John Andrew Price, 93, of Mendon, died at 1:09 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. He was born September 27, 1918, in Liberty Township, Van Wert County, the son of the late Joseph Wesley and Goldie Mary (Harp) Price. On October 5, 1945, in Ohio City, he married […]
POSTED: 07/19/12 at 1:09 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Arthur Lewis “Art” Good, 73, of Mason, Mich., and formerly of Van Wert, died July 2, 2012. He was the son of the late Paul and Alice (Poling) Good. His wife, Joan, survives. Also surviving are three children, Patrice, Paul and Nicole Good; five stepchildren; 19 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; two sisters, Ann (Bob) […]
POSTED: 07/19/12 at 7:33 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Robert L. Michaelson Jr., 47, of Van Wert, died Monday, July 16, 2012, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born November 29, 1964, the son of Betty J. (Kness) Michaelson Letour, who survives in Grover Hill, and the late Robert Michaelson Sr. Other survivors include his stepmother, Judy Michaelson of Grover […]
POSTED: 07/19/12 at 7:32 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor OHIO CITY – The village of Ohio City will again celebrate the achievements of native son John Lambert, an automotive pioneer who, in 1891, invented the first American-made gasoline powered automobile. Lambert, who died in 1952 at the age of 92, designed and built the Buckeye “horseless carriage” and tested it inside […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Despite an emotional plea from the victim’s father, a man convicted of a felony sex-related charge in connection with a 3-year-old girl was not sent to prison. Michael Closson, 62, of Delphos, was given five years of community control, including six months in the Van Wert County Correctional Facility, on a charge […]
POSTED: 07/19/12 at 7:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Board of Education members heard an annual district technology report from Technology Director John Butler that included a new tool for the high school’s New Tech High School program during its July meeting Wednesday evening. Butler touted the advantages of a Lenovo netbook computer students in the New Tech […]
POSTED: 07/19/12 at 6:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Betty D. Montgomery, chair of the board for The Jo Ann Davidson Ohio Leadership Institute, announced that Eva Yarger of Van Wert County graduated from the prestigious statewide Jo Ann Davidson Ohio Leadership Institute at a recent ceremony that took place in Washington, D.C. “These outstanding women leaders are dedicated to applying their […]
Marty Burchfield (left) and Dale Butler (right) present Rosie Cox of the Van Wert County Tennis Association with a check from the Van Wert Cougar Athletic Booster Club in support of the new Van Wert County Foundation Tennis Complex. The complex is open to the public as posted at the courts. (photo submitted)
POSTED: 07/19/12 at 5:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Lincolnview Local Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting for 8 p.m. today in the district conference room. The agenda for the meeting includes an employee resignation.
POSTED: 07/19/12 at 5:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police No new reports. Delphos Police No new reports.
POSTED: 07/19/12 at 4:42 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement