Information submitted The Van Wert Democratic Party will host its annual fall banquet on Tuesday, October 2, at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5803, 111 N. Shannon St. in Van Wert. Van Wert native Dan Gehres, who has been a Dayton Municipal Court judge since January 1, 1988, will be the featured speaker at the […]
POSTED: 09/10/12 at 6:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
Red Cross information With hurricane season fully underway and tornadoes, flooding and home fires an ever-present threat, the American Red Cross is asking the public to consider learning more about becoming a disaster volunteer this year. “Having a trained, prepared, and ready-to-help team of volunteers is one of the most valuable resources a community can […]
POSTED: 09/10/12 at 6:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted The following pets are available for adoption through The Animal Protective League: Cats Male and female, 7 years old, gray, longhaired; fixed, front declawed. Male and female, 4-8 years old; white with yellow, black, fixed. Shadow, a 5-year-old male gray cat; fixed. A 1-year-old female gray tiger. Lily, a 1-year-old female; black, longhaired, […]
POSTED: 09/10/12 at 6:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports CONVOY – Pass interceptions burned the Wayne Trace Raiders badly, with the Crestview Knights converting two of their six interceptions into touchdowns to key a 40-28 victory over the Raiders during a storm-delayed non-conference football game completed on Saturday evening. The Knights’ efforts got a big boost when Isaiah Simerman grabbed a […]
POSTED: 09/10/12 at 6:48 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert tennis information ELIDA — The Van Wert girls’ tennis team won the Elida Tennis Invitational over the weekend, with the winning points coming when Cougar D Doubles team of Skylar Wood and Sarah Arend defeated Ashley Fay and Meredith Little of Elida for the championship of that division. The points earned allowed Van […]
POSTED: 09/10/12 at 6:46 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Information submitted TIFFIN — The Crestview High School cross country teams raced in the competitive Tiffin CC Carnival on Saturday. Individual Knight results: Girls Division III Varsity Race Crestview finished 26th out of 50 teams Courtney Perrott 21:44 Elizabeth Saylor 22:33 Chelsea Hancock 24:01 Hali Finfrock 24:21 Janelle May 25:08 Boys Division III A Varsity […]
POSTED: 09/10/12 at 5:58 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Police September 7, 6:53 p.m. — Eric D. Bowers, 26, of 710 Woodland Ave., was charged with assault for an incident that allegedly occurred at his residence. September 5, 7:36 p.m. — Robert R. Debatin, 46, of 920 Prospective Ave., was arrested for domestic violence for an incident that allegedly occurred at his […]
POSTED: 09/10/12 at 5:47 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
In loving memory of Sarah J. Robeson, who was born on January 3, 1943, in Van Wert, to the late Llewellyn and Blanche (Harman) Whitaker Sr. She passed away Sunday, September 9, 2012, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She attended Haviland, Scott and Blue Creek Local Schools. She married Ronald E. Robeson […]
POSTED: 09/09/12 at 5:51 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor With the start of the school just two days away, the need for increased busing of elementary students to the new grades 1-5 Van Wert Elementary School has resulted in revamped shuttle bus system for the 2012-2013 school year (click here for the complete shuttle bus schedule). School start and end times […]
POSTED: 09/08/12 at 6:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
The first day of the Hot Air Festival was largely lost to rain, as rain that hit the area grounded the 19 hot air balloons that came for the event. Propane burner “glows” such as this one was the only balloon activity of the night, as the storms washed out the rest of Friday’s balloon […]
POSTED: 09/08/12 at 6:01 am. FILED UNDER: News