Work has progress over the past three months on Vantage Career Center’s facilities project, as shown by these aerial photos taken by local attorney Chuck Koch. The photo below was taken on October 8, 2011, while the top one was taken January 8 of this year.
POSTED: 01/10/12 at 6:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/Thomas Edison Center information Developmental screenings for children birth to age 5 will be offered to residents of the following school districts in Van Wert County: Crestview, Delphos, Lincolnview, Parkway, Spencerville and Wayne Trace. The screenings will be held at the Thomas Edison Early Childhood Center on Friday, February 17, and Friday, March […]
POSTED: 01/10/12 at 6:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
This photo shows a house that caught fire Monday morning at 636 Jefferson St. in Van Wert. Most of the damage was inside the structure. The Van Wert Fire Department battled the fire. (photo by Brent Gibson for the Van Wert independent)
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Van Wert independent/contributor content COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Unclaimed Funds marked its 30th anniversary Monday by encouraging even more Ohioans to step forward and claim their unclaimed treasure. So far in Fiscal Year 2012 (July 2011-December 2011), the division has paid more than 29,500 claims — a 34.5 percent increase […]
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Verlin “Dale” Gribble, 67, of Grover Hill, died Sunday, January 8, 2012, at Paulding County Hospital in Paulding. He was born October 5, 1944, in McDougal, Ark., the son of the late Barney I. and Eula (O’Guin) Gribble. Survivors include two sons, Brad (Shadnna Fink) Gribble of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Shawn (Jeanne Seffernick) Gribble […]
POSTED: 01/10/12 at 5:51 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Nancy Virginia Dellinger, 92, of Willshire, died at 2:44 p.m. Monday, January 9, 2012, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. She was born May 31, 1919, in Adams County, Ind., the daughter of the late James Franklin and Alverda May (Dilling) Parrish. On October 22, 1938, she married Kenneth Paul Dellinger, who preceded […]
POSTED: 01/10/12 at 12:22 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Although some people think those who make New Year’s resolutions are two-faced, we can probably blame that on the Romans, who pretty much started the tradition. The month January is named for Janus, the Romans’ two-headed god, who is seen looking both backward into the old year and forward into the New […]
POSTED: 01/09/12 at 7:24 am. FILED UNDER: News
DUBLIN — The Van Wert High School wrestling team traveled to Dublin Scioto High School for a wrestling match that included 14 teams. The Cougars came in eighth in the tournament, with Zack Burke garnering a second-place finish at 126 pounds, and Terrin Contreras and Jimmy Hardman putting together a 2-3 finish in the 285-pound […]
POSTED: 01/09/12 at 6:40 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SPENCERVILLE — The Van Wert Middle School wrestlers competed in the Spencerville Bearcats Invitational Tournament on Saturday. The Cougars finished fifth out of 17 teams in a highly competitive tournament that includes some of the area’s finest wrestlers. The Van Wert Middle School grapplers have came along way this season, as they have 21 athletes […]
POSTED: 01/09/12 at 5:16 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
CONVOY — The Crestview Knights freshman boys’ basketball team hosted the undefeated Delphos St. John’s Blue Jays this past Saturday. It was a tough scrappy battle and the Blue Jays came away with the win by a score of 41-35. The Knights move to 4-2 overall and will travel to Lincolnview to take on the […]
POSTED: 01/09/12 at 3:25 am. FILED UNDER: Sports