The Peony Festival Pageant will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, in The Marsh Foundation Auditorium. Tickets go on sale Thursday, March 1, at Derry Drugs for $8 apiece.
POSTED: 02/28/12 at 6:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert and Crestview girls lost tournament games on Saturday to eliminate two Van Wert County girls’ basketball teams from tournament contention. The Lady Cougars lost to the Bryan Lady Bears 45-42 in the Division II sectional championship game at Hicksville, while the Lady Knights were beaten by Delphos Jefferson 26-15 in the Division […]
POSTED: 02/27/12 at 6:34 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
ROCKY McVAIGH/for The Van Wert independent OTTAWA — The Van Wert Marlins Traveled to Ottawa on Saturday for a dual meet against the Putnam County YMCA. The Marlins did an outstanding job in their last regular season meet prior to sectionals next week. Sweeping first place in all of their individual events were Daniel Miller […]
POSTED: 02/27/12 at 6:25 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Van Wert freshman boys’ basketball team won the Western Buckeye League freshman tournament this past Thursday by beating Ottawa-Glandorf in the championship game by a score of 61-52. The team defeated Kenton and Findlay to advance to the finals. The freshmen finished the season with a record of 12-4. Jeff Hood coaches the team. Team members are Connor Holliday, Nick Keber, Brant […]
POSTED: 02/27/12 at 6:17 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent Van Wert Police No new reports. Delphos Police February 25, 2 p.m. — A man reported another man assaulted him with a set of keys while both were in the 1600 block of East Fifth Street. The case will be forwarded to the Detective Bureau for further investigation. February 23, 5:48 p.m. […]
POSTED: 02/27/12 at 6:13 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
In a concert that came a couple of weeks before St. Patrick’s Day, Women of Ireland brought a bit of “The Auld Sod” to Van Wert as members of the group sang and danced on the stage of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio for a large and appreciative crowd. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert […]
POSTED: 02/27/12 at 6:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent MIRA MESA, Calif. — A former Van Wert resident was killed in a motorcycle accident on February 23 in the California community of Mira Mesa. According to La Mesa news outlets, Jeffrey L. Marxen, M.D., 60, of the San Diego suburb of Carmel Valley, Calif., died when his Honda Gold Wing motorcycle […]
POSTED: 02/27/12 at 5:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation announced a “Powering Communities Grants” totaling $19,350 to support Wee Care Learning Center in the Van Wert area. The donation will be used to purchase 36 new infant/toddler cribs. The new cribs were needed to meet updated guidelines by The Consumer Product Safety Commission. Building on Eaton’s tradition of corporate […]
POSTED: 02/27/12 at 5:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
Fittingly, Robin Kraner took a photo over the weekend of one of her namesakes, possibly the first robin of spring — and for most of us a better omen than Punxatawney Phil, when it comes to spring wishes.
POSTED: 02/27/12 at 5:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
The following pets are available for adoption through The Animal Protective League: Cats Earl, a 2-year-old male gray tabby; neutered. Pepper, a 7-year-old female; black and white, declawed, fixed. A 1-year-old male, black. Kittens Females, 8 months old, calico, tiger, white and black, white and yellow. Penny, a 6-month-old gray and white kitten. Dogs Lucky, […]
POSTED: 02/27/12 at 5:40 am. FILED UNDER: News