YWCA of Van Wert County information Tickets for the YWCA of Van Wert County’s annual Scholarship Chicken Dinner are now on sale. The dinner will be available for carry out Thursday May 15, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., at the YWCA. Tickets for the chicken dinners are $8. The cost of the dinner includes half of a […]
POSTED: 04/18/14 at 5:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted Although most Van Wert County government offices will close at noon today for Good Friday, the Van ert County Board of Elections will be open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. for early voting.
POSTED: 04/18/14 at 4:59 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Elks information Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, has selected Grace Callow, Daniel J. Joseph and Riley Guest, seniors at Crestview High School, as the recipients of the Students of the Month for April. Students are nominated by their high schools to receive this award. Each Student of the […]
POSTED: 04/18/14 at 4:37 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
Cletus “Dale” Stripe, 90, of Van Wert, died at 5:55 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. He was born October 3, 1923, in Van Wert, the son of the late Cletus and Norma (Gribler) Stripe. On June 14, 1947, he married Marie (Louagie) Stripe, who preceded him in […]
POSTED: 04/17/14 at 8:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor It was billed as an educational meeting by Iberdrola Renewables officials, but the two-hour meeting was more like a grilling administered by eastern Van Wert County residents who believe they would be affected by Iberdrola’s proposed Dog Creek Wind Farm project. The meeting began with a PowerPoint presentation by Eric Thumma, Iberdrola’s […]
POSTED: 04/17/14 at 8:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
One person was injured in a car-semi crash that occurred near the intersection of U.S. 30 and Convoy Road on Wednesday night. The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol investigated the crash and will have more information available later today. (photo by Rick McCoy for the Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 04/17/14 at 7:28 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/Rose-Hulman information Alexander Bair developed an appreciation for engineering in at Van Wert High School through the FIRST Robotics and Project Lead the Way programs. Now, as a freshman chemical engineering student at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, Ind.), Bair has found a place to keep that love alive — thanks to […]
POSTED: 04/17/14 at 7:23 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Fire Chief Jim Steele accepts a check for $1,500 from Mike Eversole, president of Van Wert Professional Firefighters Local 681, for the Van Wert County fire chiefs’ “No Child Sleeps Unprotected” fund drive. (photo submitted)
POSTED: 04/17/14 at 7:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent Two people were sentenced and one person had his surety bond revoked during hearings held Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Tyler Kast, 22, of Van Wert, was given three years of community control, with up to six months in the Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation (WORTH) Center in […]
POSTED: 04/17/14 at 6:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information OHIO CITY — The Ohio City Fire Department will be holding its annual Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday, April 19, at the Community Park on Ohio 118 in Ohio City. The hunt will begin at noon and is open to all children of the community.
POSTED: 04/17/14 at 6:30 am. FILED UNDER: News