CONVOY — Opening the new year, the Crestview Knights freshman boys basketball team hosted the Parkway Panthers Tuesday night and came out with the win by the score of 45-25. The Knights used a strong third quarter and balanced scoring attack to come away with the victory. Their overall record now is 4-1 and they will […]
POSTED: 01/04/12 at 1:30 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Darlene K. Perry, 57, of Van Wert, died at 3:19 a.m. Monday, January 2, 2012, at Lima Memorial Hospital. She was born September 24, 1954, in Lima, the daughter of Margaret (Street) Long and the late Donald Long. She married Roy Perry Sr., who survives in Van Wert. Other survivors include two children, Cacey (Christopher […]
POSTED: 01/03/12 at 5:21 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Troy R. Talbot, 67, of Van Wert died on Friday, December 30, 2011 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born July 16, 1944 in Big Stone Gap, Va., the son of Floyd Marcus and Mae (Back) Talbott, who both proceeded him in death. Troy is survived by Ruth Healy, beloved companion of 12 […]
POSTED: 01/03/12 at 11:20 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Rita M. Kaufman, 86, of Paulding, died Sunday, January 1, 2012, at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born October 4, 1925, in Putnam County, the daughter of the late Henry and Elizabeth (Meyer) Niese. On August 3, 1946, she married Daniel J. Kaufman, who preceded her in death on March 17, 1976. […]
POSTED: 01/03/12 at 10:51 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent/contributor content FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Stuntman and Van Wert resident Henry “The Pitbull” Rife, returning to the scene of one of his worst crashes, successfully jumped 10 cars on an all-terrain vehicle Saturday night at the Rumble in Fort Wayne auto races to set a world indoor record. Rife, 43, broke the […]
POSTED: 01/03/12 at 3:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, recently recognized two members of the Civil Air Patrol’s Van Wert Unit 296. Cadet Airman Courtney Byrd and Sgt. Anthony Sandefe were presented certificates of merit for their hard work and accomplishments within the local unit. Shown with them is Jerry Mazur (left), Lodge youth […]
POSTED: 01/03/12 at 2:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
WILLSHIRE — Willshire Youth Activities will be sponsoring “Basket Bingo & More” on Sunday, January 29. The event will be held at the Rockford Community Building. Doors will open at noon, with bingo beginning at 1 that afternoon. Tickets are $20, which includes 20 games of bingo. The winner of each game of bingo will […]
POSTED: 01/03/12 at 2:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 178 of Van Wert will be serving a pork loin dinner today, from 5-7 p.m. The meal is open to the public. A bake sale will also be held, with donations being accepted. The auxiliary’s Executive Committee will meet on Thursday, January 5, at 6:30 p.m., followed by a meeting of the […]
POSTED: 01/03/12 at 2:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
RON WARE/for Van Wert independent sports FORT WAYNE, Ind. – With 56 minutes to spare, Tony Stewart squeezed yet another victory into a year that already was reaching mythical proportions. Taking the checkered flag at 11:04 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, the three-time NASCAR champion completed a weekend sweep of the 14th annual Rumble in […]
POSTED: 01/03/12 at 2:55 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
GREENE COUNTY — The Van Wert Cougar wrestlers competed in the Greater Miami Valley Wrestling Invitational on Saturday, finishing 42nd out of 53 teams in the extremely tough tournament. Top Van Wert wrestlers were 285-pounder Terrin Contreras, who finished fifth with a record of 5-2 and four pins, and Zack Burk, at 126 pounds, who […]
POSTED: 01/03/12 at 2:48 am. FILED UNDER: Sports