DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A local man discovered that guilty pleas can’t always be withdrawn when the Ohio Third District Court of Appeals rejected his appeal based primarily on that argument. Joshua A. Lane of Van Wert recently had his prison sentence upheld by the appellate court in a decision written by Judge John Williamowski. Lane […]
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Van Wert Police April 20, 1:17 a.m. — Sarah E. Treadway, 31, of Delphos, was charged with operating a vehicle while impaired (OVI), and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia as a result of a traffic stop in the 400 block of East Central Avenue. April 19, 5:13 p.m. — Clarence A. Webster III, 54, […]
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Book lovers were out in force on Saturday morning when Brumback Library held its annual Spring Book Sale in the library’s Main Reading Room. Magazines, movies and other videos were also available for sale. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
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Gasoline price news Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 23.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.65 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 gas outlets in Ohio. This compares with the national average, which has fallen 1.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.50a […]
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Crestview High School students dance the night away on Saturday night during the school’s Junior-Senior Prom held at Willow Bend Country Club. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
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Ohio Dept. of Transportation news LIMA — It’s a theme that is repeated each year during National Work Zone Safety Week — drive cautiously through construction work zones. But there is a special emphasis on work zone safety this construction season as Interstate 75 in Allen County is under construction and will be through 2016. […]
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Famed nature photographer Joel Sartore lectured on Sunday at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
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VW County Ministerial Society news “Prayer is synonymous with change,” says Pastor Paul Hamrick, coordinator for the Van Wert County “National Day of Prayer” event. “If we are expecting to turn the tide of family breakdown, crippling addictions, increasing immorality and random acts of horrific violence, as we just witnessed in the Boston bombings, God’s […]
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Crestview track and field news MINSTER – The Crestview boys’ and girls’ track teams competed at the Minster Memorial Invitational Track Meet this past Saturday. The Lady Knights were 12 out of 14 teams (season record 8-18) and the Knight boys were seventh out of 14 teams (season record 13-13). The link for results for […]
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VWHS track and field news MANSFIELD — Van Wert High School runner Jared Fleming was invited to participate in Mehock-Mansfield Relays Invitational Mile. This is the showcase event for the prestigious multiple-state track meet. The mile was last run here in 1978and the top 10 distance runners from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Ontario Canada were invited to […]
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