Florine Evangeline Ruskaup, 88, passed away Saturday morning, April 21, 2012, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. She was born January 11, 1924, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Erastus and Cora Belle Jenkins. On October 2, 1939, in a dark green dress from J.C. Penney, she married William “Rusty” Ruskaup. It […]
POSTED: 04/22/12 at 9:08 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Herbert M. Miller, 86, of Rockford and formerly of Chattanooga, died at 11:34 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born November 29, 1925, in Blackcreek Township, Willshire, the son of the late Carl F. and Gertrude (Brewster) Miller. On December 3, 1950, he married Florence (Schumm) Miller, […]
POSTED: 04/22/12 at 8:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
BRYAN — The Van Wert High School boys’ tennis team traveled to Bryan and walked away with a 3-2 victory over the Golden Bears. Van Wert’s No. 1 singles player Nathan Knodel won 6-2, 6-1, while No. 3 singles player Eric Yeung was victorious, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, and the No. 2 doubles team of Luke […]
POSTED: 04/21/12 at 12:36 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports HAVILAND — On Friday evening, the Van Wert Middle School boys’ and girls’ track teams competed in the six-team Wayne Trace Invitational track meet. Congratulations goes out to the girls’ team for winning its championship trophy for the fourth year in a row. The VWMS boys’ team also won the trophy […]
POSTED: 04/21/12 at 12:35 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Police April 18, 8:50 p.m. — An 11-year-old resident of The Marsh Foundation was charged with criminal damaging for damaging property belonging to the local Walmart store, 301 Towne Center Blvd. April 19, 9:35 a.m. — A city woman reported the unauthorized use of a credit card belonging to her. April 19, 10:44 […]
POSTED: 04/21/12 at 12:22 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
ODJFS information Ohio’s unemployment rate was 7.5 percent in March, down from 7.6 percent in February, according to data released Friday morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment fell 9,500 over the month, from the revised 5,146,500 in February to 5,137,000 in March. The number […]
POSTED: 04/21/12 at 12:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
BARB THOMPSON/special to the Van Wert independent Off Stage Productions has done it again! This weekend and next, they are offering area theatre-goers an evening of topnotch entertainment, following dinner at 7 p.m. served by Grant’s Catering. The stage production, entitled Ripe Conditions, depicts a situation all of us have probably experienced at some point in […]
POSTED: 04/21/12 at 12:09 am. FILED UNDER: News
The YWCA of Van Wert will be offering a one-night, free self-defense class for women from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 1. The Van Wert Self Defense Team conducts the class, which is designed to teach women how to avoid dangerous situations and what they should do when faced with unavoidable, unsafe circumstances. Class […]
POSTED: 04/21/12 at 12:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
The annual 2012 senior citizen’s banquet will be held Tuesday, May 15, at the Van Wert Senior Citizens Center. The theme for the day will be “Back to the Sixties”. Attendees are encouraged to bring in photos of their families from the 1960s to share with everyone. Kristy Bidlack will cater the meal and the […]
POSTED: 04/21/12 at 12:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
Entries are now open for “Chalk the Walk,” a chalk drawing competition to be held on Saturday, June 2, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. during ArtRageous on Main In Fountain Park. The chalk drawing area will be on the bridge near the park. Contestants must pre-register by calling 419.238.6911, as space is limited. There will be two […]
POSTED: 04/21/12 at 12:03 am. FILED UNDER: News