Information submitted Hickory Sticks Golf Course played host to the Lincolnview Lady Lancer Golf Invitational on Monday. With cloudy conditions and comfortable temperatures, nine teams were vying for the Championship. The Defiance Lady Bulldogs dominated the competition with a team score of 343, while the host Lady Lancers garnered a runner-up finish with a school […]
POSTED: 08/14/12 at 5:11 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Police August 6, 11:50 a.m. — A resident of the Homestead Village apartment complex reported being assaulted. August 10, 5:40 p.m. — A 15-year-old Van Wert resident was charged with assault after a woman reported that her 8-year-old son was assaulted in the 800 block of Elm Street. August 12, 11:55 a.m. — […]
POSTED: 08/13/12 at 7:01 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SETH BAUGUESS/for the Van Wert independent CELINA — Asked to describe his Lake Campus engineering students, Ruby Mawasha offered an anecdote that speaks volumes. At the end of the last term, he recommended a series of homework problems that would not be graded. Each student had them done by the next class and with the […]
POSTED: 08/13/12 at 6:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have fallen 10.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.73 per gallon on Sunday. This compares with the national average, which has increased 5.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.67 a gallon, according to gasoline price website OhioGasPrices.com. Including the change in […]
POSTED: 08/13/12 at 6:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
Tara J. Hodge, 41, of Van Wert, died August 7, 2012, following a long illness. She was born June 2, 1971, in Toledo, the daughter of Norma Hodge, who survives in Van Wert, and the late Ronald Hodge. Other survivors include a brother, Charles (Peggy) Graves of Van Wert; two sisters, Chauvonne Graves Tolley of […]
POSTED: 08/13/12 at 6:33 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
ODOT information The Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 1 reports the following road construction projects for the week of August 13: Van Wert County U.S. 30 east of Van Wert will be restricted to one lane through the work zone for roadside betterment. The Van Wert County ODOT is performing the work. Paulding County Ohio […]
POSTED: 08/13/12 at 6:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
The following pets are available for adoption through The Animal Protective League: Cats A 1-year-old female tiger cat. Lily, a 1-year-old black, longhaired cat; fixed, front declawed. A 2-year-old female, clack with white spots. Ellie, a 13-year-old gray, longhaired cat; fixed, declawed, shots. Kittens Male and female, 3 months old, gray tiger, rusty, calico. Male, […]
POSTED: 08/13/12 at 6:17 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted PAYNE — The Lancer girls’ golf team traveled to Pleasant Valley Golf Course just outside of Payne to take on the Wayne Trace Lady Raiders, the Lady Bulldogs of Defiance, and the Lady Bombers of Edon. The Defiance Bulldogs dominated the quad match with a team score of 177. The Lancers followed with […]
POSTED: 08/13/12 at 6:05 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Information submitted The Young Riders 4-H Horse Club had five members qualify against high standards to compete at the Ohio State Fair Junior Fair show at the Ohio State Fair. These youngsters had an outstanding show, with all of them coming home with a top 10 placement in classes as large as 128 entries. The […]
POSTED: 08/13/12 at 5:49 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
Willard Lowell Nolan, 74, of rural Venedocia, passed away very suddenly at 2:24 p.m. Friday, August 10, 2012. He was born August 9, 1938, in Union Township, Mercer County, the son of the late Willard L. and Edith (Swygart) Nolan. On April 7, 1961, he married Florence R. (Robey) Nolan, who survives, along with four […]
POSTED: 08/11/12 at 10:39 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries