There were lots of events over the weekend at the 156th Van Wert County Fair, including a number of Junior Fair and Senior Fair livestock shows, the Bulls and Barrels Rodeo, the Demolition Derby and the Cheerleader Invitational. Today is the final official day of the fair, and will feature thoroughbred and quarter horse racing […]
POSTED: 09/03/12 at 7:33 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Today, Labor Day, is the last official day of the 156th edition of the Van Wert County Fair, following a wet, but eventful weekend that included Sunday’s Demolition Derby and Saturday’s rodeo presented by Hat Creek Arena and Cheerleader Invitational, held this year in the Lincolnview High School gymnasium because of the […]
POSTED: 09/03/12 at 7:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police No new reports. Delphos Police September 1, 3:24 p.m. — A resident of the 800 block of West Skinner Street reported that a vehicle belonging to him, but stored in the 700 block of West Clime Street, was damaged. September 1, 8:22 a.m. — A resident of the 1200 block of South […]
POSTED: 09/03/12 at 6:45 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
VWHS cross country information GREENVILLE — After a four-year hiatus from the Treaty City, Van Wert returned to Greenville’s competitive Treaty City Invitational this past Saturday and left its mark in fine fashion. The Cougar girls finished fourth in the Girls Green Division, while the boys continued their winning ways by capturing the White Division […]
POSTED: 09/03/12 at 6:42 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview cross country information COLUMBUS GROVE – The Crestview High School cross country teams ran Saturday in the Columbus Grove Invitational, with the boys finishing fifth out of 17 teams in the Gray Division race and the girls eighth out of 14 teams, also in the Gray Division race. Top finishers for the Knight boys […]
POSTED: 09/03/12 at 6:41 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
GREENVILLE — In a meet touted as being the second largest in the state, Van Wert’s Middle School cross country teams managed solid performances at the Greenville Treaty City Invitational this past Saturday. The boys’ team captured a fifth place finish out of 32 teams, while the girls’ team was seventh out of 30 participating teams. […]
POSTED: 09/03/12 at 6:19 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
YMCA/JCC information The Jennings Creek Council and the Van Wert YMCA are again partnering to bring the Van Wert community a fun, interactive re-enactment of how life would have been in the 1800s. The YMCA’s Camp Clay will be the site for the Fall Rendezvous this weekend, September 7-9. All are welcome to attend this […]
POSTED: 09/03/12 at 5:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted The Ohio Association of Realtors reports that the number of single-family homes and condominiums put under agreement in July rose for the 15th consecutive month compared to the results from the prior year. “With each passing month, it’s becoming evident that the Ohio housing marketplace is making significant strides in its attempt to […]
POSTED: 09/03/12 at 5:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted The Animal Protective League has the following pets available for adoption: Cats Male and female, 7 years old, gray and longhaired tiger; fixed, front declawed. Male and female, 4-8 years old, white with yellow, black; fixed. Shadow, a 5-year-old male; gray, fixed. A 1-year-old female gray tiger. Lily, a 1-year-old female; black, longhaired, […]
POSTED: 09/03/12 at 5:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
Helen Louise Johnson, 89, of Grover Hill, died at 1:10 p.m. Saturday, September 1, 2012, at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born July 11, 1923, near Venedocia, the daughter of the late Reginald and Alberta (Harpster) Plummer. On December 27, 1941, she married James Robert “Bob” Johnson, who survives in Grover Hill. […]
POSTED: 09/02/12 at 3:29 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries