DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A nearly 12-year-old case was back in the limelight Wednesday when an Ohio prison inmate was arraigned on rape and sexual battery charges in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Bobby Panning, 39, who is currently an inmate at the Allen Correctional Institution in Lima, entered pleas of not guilty to the […]
POSTED: 05/09/13 at 7:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted The Van Wert Police Department, along with the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office, and Convoy and Ohio City police departments, took advantage of the Ohio Attorney General’s new Ohio Police Officer Mobile Academy for driving and firearms simulators by hosting an event at Vantage Career Center this week. The new mobile academy platform […]
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A number of antique automobiles, mostly Packards but also a smattering of other makes, came through downtown Van Wert on Wednesday as part of a tour that will end at the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum in Auburn, Ind. The tour is part of a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Highway. Above are two 1930s-era […]
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Council on Aging news Through a partnership with Legal Aid of Western Ohio, the Van Wert County Council on Aging will be offering free legal aid services. While the service is available to anyone, emphasis will be placed on the senior population. Rebecca Steinhouse will serve as Legal Aid’s local liaison for the Van Wert […]
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Ohio State Highway Patrol news The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol gained a new sergeant this week. On Tuesday, Trooper Larry R. Barrett was promoted to the rank of sergeant by Colonel John Born, OSHP superintendent, during a ceremony at the Patrol’s Academy. Barrett has moved from being a part of […]
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The YWCA’s gymnasium is filled with geraniums on Wednesday – the day before those who purchased the flowers through the YWCA’s Geranium Sale can pick them up. Pick-up today is from 8 a.m.-6 p.m., while extra flowers can be purchased from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday. Hanging baskets can also be purchased today and Friday, while […]
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This Saturday, you will have the opportunity to experience an unlikely combination of two music genres. The rock band Queen was and has been known for its driving rock music rhythms and lyrics, and style while the Lima Symphony is mostly associated with its Classical music repertoire. This Saturday however, the two combine forces as […]
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John M. Evans, 89, of Van Wert, died at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born December 7, 1923, in Chase, Mich., the son of the late James R. and Nellie J. (Mohr) Evans. On April 11, 1947, he married Gwen M. (George) Evans, who […]
POSTED: 05/08/13 at 8:48 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Gale R. Compton, 86, of Van Wert, died at 4:05 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born October 7, 1926, in Haviland, the son of the late Roscoe and Ethel Irene (Reid) Compton. On April 14, 1945, he married Vernabel Louise (Murphy) Compton, who preceded him […]
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POSTED: 05/08/13 at 2:50 pm. FILED UNDER: Cougar's Den