Van Wert Police October 26, 4:02 p.m. — A burglary was reported in the 100 block of Hawthorne Drive. October 26, 12:49 p.m. — An employee of the YMCA reported that someone broke a window out of her vehicle and stole her purse, which was inside, while the vehicle was parked in a YMCA parking […]
POSTED: 10/28/11 at 2:39 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Members of the Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce and the owners of Perks’ Café cut the ribbon on the new Roadside Perks coffee drive-thru for those who need their coffee on the go. The new shop is located at 1114 S. Washington St. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 10/28/11 at 2:31 am. FILED UNDER: News
The YMCA of Van Wert County announces a luncheon for its SilverSneakers program. The event will be held on Thursday, November 17, at 11 a.m. All potential and current SilverSneakers members are welcome to attend this event, as well as the SilverSneakers fitness class from 10-10:45 a.m. This is a great way to find out […]
POSTED: 10/28/11 at 2:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
Here are some of the items being raffled off during fifth annual Wrenway Park Cornhole Tournament, to be held in Wren Saturday, November 5, starting at 1 p.m. (photo submitted)
POSTED: 10/28/11 at 2:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
OTTAWA — The Crestview Lady Knights proved to everyone tonight how they give everything they have and hold nothing back! The Knights lost the first two games of the district championship match, 22-25 and 17-25, to Leipsic but were determined not to allow their 2011 season come to an end. Crestview then came back to […]
POSTED: 10/28/11 at 2:19 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
It took five tough games, but St. Henry’s Lady Redskins were finally able to overcome Midwest Athletic Conference rival Maria Stein Marion Local to win the Van Wert Division II district volleyball tournament on Thursday evening. Marion Local won the first game, 25-21, but the Redskins evened the match up with a 25-16 victory in […]
POSTED: 10/28/11 at 2:15 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Patricia Louise Leathers, 78, of Ridge Township, Van Wert County, died at 5:05 a.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at Van Wert Manor. She was born in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Thomas I. and Ocie M. (Bolenbaugh) Miller. On August 12, 1956, she was united in marriage with David A. Leathers, who preceded […]
POSTED: 10/27/11 at 11:36 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert police and other law enforcement personnel were involved in an investigation Wednesday into a suspected meth lab located in a house on the southeast corner of Main and Wall streets in the city. Here, an officer in protective gear prepares to enter the house while other officers stand outside the residence. The incident […]
POSTED: 10/27/11 at 2:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent Two people were arraigned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court, while a woman involved in cultivating marijuana near the village of Willshire pleaded guilty to a related charge during hearings held Wednesday. Kelli Duval, 31, of Spencerville, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of illegal cultivation of marijuana, a […]
POSTED: 10/27/11 at 2:23 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/contributor information The third annual Van Wert County Entrepreneurship Fair will be held Saturday morning, November 12, in the First Federal Lecture Hall at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. Organizers, including representatives from the Ohio State University Extension Economic Development Office, Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Van Wert, the Van […]
POSTED: 10/27/11 at 2:13 am. FILED UNDER: News