Van Wert independent sports The Van Wert Cougar wrestling team finished in third place at the Lincolnview Wrestling Tournament held this past weekend. Wrestlers Terrin Contreras (285 pounds) and Daniel Thompson (152 pounds) were tournament champions in their weight classes. Colten Royer finished as the runner-up in the 160-pound weight class, while Gabe Hill (182 […]
POSTED: 12/11/12 at 7:06 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Police December 7, 7:30 p.m. — Rodney R. Walker, 41, of 1066 W. Main St., Apt. C, was charged with operating a vehicle while impaired (OVI), an open container violation, driving without a valid driver’s license and failure to stay in marked lanes as a result of a traffic stop in the 1000 […]
POSTED: 12/11/12 at 6:56 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Van Wert Police No new reports. Delphos Police December 7, 4:25 p.m. — Jeremy Kent, 29, of Delphos, was arrested on a warrant issued in Lima Municipal Court for failure to appear.
POSTED: 12/10/12 at 7:47 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
An estimated 1,000 people were on hand Sunday to view the renovated Van Wert County Common Pleas Courtroom, with its stained-glass dome. Judge Charles Steele said he was pleased with the turnout for the open house (click here for more photos). (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 12/10/12 at 7:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Sunday’s performance of Handel’s Messiah by a chorus of more than 60 community residents, a chamber orchestra and four talented soloists got an appreciative crowd into the spirit of what Christmas is all about during the biennial performance of Handel’s masterwork at First United Methodist Church in Van Wert. Conductor Paul Hoverman, […]
POSTED: 12/10/12 at 7:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
VWCS information The Van Wert High School and Middle School choirs invite area residents to their annual free Christmas Concert tonight, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. The Van Wert Middle School Choirs, under the direction of Julia Reichert, take the stage at 7 p.m. for a whirlwind celebration of the […]
POSTED: 12/10/12 at 7:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Animal Protective League has the following pets available for adoption: Cats Rosey, a 4-year-old female gray tiger; shots, declawed, fixed. Kittens Male and female, 7 months old; tiger-gray and black. Female, 12 weeks old; gray tiger, longhaired. Female, 12-week-old tabby; gray and white. Male, 12 weeks old; black with white feet and belly, wormed. […]
POSTED: 12/10/12 at 7:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted OHIO CITY — The Ohio City Fire Department would like to announce that Santa Claus will be appearing at the Ohio City Fire Department at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 22. The fire department would like to invite all children to come and visit with Santa Claus on that day.
POSTED: 12/10/12 at 7:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
Nancy J. Beckman, 82, of Van Wert, died at 4:40 a.m. Sunday, December 9, 2012, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born May 21, 1930, in Lima, the daughter of the late Earl and Marion (Montague) Holtzapple. On June 12, 1949, she married Joe S. Beckman, who preceded her in death […]
POSTED: 12/09/12 at 4:30 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Ora Lou Beavo, 83, of Van Wert, died at 2:35 a.m. Sunday, December 9, 2012, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born September 18, 1929, in Geneva, Ind., the daughter of the late Paul Eber and Ethel M. (Booher) Teeple. She married Junior “Jack” Beavo, who preceded her in death on […]
POSTED: 12/09/12 at 4:27 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries