Early voting for the March 6 Primary Election will end at 6 p.m. today. Office hours will remain 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today. Also, just a reminder that voters will need to have identification with them in order to vote. ID includes such things as a valid driver’s license, military ID, utility bill, bank […]
POSTED: 03/02/12 at 5:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
A public reception and tea will be held this Sunday, March 4, to celebrate the annual Ohio Watercolor Society exhibit at the Wassenberg Art Center. The Ohio Watercolor Society’s traveling exhibit has arrived, with paintings by some of the best watercolorists from Ohio and surrounding states. Approximately 40 original paintings from traditional to abstract fill the galleries […]
POSTED: 03/02/12 at 5:46 am. FILED UNDER: News
Deborah Sue Best, 74, of Bremerton, Wash., died Sunday, February 19, 2012. She was born January 8, 1938, in Columbus, the daughter of the late Carlton Forry and Mingion (Moore) Crossmack. On October 5, 1958, she married John Leander Best, who also preceded her in death. Survivors include a son, Michael Best of Arizona; two […]
POSTED: 03/01/12 at 10:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Mendon man pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court to a nine-count indictment related to a string of break-ins at mostly agriculture-related businesses in three county villages. Douglas Fonner, 27, pleaded guilty to felony charges of breaking and entering and theft (all fifth-degree felonies) and safecracking (felonies […]
POSTED: 03/01/12 at 7:13 am. FILED UNDER: News
The ribbon was cut on a new Van Wert business on Wednesday. Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce board members (above) were on hand to help employees of the new Dollar Tree store in the Towne Center Shopping Center officially open the business. (Chamber photo)
POSTED: 03/01/12 at 7:05 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports LIMA — The Van Wert Cougar boys had an easier time with Celina than they did during the regular season, handing the Bulldogs a 65-51 setback to advance in Division II sectional tournament action at Lima Senior High School. The win was much more satisfying than the first time the two teams […]
POSTED: 03/01/12 at 6:27 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DELPHOS — In a strange twist, law enforcement officials investigating what they later determined to be a false abduction report have charged the two Ottawa residents who filed the report in connection with a string of area burglaries. Logan Weis and Brittany Bermudez, both 21, are being held in the Putnam County Jail on receiving […]
POSTED: 03/01/12 at 5:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
The YMCA of Van Wert County is offering Kid Fit, a new program for young athletes in our community. Through the Y’s Wellness Department, Kid Fit is a sport based fitness program that will have kids in grades 5-8 participating in circuit training specific and safe for their age. Athletes this age can strength train […]
POSTED: 03/01/12 at 5:33 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
United Way Campaign Chair Lorie Garwood wanted to do something different for a fundraiser and when talking with Todd Daniels, club manager at Willow Bend Country Club, came up with an event a little different from what other organizations have done in the past. “Previously, Willow Bend has done a Valentine’s Day brunch and St. […]
POSTED: 03/01/12 at 5:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
DELPHOS — For a period of time, law enforcement officials have been receiving complaints about an alleged “drug house” at 708 Spencerville Road, Apartment A, in Delphos. After receiving the complaints, agents from the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force began a short-term investigation into this residence, which culminated Wednesday at approximately 10:15 a.m. when […]
POSTED: 03/01/12 at 5:27 am. FILED UNDER: News