Donna J. Lemmon, 68, of Middle Point, died at 9:35 p.m. Friday, February 22, 2013, at her residence. She was born November 25, 1944, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Robert and Vera Joann (Robeson) Ellis. She married Lanny Lemmon, who survives in Middle Point. Other survivors include her stepmother, Geneva Ellis of […]
POSTED: 02/24/13 at 1:38 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor It was a combination of inexperience and “haste makes waste”, but the final result is a delay in voting on a proposal for a city aquatic center. First-term City Law Director John Hatcher shouldered the blame for the ballot language errors that resulted in the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office’s rejection Thursday […]
POSTED: 02/23/13 at 9:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
Members of the American Spiritual Ensemble entertained an appreciative crowd during a concert held Friday night at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio. The group sang a variety of music, from spirituals to Broadway and beyond. (Cindy Wood/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 02/23/13 at 8:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police Michael E. Protsman, 47, of 246 Burt St., was charged with operating a vehicle while impaired (OVI) as a result of a traffic stop near the intersection of Burt and Cable streets. Delphos Police No new reports.
POSTED: 02/23/13 at 8:21 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Van Wert independent A Cecil woman was killed in a Paulding County accident, while a Van Wert motorist got lucky when his vehicle was hit by a train behind the Van Wert County Courthouse early Friday morning. Kayla Bidlack, 30, of Cecil, died of injuries received in an accident that occurred Thursday evening at a […]
POSTED: 02/23/13 at 8:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
Longtime cheerleader coach Arlene Hurless was honored during halftime of Friday night’s boys’ basketball game against Ottawa-Glandorf. Above, Hurless, who is retiring this year after more than two decades as cheerleader coach, is shown with her husband, Mel (right), and son, Eric, while cheerleaders (below) hold a sign thanking her for her years as coach. […]
POSTED: 02/23/13 at 8:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports The Van Wert Cougars slowed Friday’s game against state-ranked Ottawa-Glandorf w-a-a-y down and the strategy worked … for three quarters, anyway. But the Titans adjusted with a four-corners offense in the final quarter that allowed them to find open men for easy buckets, while shutting down Van Wert offensively, and O-G came […]
POSTED: 02/23/13 at 8:04 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview boys’ basketball news CONVOY — The Crestview Knights continued their winning ways with a solid 70-33 victory over Ada in Northwest Conference action on Friday. It was both teams’ final regular season game prior to the start of sectional tournament action next week. The Knights are now 19-3 on the year and 7-2 in […]
POSTED: 02/23/13 at 7:22 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Luella Marie Good, 90, of Van Wert, died at 1:53 a.m. Thursday, February 21, 2013, at her residence. She was born March 26, 1922, in Burkettsville, the daughter of the late Ora E. and Preska M. (Myers) Walls. Luella was married to Maynard Wade, who preceded her in death. On May 2, 1986, she married […]
POSTED: 02/23/13 at 6:57 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Kayla Ann Bidlack, 30, of Cecil, died Thursday, February 21, 2013, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born November 20, 1982, in Defiance, the daughter of David O. and Sharon K. (Fockler) Bidlack Sr., who both survive in Cecil. Other survivors include a son, Carson Alexander Hodges, at home; one brother, David […]
POSTED: 02/23/13 at 6:55 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries