Jessie L. Stewart, 95, of Van Wert and formerly of Seelyville, Ind., died at 2:34 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Hearth & Home in Van Wert. She was born May 16, 1918, in Brazil, Ind., the daughter of the late George and Emma (McNeil) Howald. On June 14, 1942, she married Howard W. Stewart, […]
POSTED: 05/15/14 at 8:42 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Jayme Lyn Edwards McIntosh, 38, of Union City, Ind., and formerly of Coldwater, died at 6:03 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2014. She was born August 17, 1975, in Van Wert, the daughter of David Boroff, who survives in Goshen, Ind., and her adoptive parents, Ellen M. (Sigler) Edwards, who survives in Van Wert, and the […]
POSTED: 05/15/14 at 8:37 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Although it was rainy and overcast Wednesday, some stars shone brightly at the Van Wert County Council on Aging. During the annual Senior Citizens Day Luncheon held Wednesday at the center, 10 local volunteers were selected as Senior Stars for their volunteer work both at the Council on Aging and in the […]
POSTED: 05/15/14 at 12:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Two men were sent to prison and three other people changed their pleas during hearings held Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Dirk Russell, 34, of Van Wert, was sentenced to 36 months in prison on a charge of attempting to corrupt another with drugs, a felony of the third […]
POSTED: 05/15/14 at 12:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
Olympic Lanes will be sponsoring a $1 day at Camp Clay Aqua Park this summer. Local businesses purchase the day for the Van Wert community, access includes swimming, floating playground, zip-line, paddleboats, and a half-acre beach. To learn more, visit www.vwymca.org. Shown are Dalton, Chloe and Jacob Sidle, children of Olympic Lanes owners Shane and Michelle Sidle, […]
POSTED: 05/15/14 at 12:03 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information On Friday, May 23, the Van Wert Area Community Concert Band will present a concert in the band shell of Fountain Park in Van Wert. The program will begin at 7 p.m. and is free to the public. Music performed on the concert will include patriotic selections that are intended to reflect, […]
POSTED: 05/14/14 at 11:16 pm. FILED UNDER: News
POSTED: 05/14/14 at 2:22 pm. FILED UNDER: Cougar's Den
By Rex Dolby The Wassenberg Camera Club met Thursday, May 8, at the Wassenberg Art Center. Moving Water was the competition theme in prints and slides that evening. Joe Schramm won the print division with a fine photo taken in the Sidney city park. Tracy Sterling’s slide of the falls in West Milton won the slide division. […]
POSTED: 05/14/14 at 2:06 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
By Hope Wallace We are getting the place ready for the check-in process for our 58th Annual June Art Exhibit. While hosting this exhibit is new to us in our new space, this is not the first time the show has been held here in the former Van Wert Armory. Moving from one place to […]
POSTED: 05/14/14 at 1:59 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
Although it doesn’t seem like the school year is over quite yet, the Knights are in the home stretch with only one more full week of classes and two short weeks after that. Students and teachers are pushing through their last chapters and units and trying to get the most out of the school year. […]
POSTED: 05/14/14 at 1:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Knights in the News