Van Wert swimming news The Van Wert High School boys’ and girls’ swim teams hosted Bryan High School in a dual meet. Both Cougar teams were defeated by Bryan: the girls 89 -77 and boys 91-86. Individual Van Wert swimmers placing first overall included Kase Schalois (100-meter butterfly and 1-meter diving), Kory Schlatter (100-meter backstroke), […]
POSTED: 01/10/13 at 6:14 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lillian R. Saam, 81, of Van Wert, died at 9:44 a.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born April 11, 1931, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Rolo and Grace (Miller) Taylor. On April 7, 1962, she married Carl J. Saam Sr., who preceded her […]
POSTED: 01/09/13 at 7:10 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Jon A. Rhoades and Nancy E. Rhoades to Jon A. Rhoades Living Trust and Nancy E. Rhoades Living Trust, inlot 4190, portion of inlot 4189-1, inlot 4189-2, Van Wert. Cox Family Revocable Living Trust to Cox Farms LLC, portion of sections 7, 18, Willshire Township. Cox Family Revocable Living Trust to Cox Farms LLC, portion […]
POSTED: 01/09/13 at 2:29 pm. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers
By Hope Wallace After the lull of the holidays we are back on track to bring some cool art, classes, exhibits, programming and a whole new art center to the Van Wert area in 2013. We’ve been busy working on preparing the Van Wert Armory for its new life and things will start taking shape […]
POSTED: 01/09/13 at 1:58 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
By Rex Dolby The Wassenberg Camera Club will hold its first meeting of the new year Thursday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Wassenberg Art Center. Christmas Lights will be the competition theme in prints and slides that evening. Up to three 4×6 prints may be submitted for a dollar. Those with no entries […]
POSTED: 01/09/13 at 1:55 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
By Trevor Roop After coming back from Christmas to a two day school week, which included winter homecoming, the students at CHS have now returned to the regular routine of classes and athletics. But before beginning their first full week, Ms. Gasser and the FCCLA held a Christmas party that was postponed due to the […]
POSTED: 01/09/13 at 1:52 pm. FILED UNDER: Knights in the News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Lima native Cynthia Leis was introduced as Van Wert County’s new economic development director during a news conference held Tuesday in Van Wert City Council Chambers. Denise Frey, president of the Van Wert County Economic Development Group, made the introduction, citing Leis’ extensive development experience. “Cindy brings to Van Wert County a […]
POSTED: 01/09/13 at 7:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
A house at 115 E. Second St. was heavily damaged by a fire that occurred Tuesday morning. Firefighters were called out at approximately 11 a.m. Tuesday to battle the fire in the two-story structure. No one was at home at the time of the fire, which brought firefighters out a second time later on Tuesday […]
POSTED: 01/09/13 at 7:34 am. FILED UNDER: News
Staff/Fort Wayne media reports NEW HAVEN, Ind. – A Convoy woman was one of two people killed in a crash involving a semi tractor-trailer rig and five personal vehicles on U.S. 30. Sandra Dealey, 43, was identified as one of those who died in the accident, which occurred at approximately 10:45 a.m. Tuesday when a […]
POSTED: 01/09/13 at 7:03 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert County Junior Fair Board is reminding all steer exhibitors for the 2013 Van Wert County Junior Fair that steer weigh in is this Saturday January 12, from 8-10 a.m. Weigh-in will take place on the fairgrounds by the beef barn. Show steers, dairy steers and performance steers’ possession is January 1. Exhibitors […]
POSTED: 01/09/13 at 7:00 am. FILED UNDER: News