Heart Land Patriots news The Heart Land Patriots’ annual Spring Candidates’ Night, leading up to the May 7 Primary Election, will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, in the Fireside Room of the Family Life Center at Trinity Friends Church, 605 N. Franklin St. in Van Wert. All City Council seats, City Council president, […]
POSTED: 03/16/13 at 6:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
David T. Thomas, 85, of Van Wert and formerly of Grover Hill, died early Friday morning, March 15, 2013, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. He was born January 9, 1928, in Morenci, Mich., the son of the late John W. and Rosie (Adams) Thomas. He married Beverly (Knotts) Thomas, who survives in […]
POSTED: 03/15/13 at 8:52 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Richard J. “Rick” Reichert, 58, of Van Wert, died at 7:52 a.m. Friday, March 15, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born January 10, 1955, in Celina, the son of Alberta (Volz) Reichert, who survives in Van Wert, and the late Daniel J. Reichert. Other survivors include a child, Taylor […]
POSTED: 03/15/13 at 4:22 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Rosemary Kappel, 89, of Paulding, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Grand Rapids Care Center in Grand Rapids (Ohio). She was born February 19, 1924, in Henry County, the daughter of the late Joseph H. and Genevieve (Long) Dietrick. On April 8, 1967, she married Friedrich Kappel, who preceded her in death on May 26, […]
POSTED: 03/15/13 at 4:20 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Western Buckeye Educational Service Center Governing Board met earlier this week, with Superintendent Brian Gerber again voicing his displeasure with ESC cuts being proposed by Ohio Governor John Kasich’s administration. While Gerber said he was currently preparing a financial plan in response to the governor’s budget proposal, he also warned that […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Van Wert County Board of Commissioners had a busy day on Thursday, with discussions on county broadband Internet coverage, floodplain areas, an unsewered area along Richey Road and county finances on the agenda for the day. Cathy Miller of the Regional Planning Commission first met with the commissioners to provide an […]
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CeCi Wiselogel provided some interesting information on beloved artist and illustrator Norman Rockwell, as well as reproductions of some of his most beloved magazine covers, during two lectures held Thursday in the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio. The next concert scheduled in the NPAC is gospel group Ernie Haase and Signature Sound on […]
POSTED: 03/15/13 at 6:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
STAN SHEEHAN/for the Van Wert independent Socrates said that the unexamined life is not worth living. Frank Jackson, played by Larry Keltner, the hero of Van Wert Civic Theatre’s production of Weekend Comedy, would not agree with the Greek philosopher. Frank is a self-made man someplace in the midst of accelerating middle age who is […]
POSTED: 03/15/13 at 6:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Pop Rocks (above), a jump rope team from Troy, perform during Thursday’s Family Get Movin’ Night at Van Wert Elementary School. The event also included a number of fitness and health stations for the large number of families that participated, along with a “cook off” by fifth-graders and prize giveaways. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 03/15/13 at 6:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted CHICAGO — What do New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and Miami gasoline price averages all have in common? In each respective market today’s average is lower than its price point from one year ago, with Chicago an impressive 29 cents lower than a year ago. Overall, the national average had fallen for […]
POSTED: 03/15/13 at 5:38 am. FILED UNDER: News