Van Wert County Probate-Juvenile Court Judge Kevin Taylor (right) was sworn in for a new six-year term by Common Pleas Judge Charles D. Steele. Judge Taylor’s daughter, Lauren, held the Bible for her father’s swearing in ceremony. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 01/03/13 at 6:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent The Van Wert City Board of Education accepted the resignation of several retiring veteran educators during a special meeting held earlier this week. Those retiring include Jeannie Ditmyer, a Title 1 teacher at the Van Wert Early Childhood Center, after 35 years in education, 34 of those at Van Wert; Ed Clark, […]
POSTED: 01/03/13 at 6:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Ottoville at Crestview junior varsity/varsity game on Friday, January 4, will have a 6:30 p.m. JV tip-off time, not 6 p.m. Crestview Homecoming ceremonies will be held between the JV and varsity games at approximately 7 p.m.
POSTED: 01/03/13 at 5:42 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Information submitted Dr. Shad Foster, chiropractic physician/owner, is pleased to introduce Dr. Mark Fuerst as an associate chiropractic physician at Foster Family Chiropractic. Dr. Fuerst returns to Van Wert to practice chiropractic after spending his first year of practice in Cleveland. He was a 2003 graduate of Van Wert High School, then went on to […]
POSTED: 01/03/13 at 5:40 am. FILED UNDER: Business
Information submitted WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement today calling on President Obama to freeze the salaries of Members of Congress and White House staff: “As our nation continues to struggle through this economic downturn and hardworking families are making their own budget cuts, Members of Congress should […]
POSTED: 01/03/13 at 5:12 am. FILED UNDER: News
Jim R. Carroll, 63, of Van Wert, died at 4:55 a.m. Monday, December 31, 2012, at the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus. He was born March 5, 1949, in Van Wert, the son of the late Elmo and Ellen (Shepherd) Carroll. On July 12, 1968, he married Shirley Ann (Hammons) Carroll, who survives […]
POSTED: 01/02/13 at 9:37 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
MCSO information CELINA – A man wanted for murder in the death of his former girlfriend has been apprehended in Indiana. Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey announced the capture of Daniel Charles Martin, 40, in Fort Wayne, Ind. Martin was wanted for the November 8, 2012, murder of Melinda Shinn, 26, in Rockford. The Mercer […]
POSTED: 01/02/13 at 5:23 pm. FILED UNDER: News
We are welcoming 2013 with a road trip and visiting St. Petersburg, Fla. St. Pete is the home of the Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Art and the home of the brand new Salvador Dali Museum, whose façade imitates a meandering wall of surreal glass. The arts thrive in this city full […]
POSTED: 01/02/13 at 2:23 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
Angela Judith Boyd Bridges of Urbana died at 8 a.m. Monday, December 31, 201 after a long battle with cancer. She was born July 31, 1949, in Van Wert, the daughter of Harold and Patricia Boyd, who both survive in Van Wert. On May 24, 1975, she married Richard Glenn Bridges, who survives in Urbana. […]
POSTED: 01/02/13 at 2:02 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Mary Cunningham, 75, died at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, December 30, 2012, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. She was born in Detroit, Mich., the daughter of the late James and Marjorie (Meyers) Cunningham. She married Michael Aquaviva, who preceded her in death. Survivors include two sons, Michael (Maureen) Aquaviva of Detroit and Leonard […]
POSTED: 01/02/13 at 2:02 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries