New bakery opens

Truly D’vine Bread Company gave neighboring businesses a sneak peek (above) at the new bakery on Friday evening, with the general public invited in today as the new business opens its doors for the first time in the former Butler’s Bakery location on West Main Street. Truly D’vine specializes in fresh bread, but also has […]

Winifred R. Conn

Winifred R. “Winnie’ Conn, 88, of Van Wert, died at 3:20 a.m. Friday, December 19, 2014, at Hearth & Home of Van Wert. She was born December 25, 1925, in Decatur, Indiana, the daughter of Roy and Martha (Hainey) Shoaf, who both preceded her in death. On November 26, 1953, she married Frank H. Conn, […]

VW swimmers split at Wapak tri-meet

Van Wert swim team information WAPAKONETA — The Van Wert High School boys and girls swim teams traveled to the Wapakoneta YMCA to compete with Bellefontaine and Wapakoneta. This meet was scored as a double dual. The Cougar boys lost to Wapakoneta 91-67 and beat Bellefontaine 95-60.  The Cougar girls were also defeated by Wapakoneta […]

Wassenberg names new board members

Wassenberg Art Center information Wassenberg Art Center’s Board of Directors announces that Bradde Hamman, Tim Slusher, Sue Rakes and Gabriel McConn have been elected to the Wassenberg Art Center’s board, with terms beginning in January 2015. Most of the applicants have been heavily involved with Wassenberg Art Center programming for some time. Hamman is the […]

Western Buckeye ESC talks personnel

Van Wert independent The Western Buckeye Educational Service Center Governing Board discussed the lack of highly qualified substitute teachers and also approved several personnel actions during its December meeting on Wednesday. Superintendent Brian Gerber discussed with the board the need for highly qualified substitute teachers, noting that the Western Buckeye ESC is willing to work […]

Post names trooper, dispatcher of year

Ohio State Highway Patrol information The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has named its Trooper of the Year and Dispatcher of the Year for 2014. Trooper Adam M. Brincefield has been selected 2014 Trooper of the Year at the Van Wert Post.  Brincefield joined the Highway Patrol in 2003 and has […]

Central food drive

Central Insurance Company held its annual Christmas “Caring Means Sharing” Food Drive the week of December 15-18 with great results. The drive collected 1,380 food and paper items, which were distributed to 11 local churches and charity organizations. Central thanks its employees for their generosity and the Food Drive Committee for coordinating this event. Committee […]

Boyd given prison term after guilty plea

VW Common Pleas Court information Shad Boyd, 38, of Lima was arraigned on a charge of failure to appear, a felony of the fourth degree. He entered a plea of guilty and was then sentenced to six months prison, consecutive to a nine-month prison sentence in his previous case. He was given credit for five […]

Virginia Mae Wilson

Virginia Mae “Jenny” Wilson died Saturday, December 13, 2014. She was the daughter of Violet Everetta (Hill) Morrison and Jewette Edward Morrison, who both preceded her in death. Survivors include two sets of twins, Timothy Russell Beyer, Juanita Lynn (Paul) Kline and Jennifer Lou Beyer, all of Middle Point, and Julie Lee Moore of Paulding; […]

VWCS board approves new park pact

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Van Wert City Board of Education approved a new agreement for the Franklin Park project, heard a presentation from the Van Wert High School Robotics Team and also accepted the resignations of several longtime district employees. Following a presentation on the updated Franklin Park project by Van Wert Mayor Don Farmer […]