Black Swamp Bistro owner Ty Cook cuts the ribbon to officially open the Black Swamp Bistro while Mayor Don Farmer and Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce board members look on. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 04/04/12 at 5:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Parks and Recreation Department Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held this Saturday, April 7, at Smiley Park. The event will begin at 10 a.m. sharp for kids ages 10 and under. Children will be divided into four age categories and placed on each of the four Smiley Park ballfields. Kids should bring […]
POSTED: 04/04/12 at 4:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Brumback Library will celebrate National Library Week April 9-14. This year’s theme, entitled “You Belong At Your Library,” seeks to recognize the contributions of the nation’s libraries, while also promoting library use and support. Numerous activities have been planned at the Main Library and at each of the five branch sites in honor of […]
POSTED: 04/04/12 at 4:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
LIMA — The Lincolnview Lancer softball team traveled to Lima Perry Tuesday evening to face the Abbie Patton led Commodores. Patton, the fireball hurler, was sporting a perfect 4-0 pitching record coming into the contest. Lincolnview put a notch in their win column while ending Patton’s perfect mark season to date. The Lancers wasted no […]
POSTED: 04/04/12 at 4:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Lincolnview girls won and the boys were second in a track and field tri-meet hosted by the Lancers on Tuesday. Crestview won the boys’ event and finished third in the girls’ portion of the meet. Team and individual scores are as follows: Team results Boys 1. Crestview, 81 points; 2. Lincolnview, 51 points; 3. […]
POSTED: 04/04/12 at 4:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DEFIANCE — The Van Wert boys’ and girls’ track and field teams traveled to Defiance High School for a tri-meet with the Bulldogs and Paulding Panthers. The Cougars girls won their portion of the meet, while the boys finished second to Defiance. Team scores Girls 1. Van Wert 75, 2. Defiance 67, 3. Paulding 32 […]
POSTED: 04/04/12 at 4:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Van Wert tennis team lost to St. Marys 4-1 in a match held Tuesday. No. 1 singles player Nathan Knodel lost 6-4, 4-6, 0-6, while No. 2 singles player Jon Lisa fell 4-6, 4-6. Alex Bair, at No. 3 singles, was the only Van Wert player to win his match, in two sets, 6-4, […]
POSTED: 04/04/12 at 4:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Lincolnview baseball team fell 8-4 to Ayersville in a non-conference game played Tuesday at Lincolnview. The Lancers drew first blood with a run in the bottom of the first inning and lead for three innings until the Archers tied it up in the top of the fourth inning. Ayersville broke the game open in […]
POSTED: 04/04/12 at 4:50 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
At Christmas time, we are inundated with Christmas songs on the radio, the supermarkets, the mall, even walking downtown. There seems to be so much Christmas music that we start hearing it well before Thanksgiving. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy Christmas music and I am glad we have so much of it, but it […]
POSTED: 04/03/12 at 10:11 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Pauline Jones, 68, of Van Wert, died at 6:14 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born September 24, 1943, in Decatur, Ind., the daughter of the late Clarence Clyde and Ada Nora (Fluckiger) Jones. Miss Jones had worked for General Electric in Decatur and Aeroquip in […]
POSTED: 04/03/12 at 9:55 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries