Van Wert independent sports HEBRON – Van Wert’s boys’ cross country team finished seventh and two individual runners earned All-Ohio honors in the Division II State Cross Country Championship held at National Trail Raceway on Saturday. Junior Jared Fleming finished 10th in a time of 16:14 in the race to earn first team All-Ohio honors, […]
POSTED: 11/07/11 at 5:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor In addition to the three state issues, there a number of local issues on Tuesday’s general election ballot, with the two levies sought by the Van Wert County Council on Aging receiving the most voter attention. The Van Wert County Board of Commissioners approved resolutions back in July to place two replacement […]
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The YWCA’s Gingerbread Junction and holiday Craft and Vendor Show brought a large crowd out to the YW on Saturday. Children (above) made gingerbread houses while adults got the chance to begin their holiday shopping early with a large selection of arts & crafts available for sale at the YWCA. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor While Issue 2 seems to be garnering the most attention from both media and state residents, there are also two other state issues on the ballot for Tuesday’s general election. ISSUE 1 Issue 1 would change the Ohio Constitution to increase the maximum age a person can be elected judge from 70 […]
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Van Wert Police November 4, 5:37 p.m. — Billy R. Stevens, 65, of Michigan City, Ind., was cited for operating a vehicle while impaired (OVI) and having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle as a result of a traffic stop in the city. November 5, 7:08 p.m. — Kristina L. Diltz, 31, […]
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The Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio in Van Wert is pleased to announce that a second show has been added for Christmas with Kenny G on Wednesday, December 7, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will go on sale to the public for that show on Wednesday, November 9, at noon both at the box […]
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Cotter Smith had all the mannerisms of brash Marquette basketball coach and color analyst Al McGuire Sunday afternoon at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio in Dick Enberg’s one-man play, Coach: The Untold Legend of College Basketball Legend Al McGuire. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
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The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life in Van Wert will have its annual kick off celebration on Sunday, November 13, from 2-4 p.m., in The Marsh Foundation’s Recreation Center on Lincoln Highway. All teams that sign up online prior to November 13, or at the kick-off, will receive a gift when they attend the […]
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Joanne L. McCoy, 87, of Van Wert, died at 10:05 p.m. Friday, November 4, 2011, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born August 31, 1924, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Glenn L. and Cora (Wollet) Adams. On August 30, 1942, she married Jesse G. McCoy, who preceded her […]
POSTED: 11/06/11 at 1:27 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Naomi Ruth Thomas, 83, of Van Wert, died at 4:10 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 2011, at Van Wert Manor in Van Wert. She was born December 24, 1927, in Spencerville, the daughter of the late Clarence and Ruth (Doan) Oehlhof. On May 10, 1947, she married Paul Eugene Thomas, who preceded her in death on […]
POSTED: 11/06/11 at 1:25 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries