The SWCD wants to remind area residents that each of them has a connection to natural resources. The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) is celebrating the 57th year of Stewardship week April 29-May 6. The 2012 Stewardship Week is themed “Soil to Spoon.” Soil is the starting foundation of all of the food that […]
POSTED: 04/27/12 at 6:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, recently made a financial donation to the Van Wert County Relay for Life. The donation of $100 was made in memory of Melissa Baker, who died from cancer in December 2010. Baker was a former employee of the Van Wert Elks Lodge and fought a […]
POSTED: 04/27/12 at 6:13 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police April 25, 8:31 p.m. — The theft of a cell phone was reported from a locker at the YMCA, 241 W. Main St. April 19, 3:35 p.m. — Two teenagers, Megan N. Goins, 16, of 421 Shaffer St., and Maggie M. Couch, also 16, of 433 Dickinson Ave., were charged with disorderly […]
POSTED: 04/27/12 at 5:20 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Laurietta M. Kohorst, 86, of Delphos, died at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. She was born July 30, 1925, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Nathaniel and Eva Nora (Syler) Diltz. On April 27, 1942, she married Harold Kohorst, who preceded her in death […]
POSTED: 04/27/12 at 5:16 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Ronnie Alan Jackson, 58, of Cecil, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at his residence. He was born August 20, 1953, in Paulding, the son of the late Elmer Paul and Ruth M. “Bud” (Winterhalter) Jackson. On February 23, 1979, he married Carol (Scott) Jackson, who survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Crystal (Larry) Trabel of […]
POSTED: 04/27/12 at 5:16 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Van Wert woman with a long history of drug-related offenses was sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison during a hearing held Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Judge Charles D. Steele sentenced Kelly McKenzie, 48, to three consecutive 18-month prison terms on drug trafficking and counterfeit drug trafficking […]
POSTED: 04/26/12 at 6:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
ODOT information COLUMBUS — With fatal work zone crashes up 70 percent from 2010 to 2011, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Jerry Wray reminds motorists to drive smart and “Don’t Barrel through Work Zones” as part of National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week April 23-27. “Reducing fatal crashes in work zones begins with […]
POSTED: 04/26/12 at 5:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
A number of economic development officials were in Van Wert on Wednesday for a JobsOhio Network regional conference on Wednesday. The meeting was held in the First Federal Lecture Hall of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio and included a tour of the NPAC. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 04/26/12 at 5:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert County Hospital’s annual Casino Night Fundraising Event returns this Friday, April 27, to Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197. This important event raises much-needed funds to support the Grand Lake Regional Cancer Center, as well as Van Wert County Hospital. The evening begins with doors and tables opening at 7 p.m. Two exciting silent […]
POSTED: 04/26/12 at 5:49 am. FILED UNDER: News
A total of 22 trees were planted on the fairgrounds Sunday in honor of Earth Day. The red maples were planted at the Community Gardens (near the old swimming pool), where they will remain in a nursery until mature enough to be transplanted elsewhere on the fairgrounds. This project was conducted by the Van Wert County […]
POSTED: 04/26/12 at 5:47 am. FILED UNDER: News