Eric McCracken and the staff of Lee Kinstle’s GM Sales and Service, along with Braun Industries, recently donated a 15-passenger bus to the YMCA of Van Wert County. The bus will be used for transporting children around the community and to take on field trips during the weekly-themed summer camps. The photos are “before” and […]
POSTED: 06/14/13 at 5:47 am. FILED UNDER: News
Convoy Community Days news CONVOY — The 2013 Convoy Community Days celebration will be held September 27-29 in Convoy Edgewood Park. An organizational meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 18, at 7 p.m., at the Edgewood Park Building. Anyone interested in helping with this year’s weekend festival should try to attend the meeting or […]
POSTED: 06/14/13 at 5:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted GROVER HILL — The Grover Hill Fire and EMS departments will be holding a barbecue chicken dinner and homemade ice cream social on Saturday, June 22, from 4-7 p.m., at the Grover Hill Veterans of Foreign Wars post. The chicken dinner will be prepared by the Van Wert Professional Firefighters Local 618, and will include two […]
POSTED: 06/14/13 at 5:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
This barn on River Road Trail near Rockford was heavily damaged by what the National Weather Service is calling a tornado. Several structures were also damaged in the village of Willshire by the storm that hit Wednesday night. (photo submitted)
POSTED: 06/13/13 at 4:44 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Adelina (DeLeon) Alvarez, 77, of Van Wert, died at 12:35 a.m. Thursday, June 13, 2013, at her residence. She was born March 24, 1936, in Los Ramones, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, the daughter of the late Abundio and Manuela (Garza) DeLeon. On February 14, 1959, in Homestead, Fla., she married Guillermo “Willie” Alvarez, who preceded her […]
POSTED: 06/13/13 at 4:33 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Louise F. Sinn Copsey, 78, of Paulding, died Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at the Laurels of Defiance. She was born July 24, 1934, in Paulding County, the daughter of the late Alva E. “Hap” and Anna E. (Chester) Klingler. In 1953, she married Wilbur Fred Sinn Jr., who preceded her in death in 1989. In […]
POSTED: 06/13/13 at 11:03 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent/NPAC news Excitement was high as the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio held a noon press conference Wednesday in the First Federal Lecture Hall to announce its 2013-14 season. In attendance were the media, season sponsors, members and curious patrons. That excitement was justified, as a series featuring Country stars Trace Adkins […]
POSTED: 06/13/13 at 7:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
Larry Wendel, executive secretary of The Van Wert County Foundation, presents Jerry Mazur, Hot Air Festival organizer, with a check to be used to provide musical entertainment at this year’s Hot Air Festival, which is planned for September 6-8. (photo submitted)
POSTED: 06/13/13 at 6:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Three more arraignments and four sentencing hearings were part of Wednesday’s docket in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Among those arraigned was Ricky Girod, 51, of Grover Hill, who pleaded not guilty to a charge of illegal assembly or possession of chemicals to manufacture drugs, a felony of the third degree. […]
POSTED: 06/13/13 at 6:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
The last week of school at Van Wert City was a week filled with many activities. Students were busy with final projects, presentations, field days, programs, and final exams. Adult leadership took on a special fundraiser for the Brumback Library summer reading and YWCA summer food programs. “These are two worthy programs aimed at the […]
POSTED: 06/13/13 at 6:19 am. FILED UNDER: News