Jerry Lee “Monk” Amweg, 65, of Ohio City, died at 6:55 p.m. Sunday, June 2, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born June 18, 1947, in Van Wert, the son of the late Daniel Hamilton and Louella Gwendolyn (Seger) Amweg. On June 3, 2003, he married CarieAnn Jo (Bellinger) Amweg, […]
POSTED: 06/03/13 at 4:35 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert Police No new reports. Delphos Police May 31, 6:55 p.m. — Christina Wilkins of Delphos, was cited for driving under suspension. June 1, 1:40 a.m. — Roger Queen III of Delphos was cited for driving while under a license suspension. June 1, 2:59 a.m. — Blanca Mossing of Delphos was charged with operating […]
POSTED: 06/03/13 at 9:37 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
CINDY WOOD/independent feature writer You have to love a good underdog story. Kyle Rase sure does, but then, he lived his. When Rase’s Gibsonburg Golden Bears baseball team won a highly unlikely state championship in 2005, the Crestview grad took his father’s advice and wrote down everything he could remember about that season. Rase’s father, […]
POSTED: 06/03/13 at 6:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
Gasoline price news Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 17.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.85 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 1.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.64 […]
POSTED: 06/03/13 at 6:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW County Outdoorsmen Assoc. news The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association is having an M-1 Garand rifle clinic and a D-Day Commemorative Rifle Match to remember America’s heroes, both past and present, on Saturday, June 8. The clinic begins at 9:30 a.m. and the match begins at 10 that morning. The eventis open to both […]
POSTED: 06/03/13 at 5:59 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports Senior Jared Fleming won both the 800- and 1600-meter runs at the Lexington Division II regional track and field meet, and helped both the 4×400-meter and 4×800-meter relay teams to qualify for the state track meet over the weekend. The Cougar boys’ track team finished third at regionals, a point behind runner-up […]
POSTED: 06/03/13 at 5:57 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Leaders of the Future 4-H Club has chosen the Van Wert County Fairgrounds as one of its community projects for this year. Above, some of the 4-H club members are painting one of the entrance gates and (below) sprucing up the landscaping at another entrance on May 19. The club has scheduled another workday […]
POSTED: 06/03/13 at 5:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Democrat Party news The Van Wert Democratic Party will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, at The Black Swamp Bistro on East Main Street. The meeting is a social gathering and no business will be conducted. Rather, it is an opportunity for Democrats to come together to discuss issues of importance to […]
POSTED: 06/03/13 at 5:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
Virginia M. “Ginny” Hoffman, 84, of Van Wert, died at 4:55 p.m. Saturday, June 1, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born October 6, 1928, in Decatur, Ind., the daughter of the late Frederick and Marie (Schueller) Kukelhan. She married Howard M. Hoffman, who also preceded her in death. Mrs. […]
POSTED: 06/02/13 at 1:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Vicki and Dennis Schulte cut the ribbon on the new downtown location of their business, Once I Was, a “one of a kind” shop that offers repurposed items that have been transformed into treasures with style. Looking on are friends, family, staff, city officials and members of the Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce Board […]
POSTED: 06/01/13 at 7:36 am. FILED UNDER: News