Jeff Thacher of the popular vocal group Rockapella describes what he does as a person who “spits for a living!” Perhaps a better way of putting it is he makes up all the drum and percussive sounds in the vocal band. It is indeed a skill to provide all the drums, cymbals, splashes, cowbells, and whatever else […]
POSTED: 10/18/11 at 6:42 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Cindy Wood/VW independent Ray Etzler is to Crestview what peanut butter is to jelly. Naturally, they just go together. The Board of Education recognized that at its regular meeting Monday evening, and approved the local effort established by Crestview alumni to recognize Etzler at an upcoming basketball game. While the final details have not been […]
POSTED: 10/18/11 at 5:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The prosecution began its case Monday against accused murderer Shawn Jones in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Because of postponements related to DNA testing and two competency hearings, the case didn’t come to trial until more than a year after the victim, Jones’ 83-year-old grandmother, Edna LaRue, died in her Sunrise […]
POSTED: 10/18/11 at 5:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police No new reports. Delphos Police October 16, 3:14 a.m. — Tonya Hamilton, 29, of Findlay, ws charged with operating a vehicle while impaired (OVI) following a traffic stop. October 14, 6:53 p.m. — Laura Savage, 47, of Delphos, was charged with two counts of theft as a result of items taken from […]
POSTED: 10/18/11 at 1:30 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Content submitted Van Wert County Hospital is offering a Heartsaver AED Course on October 22nd from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the hospital’s conference room A. The Heartsaver AED Course teaches students critical skills and knowledge needed to respond to and manage an emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) […]
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Content submitted The Van Wert Council on Aging is hosting an open house from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23 at the Van Wert Senior Center, 220 Fox Rd. in Van Wert. Light refreshments will be served, and attendees will have a chance to win one of several door prizes. The open house is being held […]
POSTED: 10/17/11 at 6:54 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Betty Louise Schumm, 90, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 10:40 p.m., Saturday, October 15, 2011, at the Laurels of Shane Hill where she was a patient. She was born on March 1, 1921, to Amos Clemons and Esther Emilie (Schumm) Schumm. She had worked five years at the TuWay Mop Factory in Rockford, but had worked […]
POSTED: 10/17/11 at 6:50 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
From submitted content Stacy Hohman of Luckey, Ohio, was recently named the nursing academic coordinator for Northwest State Community College’s Van Wert satellite location. She is responsible for the nursing and academic programs, recruiting faculty and students, and evaluating programs. “The Northwest State Van Wert location continues to see growth, both in the nursing program […]
POSTED: 10/17/11 at 6:35 am. FILED UNDER: News