Joyce M. Wagner, 65, of Delphos, died at 7:39 p.m. Saturday, June 15, 2013, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. She was born July 12, 1947, in Lima, the daughter of Helen (Stechschulte) Schroeder, who survives in Leipsic, and the late Norbert Schroeder. On August 19, 1983, she married Frederick Wagner, who survives in […]
POSTED: 06/17/13 at 6:16 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert Police June 14, 1:59 p.m. — Damage was reported at the Children’s Garden in Smiley Park. June 13, 9:48 a.m. — The theft of an electric generator was reported from Lee’s Ace Hardware Store on West Ervin Road. June 11, 3:52 a.m. — Several area teenagers were cited in connection with an underage […]
POSTED: 06/17/13 at 6:04 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Information submitted Isaac Van Wert American Legion Auxiliary Unit 178 has selected 11 area young women as delegates to Buckeye Girls State, along with one alternate. The 2013 session of Buckeye Girls State starts this Sunday, June 16. All of the delegates have completed their junior year of high school. The 1937 National American Legion […]
POSTED: 06/15/13 at 8:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
Lincoln Highway Association news The Lincoln Highway Association will be dedicating a new Lincoln Highway historical kiosk in Van Wert’s Fountain Park at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 26. This year marks the 100 birthday of this historic roadway — the first coast-to-coast highway across the United States. This highway is not only important in the […]
POSTED: 06/15/13 at 7:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
First Bank of Berne recently donated $600 to the Van Wert Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. The money will be used to sponsor the cornhole tournament held during the Rib Cook Off in August. Shown CVB Executive Director Larry Lee accepting the check from Connie Bassett of First Bank of Berne. First Bank of Berne […]
POSTED: 06/15/13 at 7:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted WREN — Most people have heard of the 1960s-era rock festival Woodstock, but now there’s WrenStock, a music festival being presented today by the Wrenway Park Wiffleball Warehouse, in association with Bill Miller Auto of Decatur, Ind. The entertainment will begin at noon today and will include the music of regional rock bands […]
POSTED: 06/15/13 at 7:31 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports The Western Buckeye League team had no trouble beating a squad of mostly Northwest Conference players in the 14th edition of the Van Wert County Hospital All-Star Football Game played at Eggerss Stadium in Van Wert. The WBL team scored first and led 17-3 at the half en route to a lopsided […]
POSTED: 06/15/13 at 7:22 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Police No new reports. Delphos Police June 10, 3:53 p.m. — Glenn Feathers, 50, of Delphos, was charged with obstructing official business as a result of an incident that occurred at his residence in the 300 block of North Jefferson Street.
POSTED: 06/14/13 at 6:08 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Van Wert independent/Emergency Management Agency The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado struck the village of Willshire during Wednesday night’s storms. Local Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy and meteorologists from the Wilmington National Weather Service office surveyed a tornado path on Thursday and rated the tornado damage as EF-0, with winds between 80 and […]
POSTED: 06/14/13 at 5:59 am. FILED UNDER: News
Gasoline price news CHICAGO, Ill. — Three cheers! It appears the surge in gasoline prices across the Great Lakes states is soon to be over. For the last four consecutive trading sessions, spot gasoline prices (which influence retail) have dropped a healthy amount. The sudden change comes as ExxonMobil reports its Joliet, Illinois refinery back […]
POSTED: 06/14/13 at 5:50 am. FILED UNDER: News