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POSTED: 08/06/12 at 5:34 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
VWHS information This Saturday, August 11, the Van Wert football team will scrimmage the Versailles Tigers at Eggerss stadium at 6 p.m. The football parents will have a concession stand available serving hamburgers, hot dogs, soft drinks, water, Gatorade and candy, beginning at 5:30 this Saturday evening.
POSTED: 08/06/12 at 5:33 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
OSHP information A Middle Point woman was killed and five people were injured in two separate accidents in Van Wert County over the weekend. Geneva Lambert, 90, was pronounced dead at Van Wert County Hospital, where she was taken following an accident that occurred at the intersection of Chenoweth Road and Lincoln Highway at approximately […]
POSTED: 08/06/12 at 5:03 am. FILED UNDER: News
GasBuddy.com information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 29.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.85 a gallon on Sunday. This compares with the national average that has increased 9.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.60 a gallon, according to gasoline price website OhioGasPrices.com. Including the change in […]
POSTED: 08/06/12 at 5:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department info MENDON — Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey Saturday morning announced the investigation into the death of 20-month-old Evan Quinn of Mendon. Mercer County Central Dispatch received a call at 9 p.m. Friday from James Quinn, the baby’s father stating that he could not find his son. Responding deputies were told […]
POSTED: 08/06/12 at 5:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
The following pets are available for adoption through The Animal Protective League: Cats A 1-year-old female gray tiger cat. Lily, a 1-year-old female black cat; fixed, front declawed, long-haired. A 2-year-old female black cat, with white spots. Ellie, a 13-year-old gray cat; fixed, declawed, long-haired. A 1-year-old female tiger cat. Kittens Male and female, 3 […]
POSTED: 08/06/12 at 4:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
Sarah E. Cearns, 76, of Willshire, completed the race when she passed through heaven’s gates at 12:41 p.m. Saturday, August 4, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Ind. There was “a great cloud of witnesses” present as Sarah’s family and friends observed her finish in Christ’s arms. The world was first blessed […]
POSTED: 08/05/12 at 4:21 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
The Cooper Foods team (above) won this year’s Van Wert Rib Fest Tug-of-War exhibition held at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. Lots more activities are on tap today at the Rib Fest, with Cornhole and Wiffleball tourneys, When Pigs Fly contest and Pig Races among the events slated for today. There will also be losts […]
POSTED: 08/04/12 at 9:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor For nearly 25 years, Lt. Ray Haas has served the Ohio State Highway Patrol — and the public. Service comes naturally to Haas, who has been serving others for most of his life, as those who attended his retirement reception on Friday confirmed. Haas, commander of the Van Wert Patrol Post for […]
POSTED: 08/04/12 at 9:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Highway 127 sales continue today all along U.S. 127, from Alabama to Michigan, with sale sites at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds, First Presbyterian Church (above), Van Wert Victory Church, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and North Union United Methodist Church, among others. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 08/04/12 at 9:00 am. FILED UNDER: News