Crime Stoppers will pay you cash for information if it will help the Delphos Police Department solve a break-in that occurred in Van Wert County. Between March 9 and March 10, an unknown person forced entry into the exterior shed of a residence located at 227 W. Clime St., Lot 14, in Delphos. Stolen from […]
POSTED: 03/23/12 at 4:36 am. FILED UNDER: Crime Stoppers
Van Wert Police March 21, 10:09 p.m. — Wee Care Learning Center employees reported an attempt to enter the building at 10485 Van Wert-Decatur Road, but entry was not gained. March 20, 9:27 a.m. — A house in the 900 block of South Washington Street was reportedly broken into and property taken. March 19, 9:34 […]
POSTED: 03/23/12 at 4:33 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
D. Wayne Kline, 89, of Rockford, died at 3:21 a.m. Thursday, March 22, 2012, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. He was born March 3, 1923, in Liberty Township, Van Wert County, the son of the late Henry J. and Elsie (Sutton) Kline. On June 29, 1946, at Walnut Grove Church in Ohio […]
POSTED: 03/22/12 at 3:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Norma Jane Adams, 85, of New Haven, Ind., and formerly of Van Wert County, died at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. She was born January 20, 1927, the daughter of the late Wilfred and Dessie (Rayle) Theobald. On August 26, 1950, she married L. Ned Adams, who […]
POSTED: 03/22/12 at 3:35 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Mendon man was given a total of five years in prison on a multi-count indictment related to burglaries at mostly agribusiness companies in the area, while seven people, six of whom were arrested last Friday in a drug operation in Delphos, were arraigned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on […]
POSTED: 03/22/12 at 5:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Board of Education members approved a bid package for asbestos abatement work as part of the Jefferson Elementary School renovation project, adopted the 2012-2013 school calendar and also authorized the purchase of a new school bus during its March meeting held Wednesday in the First Federal Lecture Hall. The […]
POSTED: 03/22/12 at 5:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
Wetzel Motorcycle Club recently donated $1,000 to the first edition of the Van Wert Hot Air Festival. Here, club representatives Nancy Riley (left) and Dan McPhail (right) present a check to Hot Air Festival organizer Jerry Mazur. (photo submitted)
POSTED: 03/22/12 at 5:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week on behalf of farm families throughout Ohio, members of the Ohio Republican congressional delegation submitted hundreds of comments to Labor Secretary Solis from constituents who oppose the proposed rulemaking that would limit the activities children can participate in on family farms. The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) and Ohio Association of […]
POSTED: 03/22/12 at 5:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert High School Drama Department will host a character tea with the Beauty and the Beast characters on Saturday, April 14, from 1-3 p.m. at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. Children will receive finger desserts, iced tea and punch, and a goodie bag to take home. There will be coloring, crafts, and mingling […]
POSTED: 03/22/12 at 5:35 am. FILED UNDER: News
Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs — these are just a few of the varieties of Girl Scout cookies that are for sale only through Sunday. After the sun sets on Sunday, they’re gone until next year! Customers can still find their favorite Girl Scout cookies for sale at Girl Scout cookie booths, which are located outside […]
POSTED: 03/22/12 at 5:35 am. FILED UNDER: News