Van Wert Elks news Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, would like to remind all citizens that September 11 is Patriot Day and is asking all to observe this holiday. After the terrorist attacks on New York City, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., during which nearly 3,000 Americans died, Congress approved 407-0 […]
POSTED: 09/07/13 at 6:24 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted BOWLING GREEN — The office of U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) will host a military academy information night for the 2014 academic year. The informational meeting will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, September 16, in the library of Findlay High School, 1200 Broad Ave. During the meeting, potential candidates will be […]
POSTED: 09/07/13 at 6:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted Van Wert Safety-Service Director Jay Fleming has announced that U.S. 127 will be closed at the city’s water treatment plant for a street cut. U.S. 127, between Fox Road/Hospital Drive and Cooper Road, will be closed beginning this Monday, September 9, at 7 a.m. until Tuesday, September 10, at 4:30 p.m. The roadway […]
POSTED: 09/07/13 at 6:17 am. FILED UNDER: News
Michael R. Kohorst, 65, of Van Wert, died Wednesday, September 4, 2013, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima following an extended illness. He was born March 16, 1948, in Lima, the son of Dorothy M. (Becker) Kohorst, who survives in Van Wert, and the late Carl S. Kohorst. On January 17, 1970, he married […]
POSTED: 09/06/13 at 10:04 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Approximately 150-200 area special-needs residents got the chance to go on a hot air balloon ride Thursday evening at the Van Wert County Regional Airport. The special-needs groups were able to take balloon rides, thanks to a grant from the national Elks organization, while Elks Lodge 1197 in Van Wert provided snacks for the area […]
POSTED: 09/06/13 at 7:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Vantage Board of Education heard an update on the school’s first-ever state report card and also learned that Vantage is working on an internship program with several area businesses. Superintendent Staci Kaufman provided more details on the first state report card issued to joint vocational schools, noting that Vantage received two […]
POSTED: 09/06/13 at 7:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of two articles on the history and upcoming 150th anniversary of Trinity United Methodist Church. Special to the Van Wert independent It was 1863. Abraham Lincoln was the president. The Civil War was at its height, as evidenced by the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1-3. […]
POSTED: 09/06/13 at 6:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent staff A man already incarcerated in a Lima prison entered a guilty plea on Thursday during a hearing in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Bobby Panning, 39, who is currently serving a prison term in the Allen Correctional Institution in Lima, pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual battery, a felony […]
POSTED: 09/06/13 at 6:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert County DARE news The eighth bi-annual Van Wert County DARE Fishing Derby will be held September 14-15 at the Middle Point Quarry, located just west of the village of Middle Point on Middle Point Road. Fishing starts at 7 a.m. and runs to 5 p.m. each day. Cost of the event is $50 […]
POSTED: 09/06/13 at 6:28 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert volleyball news The Van Wert Cougars hosted Shawnee in their second Western Buckeye League match of the season on Thursday. Although it took an extraordinary effort on their part, the Lady Cougars were able to come back from two games down to pull off a five-set victory over the Lady Indians. Van Wert […]
POSTED: 09/06/13 at 6:08 am. FILED UNDER: Sports