On Friday evening, June 15, the Van Wert Council on Aging will host a Designer Purse Bingo at the senior center, 220 Fox Road in Van Wert. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the senior center Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The cost is $15 if tickets are purchased […]
POSTED: 05/11/12 at 4:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
Orman Ellis Frederick Goings Sr., 80, of Latty, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at his residence. He was born April 27, 1932, in Latty, the son of the late Wesley E. and Hazel A. (Hope) Goings. On April 4, 1956, he married Annetta M. (Williams) Goings, who preceded him in death on October 21, 2009. […]
POSTED: 05/10/12 at 6:54 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent sports The Crestview softball team won a 10-0 run-rule game over Delphos Jefferson in the Lincolnview Division IV sectional title game on Wednesday. The Knights opened the game with a run in the bottom of the first inning and added eight more runs in the fourth and one more in the fifth […]
POSTED: 05/10/12 at 6:47 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Grandlake Nessies club volleyball team wrapped up its season this past weekend, finishing second in the Silver Division at regionals in Columbus; overall, the team was 10th out of 144 teams there on Saturday. During the regular season the Nessies won gold in two tournaments and finish the season ranked 18th out of 186 teams in the Ohio Valley […]
POSTED: 05/10/12 at 6:27 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
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POSTED: 05/10/12 at 6:20 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Seven people were arraigned and 13 others appeared for a variety of hearings Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. As part of a plea negotiation, Michael Closson, 62, of Delphos, pleaded guilty to a charge of gross sexual imposition, a third-degree felony offense. A second count of gross sexual imposition […]
POSTED: 05/10/12 at 6:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Vantage Career Center Buildings and Grounds classes held a year-ending cookout Wednesday evening on the grounds of the Van Wert County Historical Museum (above). The classes and instructor Larry Mengerink were honored by the Van Wert County Historical Society for the work they have put in renovating a house on the museum grounds for […]
POSTED: 05/10/12 at 6:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
Contributor content DELPHOS — For the men that worked on the rails of the Railway Post Office (RPO), it was a difficult, challenging life. From the mid 1800s until 1975, much of America’s mail was sorted and transported across the tens of thousands of miles of track that crisscrossed this nation. In order to help tell […]
POSTED: 05/10/12 at 5:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
Popular in St. Marys and the surrounding area, the group 2 Sticks and a Chick is coming to Van Wert. On Saturday, June 2, after the Peony Festival Grand Parade, the band will entertain with a wide variety of music, ranging from the sounds of Lady Antebellum, Journey, a little bit of country, Styx and […]
POSTED: 05/10/12 at 5:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
Betty Jean Brown, 89, of Van Wert, died at 3:41 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born April 30, 1923, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late T. Powell and Opal M. (Hepperd) Jones. On November 26, 1942, she was united in marriage with Gus […]
POSTED: 05/09/12 at 10:10 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries