Van Wert swimming information WAPAKONETA — The Van Wert High School boys and girls swim teams traveled to the Wapakoneta YMCA to compete with Lima Central Catholic and Wapakoneta. The meet was scored as a double dual. The Cougar boys defeated LCC 61-25, but lost to Wapakoneta 31-60, while the Cougar girls were defeated by […]
POSTED: 01/05/13 at 7:57 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VWPD WALK-THROUGH — A number of officers from the Van Wert Police Department, led by city DARE Officer Greg Blackmore (third from left) conducted walk-throughs of the Van Wert High School-Middle School complex and Van Wert Elementary School on Thursday to get officers familiarized with the buildings and to identify places where intruders could hide […]
POSTED: 01/04/13 at 9:33 am. FILED UNDER: News
New Van Wert County Commissioners Todd Wolfrum (left) and Stan Owens (right) join Thad Lichtensteiger in a review of county appropriations held Thursday morning in the commissioners’ office. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 01/04/13 at 9:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Vantage Board of Education approved a five-year contract extension for Superintendent Staci Kaufman and also heard a facilities project update from Kaufman earlier in the meeting. Board member Greg Reinhart was the only board member to vote against a contract extension for Kaufman and he only did so because he felt […]
POSTED: 01/04/13 at 9:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
Staff & others reports ANDERSON, Ind. — A Van Wert man was killed while driving a semi-tractor truck on Interstate 69 near Anderson, Ind., on Wednesday morning. According to the Muncie Star Press newspaper, Gary J. Knott, 56, was driving a semi north on I-69 when he apparently lost control of the tractor-trailer rig and […]
POSTED: 01/04/13 at 7:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports The Van Wert Lady Cougars were without a doubt happy to escape the Lincolnview High School gymnasium with a win after the Lady Lancers took them down to the wire in a 47-45 non-conference game on Thursday. The Lancers got out early and led by five, 15-10, after a quarter of play. […]
POSTED: 01/04/13 at 4:27 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Robert E. Swick, 87, of Defiance and formerly of Delphos, died at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at Parkview North Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born August 23, 1925, in Delphos, the son of the late Clarence and Leona (Molter) Swick. On May 17, 1947, he married Rosemary (Hemker) Swick, who survives […]
POSTED: 01/04/13 at 2:10 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Gary J. Knott, 56, of Van Wert, died at 8 a.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2013, from injuries suffered in a semi-tractor truck accident. He was born March 31, 1956, in Allen County, the son of Rita (Morman) Knott, who survives in Delphos, and the late James Knott. On September 26, 1981, he married Margie Lybold, […]
POSTED: 01/04/13 at 2:03 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Three people were sentenced and another person entered a change of plea during hearings held Wednesday morning in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Christopher L. Blue, 33, of Van Wert, was given three years of community control, which includes a 90-day jail sentence, on a charge of possession of heroin, a […]
POSTED: 01/03/13 at 6:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent A 14-year veteran of the Van Wert Fire Department was sworn in as a fire lieutenant during a ceremony held Wednesday in Van Wert City Council Chambers. Mayor Don Farmer administered the oath to Fire Lt. Robert A. Miller on Wednesday. Miller was promoted to the position, effective Tuesday, according to Fire […]
POSTED: 01/03/13 at 6:18 am. FILED UNDER: News