Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5803 in Van Wert recently presented its Athlete of the Year awards. The winners this year were Kaitlyn Brant, “Female Athlete of the Year”, and Joseph Hurless, “Male Athlete of the Year”. Runners-up were Courtney Perrott and Joel Genter. Also recognized was the Ohio VFW District 2 “Scout of the […]
POSTED: 06/12/13 at 5:32 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Middle Point 10 and under baseball team continued its success this past weekend in Lima at Bath’s “Best of the Northwest” tournament. After claiming the No. 1 seed in the tournament, the team lived up to it by beating Wapakoneta, Columbus Grove and then Coldwater 4-2 in the championship game. The team outscored opponents 47-7 […]
POSTED: 06/12/13 at 5:27 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Are the people in the picture below waiting to hear about the “Big Announcement”? Or are they part of the Fountain Park crowd gathered to hear Phil Dirt & the Dozers? If you want to join those waiting to hear what all the hubbub of 6.12.13 is about, you are about to find out. This […]
POSTED: 06/12/13 at 5:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
Anna Kathryn Clouse, 87, of Ohio City, died at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born July 27, 1925, in Ohio City, the daughter of the late William Victor and Esther Edna (Gause) Hurless. On July 27, 1946, she married Kenneth Earl Clouse, who preceded […]
POSTED: 06/11/13 at 10:14 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Marji Ann Long, 77, of Van Wert and formerly of Ohio City, died at 10:21 a.m. Monday, June 10, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born April 1, 1936, in Akron, the daughter of the late Orval Henry and Anna May (Callahan) Edwards. On June 2, 1956, she married Robert […]
POSTED: 06/11/13 at 4:04 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Crime Stoppers will pay you cash for information if it will help the Van Wert City Police department solve a burglary that occurred at the 218 E. Central Ave., Apt. 2, in the city of Van Wert. On June 4, between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., it appears someone climbed some pipes at the rear […]
POSTED: 06/11/13 at 3:30 pm. FILED UNDER: Crime Stoppers
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Voters will have likely have two ballot issues to decide following decisions made Monday night by Van Wert City Council. City Council members unanimously voted to pass the first of two measures needed to place a $3 million bond issue on the November ballot for the construction of a city aquatic center. […]
POSTED: 06/11/13 at 6:31 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert independent A Persian Gulf War veteran is seeking to have his denial of a concealed carry permit overturned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Delphos resident James G. Redmon has filed a civil lawsuit against Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas Riggenbach challenging the sheriff’s denial of his concealed carry permit application. […]
POSTED: 06/11/13 at 5:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
Members of the Convoy Business Association recently welcomed Convoy Tastee Freeze at a new location at 117 S. Main St. in the village. For more than 50 years, Convoy Tastee Freeze was on the corner of Main and Tully streets, starting in 1960, when Ollen and Bonnie Jones rented the building to Paul Pancake and he started […]
POSTED: 06/11/13 at 5:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert City Schools news Van Wert Elementary School has been awarded a $10,000 Champions for Healthy Kids grant for the 2013-14 school year. Partnering with the current VWES Wellness Committee initiatives, physical education instructors Betty Holliday and Dave Branfield said the grant will be used to continue implementation of nutrition education, as well as […]
POSTED: 06/11/13 at 5:47 am. FILED UNDER: News