DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Seven people appeared for hearings Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court, while a jury acquitted a city man of child endangering following a two-day trial earlier in the week. Two people were sentenced on Wednesday. They include: Jesse Blackburn, 22, of Delphos, was sentenced to three years of community control, […]
POSTED: 07/10/14 at 2:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
Wassenberg Art Center information The Wassenberg Art Center will host “The Best of 2014”, a national-level exhibit curated by the Ohio Designer Craftsman organization housed in the Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus. The Wassenberg Art Center was chosen, based in part on its new location, as one of three venues in the state to house […]
POSTED: 07/10/14 at 2:22 am. FILED UNDER: Arts & Entertainment, News
Submitted information Community Health Professionals volunteers will serve a lunchtime salad buffet and Venedocia Lions Club sausage sandwiches on Thursday, July 24, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 1159 Westwood Drive in Van Wert. The public is invited to eat in or carry out for a donation of $5 for the salad buffet. Sausage […]
POSTED: 07/10/14 at 2:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW Parks Dept. information The Van Wert Parks Department has now opened registration for its NFL Flag Football program. The fee will be $35 for a single child, $60 for two children of the same family, and $75 for three or more children in a family. The deadline to register is July 25. Registration forms […]
POSTED: 07/10/14 at 2:19 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information MIDDLE POINT — The Middle Point Ballpark will be hosting a “coed 6s” power sand volleyball tournament on Saturday, July 26. Start time for the tournament is 9:30 a.m., while the cost is $60 per team. Basic power rules will apply, and tourney champions will receive t-shirts. Those interested in competing should contact […]
POSTED: 07/10/14 at 2:17 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Sylvia Janette Height, 81, of Van Wert, died Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Home in Wabash, Indiana. She was born August 15, 1932, in Van Wert, a daughter of the late Walter and P. Marie Cooper. On November 4, 1950, she married Frank Leroy “Ted” Height, who preceded her in death […]
POSTED: 07/09/14 at 11:18 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
By Hannah Kraner, reporter The Ohio City Blue Ribbon Workers 4H club met on June 22. The meeting was called to order, reports from last meeting was read and group members began presenting their demonstrations. Those with demonstrations this month were: Lauren Walls, “how to make a strawberry smoothie” Abbi Marbaugh and Lexie Bowen shared […]
POSTED: 07/09/14 at 2:02 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth
By Catherine Kopack, reporter The Clever Clover 4H Club had its eighth meeting on June 30, from 3-5 p.m. at Hempfling Dairy in Van Wert County. The club began with a tour of the dairy and learned how the automated dairy works . After the tour the club listened to demonstrations. The club carpooled to […]
POSTED: 07/09/14 at 1:29 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth
By Rex Dolby The Wassenberg Camera Club’s next meeting is Thursday, July 10, at 7 p.m. at the Wassenberg Art Center. “Wildlife” is the competition theme in prints and slides that evening as well as having a makeup competition in slides only for Night Photography. Of additional interest, there will be a session on Low […]
POSTED: 07/09/14 at 1:22 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
By Hope Wallace Another brief trip this past week involved poking around small communities. It has confirmed that many of these towns are using creative ways to draw visitors. Traveling with my trusty sidekick, Carson, a 92-pound Labrador retriever, I learned many areas are dog-friendly. Outdoor cafes bring Fido their own bowl of water and […]
POSTED: 07/09/14 at 1:17 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?