The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that it will be holding voluntary motor vehicle inspections at the Van Wert Fairgrounds from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. today and at the Delphos Veterans of Foreign Wars post on Friday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to noon. With the start of the vacation season ahead, all motorists are […]
POSTED: 05/16/12 at 5:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
VWHS athletic information Information regarding this year’s Hall of Fame Skills Basketball camp has been released. The camp is for all basketball players (boys or girls) entering grades 8-12, and will run six times throughout the course of the summer at Van Wert High School. Dates for the camp are as follows: Wednesday, June 6; […]
POSTED: 05/16/12 at 5:18 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The 2012 Van Wert Lady Cougar Youth Basketball Camp for has been set for the week of June 26-29. All girls entering grades 3-8 are eligible to attend, and the camp will run from 1-4 p.m. each day. The Lady Cougar camp will focus on teaching the fundamentals of the game of basketball in a […]
POSTED: 05/16/12 at 5:16 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Grandlake Volleyball Club 15 Regional team coached by Tracy Keber concluded its season at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on Sunday, May 13, by winning the Gold Medal in the Titanium division. Team members include (from the left) Emily Hamman (Antwerp), Sarah Young (Wayne Trace), Mallory Bowen (Crestview), Baylee Neate (Lincolnview), Rachel Rasado (Shawnee), […]
POSTED: 05/16/12 at 5:15 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, held its Soccer Shoot on Saturday, May 5, at the Elks Lodge. Approximately 20 students participated in the event and were cheered on by parents and grandparents. In the girls division, 7 and under group, placing first was Elliana Kline, second place was Madison Ditmeyer. […]
POSTED: 05/16/12 at 5:13 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Following Monday night’s Broadway show of “In the Heights” at the NPAC, it really hit me just how much effort it takes to put on a show such as this. For the typical audience member, you purchase the ticket, make arrangements to reserve that date, and come to the show for a good evening of […]
POSTED: 05/16/12 at 4:12 am. FILED UNDER: News
DonnaV Ruth Dunlap, 89, of Van Wert, died at 11:32 a.m. Monday, May 14, 2012, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born February 7, 1923, in Decatur, Ind., the daughter of the late Ernest F. and Leota (Butcher) Bebout. On September 15, 1940, she married Charles K. Dunlap, who preceded her […]
POSTED: 05/15/12 at 10:57 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor In a moment of winter boredom, Kent State University journalism professor Joe Murray, an amateur pilot, came up with an idea: why not fly to all the airports used by Orville and Wilbur Wright more than 100 years ago? The problem, Murray found, was that some of those old airports no longer […]
POSTED: 05/15/12 at 6:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Council again discussed downtown parking, while also hearing some mixed financial information from City Auditor Martha Balyeat. While most city officials appear to see downtown parking violators as a problem, with information presented by Streets and Alleys Committee Chair Pete Weir showing a loss of $800,000 annually from the […]
POSTED: 05/15/12 at 5:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
The 2012-2013 season at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center closed out in exciting fashion with In the Heights, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical about life in the Washington Heights section of New York City. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 05/15/12 at 5:44 am. FILED UNDER: News