Information submitted CONVOY – The Convoy Village Council will be meeting in special session at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, at the Municipal Building to discuss the Main Street project, according to village officials. The village’s water tower will also be emptied for an inspection, beginning June 17 and running through June 19. Village residents […]
POSTED: 06/09/12 at 6:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted All Junior Fair swine exhibitors must transport their animals to the Van Wert County Fairgrounds for identification. Due to standards in cross contamination and liability, Junior Fair Board members are no longer permitted to travel from farm to farm to identify animals. Exhibitors should enter at gate 4 and travel from the east […]
POSTED: 06/09/12 at 6:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports writer The Western Buckeye League All Stars used a balanced offense and also overcame a record-setting passing performance by Ada’s Konnor Baker to win 36-25 and avenge last year’s 38-0 whitewashing by the All Stars from the Northwest and Midwest Athletic conferences. The WBL compiled 345 yards of offense — 147 of […]
POSTED: 06/09/12 at 6:04 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Information submitted LIMA — Missouri native Ken Schrader, the first man to win races in each of NASCAR’s three major divisions, added a Limaland Motorsports Park victory to his impressive resume, capturing the ultra-competitive 20-lap K&N UMP Modified feature in front of a standing room only crowd. The win came during a special promotion, Meet […]
POSTED: 06/09/12 at 6:00 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert County Prosecutor Charles F. Kennedy III has submitted a letter of resignation, for the purpose of retirement, to the County Board of Commissioners, but apparently has no intention of actually doing so. In a letter dated May 30, Kennedy informed the commissioners that he intends to retire under the Public […]
POSTED: 06/08/12 at 7:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
Paul Hoverman, director of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Van Wert County, provides an update on NPAC activities during the second Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce Coffee held Thursday morning in the upper lobby of the performing arts center. Laura Kohlhorst-Jones of the Van Wert County Department of Job and Family Services, also […]
POSTED: 06/08/12 at 7:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Vantage Board of Education was again forced to play “musical rooms”, meeting Thursday evening in the Medical Office Management classroom in the Vantage bus barn because the new community room is blocked by construction work. Superintendent Staci Kaufman also provided a construction update during the board’s June meeting, noting that installation […]
POSTED: 06/08/12 at 6:59 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The annual Van Wert County Hospital All-Star Football Game will be held this evening in Eggerss Stadium in Van Wert. The game begins at 7:30 p.m., while the gates open at 6:30 this evening. Admission is $5 a person. This is the 13th edition of the game, which began in 2000 and pits […]
POSTED: 06/08/12 at 6:48 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information Results of last Saturday’s 5K Van Wert City Run have been released. Special awards were presented to the top three male and top three female runners. Receiving these awards, and their times, were Justin Dickman (16:22.0), Bailey Tow (17:59.1), Jeff Jacomet (18:34.5), Rachel White (18:01.1), Brooke Zuber (23:113.4) and Denise Zinsmaster (224:05.7). Other […]
POSTED: 06/08/12 at 6:31 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Eight people were arraigned on Grand Jury indictments during hearings held Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Magistrate Joe Quatman presided over the cases because Judge Charles D. Steele was out of town. Gary Stephens, 55, of Convoy, entered not guilty pleas to one count each of burglary, a felony […]
POSTED: 06/07/12 at 5:18 am. FILED UNDER: News