Queen Jubilee XXXVII Alex Burchfield (left) poses with Flower in Full Bloom Lillie Hunter during the Queen’s Tea held Saturday afternoon at Willow Bend Country Club. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 06/04/12 at 5:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/OHSAA information It was a weekend of state championships for two Van Wert County schools, when Crestview’s varsity softball team won its second Division IV state championship and Van Wert distance runner Jared Fleming took home the gold in the Division II 800-meter run in the state track and field championship. In their […]
POSTED: 06/04/12 at 5:26 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: 06/04/12 at 5:16 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Police June 1, 7:17 p.m. — Carie A. Feasby, 33, of 730 George St., was arrested on charges of theft and possession of criminal tools after she allegedly shoplifted items at the local Walmart SuperCenter. June 1, 6:28 p.m. — Tina J. March, 48, of 401 S. Washington St., was charged with operating […]
POSTED: 06/04/12 at 5:03 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Louis E. Thomas of Van Wert died at 7:36 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2012, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born January 14, 1939, in Van Wert, the son of the late Ralph and Ora Jane (Woods) Thomas. On March 17, 1962, he married Carol B. (Sheets) Thomas, who survives in […]
POSTED: 06/03/12 at 7:27 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Leona Mae Schlemmer, 98, a longtime resident of Monroe, Ind., died at 6 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Colonial Nursing Home in Rockford. She was born May 10, 1914, in Tully Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Glen and Effie (Geyer) Beucler. She married Keith Gilbert, who died in an auto […]
POSTED: 06/03/12 at 7:21 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Roger H. Hawk, 74, of Rockford, died Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. He was born May 23, 1938, in Liberty Township, Mercer County, the son of Thelma (Groth) Hawk and the late William Baird Hawk. On November 15, 1959, he married Connie Sue (Haas) Hawk, who preceded him […]
POSTED: 06/03/12 at 7:21 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Although the weather didn’t cooperate all that well for the Peony Festival’s first day on Friday, organizers see more typical Peony Fest weather for the remainder of the weekend, including today’s Grand Parade. (click here for a schedule of events). This year’s event opened under rainy and cloudy skies, but, fortunately, no […]
POSTED: 06/02/12 at 6:31 am. FILED UNDER: News
Marsh Foundation information The Marsh Foundation, along with the Mercer County Department of Job and Family Services and Western Ohio Regional Training Center, through the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program, is bringing a nationally recognized speaker to Van Wert on Thursday, June 21. The seminar, “Why Tokens Aren’t Working: Helping Children with Difficult Behaviors,” will […]
POSTED: 06/02/12 at 6:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
Although the evening was far from balmy, the Bronx Wanderers warmed things up on the bandstand stage in Fountain Park with their patented version of Doo-Wop and other Fifties and Sixties music. The performance was the first concert of the Fountain Park Summer Music Series sponsored by The Van Wert County Foundation. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert […]
POSTED: 06/02/12 at 6:08 am. FILED UNDER: News