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
Crestview volleyball news HAVILAND — The Crestview Lady Knight volleyball team traveled to Wayne Trace on Thursday, winning the non-conference match in three games, 25-17, 25-21, and 27-25. Crestview is now 3-1 overall and will be back in action on Monday as the Knights travel to Parkway to compete in a non-conference match. The match […]
POSTED: 09/06/13 at 5:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert girls’ tennis news LIMA — The Van Wert girls’ tennis team traveled to Bath and defeated the Lady Wildcats 4-1 in a Western Buckeye League match played Thursday. All three singles players were victorious, as was the Lady Cougars’ No. 1 doubles team. Match scores are as follows: No. 1 singles – Ali […]
POSTED: 09/06/13 at 5:46 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert golf news The Van Wert Cougars hosted league-leading Bath on Thursday in an important Western Buckeye League match-up. Despite a couple of strong performances by Justin Price and Adam Jurczyk, the Cougars were not deep enough to pull off the big upset, losing by 11 strokes 165-176. Bath’s Evan Hall was match medalist […]
POSTED: 09/06/13 at 5:45 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Police September 3, 3:18 a.m. — Robin P. Higginbotham, 49, of 509 S. Shannon St., was charged with operating a vehicle while impaired (OVI) after police stopped his vehicle for having fictitious license plates near the intersection of Shannon Street and Westwood Drive. September 4, 11:35 a.m. — A Van Wert resident reported […]
POSTED: 09/05/13 at 10:51 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement