VWHS girls’ tennis information The Van Wert girls’ tennis team won an important Western Buckeye League victory over Wapakoneta on Thursday. The Cougars won 4-1 over the Lady Redskins, with all three singles players and the No. 2 doubles team of Ali Moreland and Sydney Dull victorious in their matches. Van Wert Coach Mitch Price […]
POSTED: 09/14/12 at 5:19 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information MENDON — A memorial coed softball tournament has been organized in the name of an area woman who was tragically killed in a traffic accident earlier this year. Shirissa Seibert’s first annual Coed Softball Benefit will be held Saturday, September 22, at the Mendon Ball Park. All proceeds from the tournament will go […]
POSTED: 09/14/12 at 4:53 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Robert K. Helstad, 45, of Wimberley, Texas, and formerly of Van Wert, died at 5:12 p.m. Friday, September 7, 2012, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. He was born March 10, 1967, in Newark, the son of Maxine (Wallace) Helstad, who survives in Van Wert, and Rodney R. Helstad Jr., who survives in New […]
POSTED: 09/13/12 at 2:34 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Middle Point woman faces nearly 20 years in prison on charges related to a fatal traffic accident that occurred in August. Lisa A. Hundley, 32, entered not guilty pleas to grand jury indictments charging her with two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, one a first-degree felony and the other a second-degree […]
POSTED: 09/13/12 at 6:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert development officials, business people and other interested individuals receives basic training on downtown development during its Main Street 101 presentation Wednesday at the Black Swamp Bistro. Main Street Van Wert Interim Program Manager Adam Ries said he thought the presentation was well received by those who attended. “It really went […]
POSTED: 09/13/12 at 5:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted COLUMBUS — The Ohio House of Representatives Wednesday took a significant step toward responsible pension reform with the bipartisan passage of a series of legislation aiming to improve the solvency of the five state retirement systems. Senate Bills 340, 341, 342, 343, and 345 make sweeping reforms to the Ohio Police and Fire […]
POSTED: 09/13/12 at 5:03 am. FILED UNDER: News
Health Aware Fair information The annual Van Wert County Health Aware Fair, sponsored by the American Red Cross, Van Wert County Hospital and Van Wert Rotary Club, is scheduled for this Saturday, September 15, from 6 to 10 a.m. at the Van Wert Middle School. Walk-ins are welcome after 8:30 a.m. the day of the […]
POSTED: 09/13/12 at 5:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, has donated more than 200 backpacks to the Blessings in a Backpack Program in Van Wert. The program provides a backpack containing 7-10 kid-friendly food items to supplement meals over the weekend. The program presently provides the backpacks to children in grades kindergarten-4 who attend […]
POSTED: 09/13/12 at 4:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
United Way information On Friday, September 28, the United Way of Van Wert County will hold its Day of Caring/American Red Cross blood drive. The drive will take place from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Family Life Center of Trinity Friends Church, 605 N. Franklin St. in Van Wert. To schedule an […]
POSTED: 09/13/12 at 4:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
POSTED: 09/12/12 at 2:23 pm. FILED UNDER: St. Mary's News