Information submitted WILLSHIRE — The Willshire Sportsman’s Club will be holding its annual Trade Days and Flea Market August 3-5 on the club grounds, located approximately 1½ miles east of Willshire on Ohio 81. Hours of the event are 8 a.m. until dusk. All kinds of hunting and fishing items will be available, and there […]
POSTED: 07/24/12 at 12:13 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Youth Baseball players give a big “thumbs up” to the recent sponsors (Arby’s, Moose Lodge and El Monte Plastics) of the seventh annual Don Bachman Memorial Baseball Tournament. The tournament featured a total of 26 teams in three divisions (10 & under, 12 & under, and 14 & under). (photo submitted)
POSTED: 07/24/12 at 12:12 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
YMCA information The YMCA of Van Wert County will be hosting the first annual Rib Relay, in partnership with RibFest 2012. This unique event is a two-person team where ability to eat is just as important as ability to run fast — but the strategy is in the barbecue sauce. The first leg of the […]
POSTED: 07/24/12 at 12:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police July 21, 10:04 a.m. — Police received a report that someone tried to break into a house in the 300 block of North Cherry Street. July 20, 10:25 p.m. — Joe B. Quevedo, 47, of 420 Boyd Ave., was cited for disorderly conduct after he was seen publicly urinating in the 200 […]
POSTED: 07/23/12 at 6:48 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert native Natalie Taylor has the kind of job Colorado shooting victim Jessica Ghawi dreamed of. In fact, Ghawi told her so as Taylor, a sports broadcaster for the Columbus Blue Jackets, was leaving the Pepsi Center, home of the Avalanche NHL hockey team, to catch a plane to the next […]
POSTED: 07/23/12 at 6:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
Abbi Marbaugh (top), this year’s Miss Lambert Queen, waves to the crowd during Sunday’s Lambert Days Parade in Ohio City. Below, the Ohio City Church of God float promotes its Vacation Bible School. (photos by Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 07/23/12 at 6:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 0.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.44 a gallon on Sunday. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.49 a gallon, according to gasoline price website OhioGasPrices.com. Including the change in […]
POSTED: 07/23/12 at 6:24 am. FILED UNDER: News
Timothy John Seibert, 45, of Van Wert, died at 5:55 a.m. Friday, July 20, at his residence. He was born September 26, 1966, in Lima, the son of Dorothy (Stant) Seibert, who survives in Van Wert, and the late Robert Seibert. On July 15, 1989, he married Valarie Sterling, who also survives in Van Wert. […]
POSTED: 07/23/12 at 5:21 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
The Girl Scouts of Van Wert County recently held their annual Summer Camp Experience. The girls, 34 in all, spent the weekend swimming, making crafts and SWAPS, and even doing a little community service. The girls made tote bags to be filled with personal items and given to the women’s shelter. And while a little […]
POSTED: 07/23/12 at 5:01 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
The following pets are available for adoption through The Animal Protective League: Cats Lily, a 1-year-old female; fixed, front declawed, black, long-haired. Ellie, a 13-year-old female; gray, long-haired, fixed, shots. declawed. A 1-year-old female tiger-striped cat. Kittens Ziggy, a 6-month-old male; orange and white. A 1-month-old male; black, dumped off. Male and female, 6 weeks […]
POSTED: 07/23/12 at 4:15 am. FILED UNDER: News