Kenneth Schnipke, 75, of Delphos, died at 11:05 a.m. Thursday, April 19, 2012, at his residence after an extended battle with cancer. He was born December 31, 1936, the son of the late George and Emma (Ricker) Schnipke. On August 24, 1957, he married Mary Beth (Hanf) Schnipke, who survives in Delphos. Other survivors include […]
POSTED: 04/21/12 at 12:02 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Beulah M. Stevens, 98, of Fort Wayne, Ind., and formerly of North Adams, Mich., and the Gull Lake area, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at the Town House in Fort Wayne. She was born in Grover Hill, the daughter of the late Albert L. and Mildred P. (Goble) Foster. She married Judson H. Stevens, who […]
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Freda M. Lipp, 90, of Defiance, died Thursday, April 19, 2012. She was born January 2, 1922, in Ney, the daughter of the late John and Amelia (Smith) Elser. On May 30, 1941, she married Harold Lipp, who preceded her in death. Survivors include two children, Carol (Gary) Hume and Gary (Janice) Lipp; five grandchildren; […]
POSTED: 04/21/12 at 12:01 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert High School’s production of Beauty and the Beast is a telling of the fairy tale based on a Disney movie, and is magical in its own right. This version of the classic fairy tale, a discourse on the nature of beauty as well as a love story, is also a […]
POSTED: 04/20/12 at 12:54 pm. FILED UNDER: News
The Beast transforms into a young prince on opening night Thursday during Van Wert High School’s production of Beauty and the Beast. The musical also runs tonight and Saturday (a story and more photos will be forthcoming). (photo by Mindy Andrews for the Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 04/20/12 at 7:23 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent A Lima man was given a prison term for a felony drunk driving conviction, while a Van Wert man pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a rash of residential and vehicle burglaries in the city. Joseph N. Suever, 59, received a two-year prison sentence on a charge of operating a vehicle while […]
POSTED: 04/20/12 at 7:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
Owner Jeff Schwieterman cuts the ribbon Thursday as part of a grand opening for his Peak Community Wellness Center housed at the YWCA of Van Wert County. The center will be open 24/7 and includes updated fitness gear as well as the Thin and Healthy Total Solutions program. Learn more about the center by calling […]
POSTED: 04/20/12 at 6:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert County Family and Children First Council Early Childhood Committee asks Van Wert residents to come together for children during the Week of the Young Child™ (April 22–28). As part of the national Week of the Young Child™ celebrated across the country, Van Wert, Ohio is honoring young children and all those who make […]
POSTED: 04/20/12 at 6:47 am. FILED UNDER: News
U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) voted Thursday to help small businesses owners save, spend and reinvest more of their income by supporting the Small Business Tax Cut Act, H.R. 9. The legislation would provide small businesses with fewer than 500 employees a 20 percent tax cut. The legislation passed by a vote of 235 […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A total of 17 people were arraigned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday morning, with several more people appearing for hearings ranging from sentencing to changes of plea. Lonnie Gentry, 64, of Ohio City, entered a not guilty plea to a charge of felonious assault, a second-degree felony offense. […]
POSTED: 04/19/12 at 6:31 am. FILED UNDER: News