DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Paulding man with multiple drunk driving convictions escaped a prison term during sentencing held Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Orman Goings II, 26, was given three years of community control – including up to six months in the Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation (WORTH) Center in Lima, […]
POSTED: 08/16/12 at 6:31 am. FILED UNDER: News
USDA information WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of continuing steps by the Obama Administration to get assistance to producers impacted by the drought, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Wednesday designated 172 additional counties in 15 states as primary natural disaster areas due to drought and heat, making all qualified farm operators in the areas eligible for […]
POSTED: 08/16/12 at 6:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
Lincolnview information Lincolnview Elementary School will hold its open house on Monday, August 20. The first session for grades K-3 will begin at 6 p.m., while the second session, for grades 4-6, will begin at 7 that evening. Both sessions will begin in the elementary gymnasium.
POSTED: 08/16/12 at 5:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted ARLINGTON — The Van Wert Cougar golf team competed in its third straight 18-hole event this week at Sycamore Springs in Arlington. The field usually includes many teams hoping to make district in early October and some really strong small school Findlay area teams. The Cougars managed a 339 from the blue tees, […]
POSTED: 08/16/12 at 5:24 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
YMCA information The YMCA of Van Wert County announces new Fall Fitness Class Schedule, which will begin Monday, September 10. All classes are free with a membership, and available to all members over 13 years of age. Being added to the existing classes of cycling, powersculpt, cardiopump, yoga, SilverSneakers and H2O cardio will be Xpress […]
POSTED: 08/16/12 at 4:33 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Mark E. Fisher and Darlene Fisher to Lucy Burk, inlot 1895 in Van Wert. Tina Rhoades and Tina Wisener to Jason J. Harris and Jennifer L. Harris, portion of section 6 in Washington Township. Terry T. Dahms to Van Wert County, lot 10-10 in Van Wert subdivision 5. Jeffrey Allen Kennedy to Van Wert County, […]
POSTED: 08/15/12 at 9:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers
Dana L. Coppes, 53, of Van Wert, died at 4:12 p.m. Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born August 17, 1958, in Paulding, the son of Joan (Parker) Coppes, who survives in Oakwood, and the late Richard Coppes. Other survivors include two children, Christopher (Lucretia) Coppes […]
POSTED: 08/15/12 at 3:30 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
By Hope Wallace Through the support of the Van Wert County Foundation the Wassenberg Art Center is pleased to announce that we are purchasing the Van Wert Armory as our new home. This move will allow us to better serve our members, the downtown district and outlying areas. We wish to thank the Van Wert […]
POSTED: 08/15/12 at 1:33 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
By Rex Dolby The Wassenberg Camera Club met Thursday, August 9, at the Wassenberg Art Center for its regular monthly meeting. “Outdoor Fun” was the competition theme in prints and slides. It turned out to be a very good evening for the Holloway family of Willshire. New member Mike won first place in prints with […]
POSTED: 08/15/12 at 1:23 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
POSTED: 08/15/12 at 12:39 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth