By Rex Dolby I hope everyone had a great Christmas and that 2012 brings you many good things. As for the Wassenberg Camera Club, it will start its new year on January 12 at 7 p.m. at the Wassenberg Art Center. Celebrations will be the competition theme in prints and slides and the election of a […]
POSTED: 01/04/12 at 1:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
Van Wert independent/OSU Extension information Foodborne illness outbreaks and product recalls are in the news daily. Training managers and food service employees in safe food handling and how to deal with food safety issues could be the most cost-effective strategy a business will use! In 2012, Ohio State University Extension is pleased to announce that […]
POSTED: 01/04/12 at 4:52 am. FILED UNDER: Business
Van Wert independent sports The Van Wert Lady Cougars used balanced scoring — with a devastating inside game — and good defense to defeat Lincolnview 63-39 in a cross-county rivalry game on Tuesday evening in the Cougar’s Den. The Cougar girls were led by its three big players, with 6-1 senior Alex Morrow scoring 25 […]
POSTED: 01/04/12 at 4:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The YWCA of Van Wert County is now accepting registration for their next session swim lessons. The eight-week swim session begins January 10 and runs through February 28. The YWCA offers two basic youth swim programs: Red Cross Preschool Swim Program and Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Program. The Red Cross Preschool Swim Program works with children […]
POSTED: 01/04/12 at 4:31 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor To hear Nicholas Wheeler tell it, he is a changed man; but it was his long criminal record dating back more than a decade that convinced Judge Charles D. Steele that the community was better off with Wheeler in prison. Judge Steele sentenced Wheeler, 26, of Van Wert, to 24 months in […]
POSTED: 01/04/12 at 4:09 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/VWCH information The office location may be changing but the specialized care remains the same at Van Wert County Hospital’s Specialty Clinic. Beginning January 3, the Specialty Clinic will be moving to a new office location: Suite 209 in the Van Wert Health Center, just across the street from the hospital at 140 […]
POSTED: 01/04/12 at 3:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/Red Cross information Time flies. And the start of a New Year reminds us there’s no time better than now to start a tradition or renew old acquaintances. In the case of blood donation, that one little act of rolling up your sleeve through your American Red Cross can make a big difference […]
POSTED: 01/04/12 at 3:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/Crime Stoppers information Van Wert Police Lt. Doug Weigle, Van Wert County Crime Stoppers coordinator, has released yearly statistics for the program. During 2011, a total of 42 tips were received on the Crime Stoppers tip line (419.238.STOP), resulting in six cases being cleared and the arrest of seven people. Of those arrested, […]
POSTED: 01/04/12 at 3:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert County Auditor’s and Treasurer’s offices will be closed this Thursday, January 5, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. so that office staff can attend the funeral of former Auditor’s Office employee Gloria Adelblue. The office will reopen after 1 p.m.
POSTED: 01/04/12 at 3:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
Of all the interesting, exciting and phenomenal performers we have had the pleasure to bring to Van Wert at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center, we are about to bring one of the most prized individuals on January 24. Jenna Bush Hager, twin daughter of former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, will be […]
POSTED: 01/04/12 at 2:15 am. FILED UNDER: News