The Animal Protective League has the following pets available for adoption: Cats Rosey, a 4-year-old female gray tiger; shots, declawed, fixed. Kittens Male and female, 7 months old; gray and black tiger. Female, 12 weeks old; gray tiger, longhaired. Female, 12 weeks old; tabby, gray and black. Male, 12 weeks old; wormed, black with white […]
POSTED: 01/21/13 at 7:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports The Van Wert Cougars outscored Bryan 16-7 in the second quarter and staved off the Golden Bears the rest of the way to win 45-32 in a non-conference game played Saturday in the Cougar’s Den. AJ Smith rebounded from Friday’s loss to Bath, scoring 17 points, including four treys, while Kyle Keber […]
POSTED: 01/21/13 at 7:10 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview girls’ basketball news CONVOY — The Crestview Lady Knights played pretty much even with the Delphos Lady Jays for three quarters, but shut the Blue Jays down in the second stanza to win the teams’ non-conference battle 65-53. Emily Bauer led the Knights with 21 points, while Lindsey Motycka added 12 points and Mackenzie […]
POSTED: 01/21/13 at 6:45 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert wrestling news DAYTON — Van Wert’s varsity wrestling team participated in the Dayton Stebbins High School dual meet tournament and finished in fourth place after defeating three teams, Middletown (48-30), Fairborn (59-24) and Trotwood Madison (45-24), and then losing to Springboro (58-24). Three Cougar wrestlers were undefeated in the tournament, although two of […]
POSTED: 01/21/13 at 6:15 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview boys’ freshman basketball news The Crestview Knights freshman boys’ basketball team lost to a long, athletic Kalida Wildcat squad 41-33 on Saturday. The Knights move to 4-3 overall and will play Van Wert today in the S.F. Goedde Building gymnasium, starting at 5 p.m.
POSTED: 01/21/13 at 5:57 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Winifred R. Ruhlin, 86, of Van Wert, died at 9:05 p.m. Friday, January 18, 2013, at The Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. She was born December 5, 1928, in Fostoria, the daughter of the late Walter and Inez Audrey (Foor) Schaadt. On October 31, 1948, in Van Wert, she married Robert D. Ruhlin, who […]
POSTED: 01/20/13 at 7:56 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Donna I. Robeson, 80, of Van Wert, died at 3 a.m. Saturday, January 19, 2013, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born October 5, 1932, in Jennings Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Thomas Carl and Mary Edna (Jones) Morgan. She married Noah Junior Robeson, who preceded her […]
POSTED: 01/19/13 at 2:35 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
ODJFS news Ohio’s unemployment rate was 6.7 percent in December, down slightly from 6.8 percent in November, according to data released Friday morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment decreased 9,400 over the month from the revised 5,194,400 in November to 5,185,000 in December. The […]
POSTED: 01/19/13 at 8:34 am. FILED UNDER: News
Dog House Grooming was officially opened Friday with a ribboncutting ceremony by the Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce. Here, Dog House Grooming owner Lora Stienecker cuts the ribbon on the shop, located at 117 N. Washington St. The business offers holistic pet foods and provides a number of grooming services for all types of […]
POSTED: 01/19/13 at 8:33 am. FILED UNDER: News
Delphos Police Dept. news DELPHOS — In recent months, law enforcement officials learned of an alleged “drug house” at 317 N. Bredeick St. in Delphos. Agents from the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force then began an investigation into activities at the residence, which culminated Friday at approximately 10:15 a.m. when task force members, along […]
POSTED: 01/19/13 at 8:32 am. FILED UNDER: News