Van Wert independent staff report Retiring Van Wert County Commissioners Gary Adams and Clair Dudgeon were feted during a retirement bash held in the commissioners’ office on Thursday. Friends and other county employees and elected officials, including former commissioner Harold Merkle, and his wife, Janet, stopped by during a reception held from 10 a.m.-noon Thursday […]
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High winds that blew through Van Wert on Thursday were not friendly to The Salvation Army’s Christmas fundraising and gift distribution efforts. Major Art Barter said winds blew a tree behind the Salvation Army building on South Washington street (below), causing an outage that left workers trying to distribute Christmas gifts to needy families in […]
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VWCF information The Van Wert County Foundation Board of Trustees held its semiannual meeting December 11. Executive Secretary Larry L. Wendel reported the following actions. In 2012, grants to various agencies, schools and college scholarships totaled over $1 million. The following new donor funds were also accepted and approved: Barbara L. Litterer Memorial Fund Village […]
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Ceci Wiselogel provided lots of interesting tidbits about “The Legends of Christmas” during a lecture held Thursday afternoon at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
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Information submitted WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) voted Thursday in favor of the Conference Report on H.R. 4310, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2013. The bill authorizes budget authority for the Department of Defense and national security programs. Contained within the bill are a number of military […]
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Once again this year the Crestview Student Council has tackled the task of planning winter homecoming activities. This year’s homecoming theme is “A New Year’s Celebration.” On Friday, January 4, a pep assembly/Air Jam competition will be held at 2:15 p.m. in the high school gym. Later that evening, in between the junior varsity and varsity […]
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Van Wert independent sports The Van Wert High School boys and girls swimming and diving teams hosted Coldwater and Versailles in a double dual meet on Tuesday evening. The Cougar boys’ team defeated Coldwater 71-24, but was defeated by Versailles 65-35. The Van Wert girls beat Coldwater 61-37, but were defeated by Versailles 83-11. Versailles […]
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Ruth “Jeanette” (Stemen) Williman, 90, of Van Wert, died at 6:25 p.m. Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born September 19, 1922, in Ridge Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Raymond G. and Wilma “LaVerna” (Morris) Stemen. On June 1, 1944, she married Maurice […]
POSTED: 12/21/12 at 6:35 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
ROCKY McVAIGH/for the Van Wert independent On December 8, eight Van Wert Marlin swimmers traveled to Shelby to compete in the Shelby YMCA Invitational. All of Van Wert’s swimmers placed in multiple events. In Girls 10 and Under, Emma Pollock finished first in all of her events (200-meter freestyle, 50-meter freestyle, 50-meter butterfly and 100-meter […]
POSTED: 12/21/12 at 6:21 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview basketball information LIMA — In freshman boys’ basketball action Thursday night, the Crestview Knights traveled to Lima to take on the Lima Central Catholic Thunderbirds. The Knights played a strong first half and just trailed by a point, 19-18, at halftime. In the second half the T-Birds extended the lead and won by a score […]
POSTED: 12/21/12 at 6:09 am. FILED UNDER: Sports