18 p.m. — A resident of the 400 block of South Tyler Street reported that a 27-inch Phat Kaddy bicycle was stolen from his backyard. Delphos […]
POSTED: 08/04/11 at 10:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Van Wert man’s mother pleaded with Judge Charles D. Steele not to send her son to prison, but the man’s criminal record, which stretches back to a 1998 case in Van Wert County Juvenile Court, spoke louder. Judge Steele sentenced Jordan Vickery, 27, to nine months in prison on a charge […]
POSTED: 08/04/11 at 4:19 am. FILED UNDER: News