Donald L. Lassiter, 75, of Huntertown, Indiana, and formerly of Van Wert, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born December 28, 1938, the son of the late Foster and Dessie (Crago) Lassiter. On September 6, 1959, he married Judith (Fulhart) Lassiter, who survives in Huntertown. […]
POSTED: 05/22/14 at 8:44 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Van Wert City Board of Education heard a mix of positive and negative financial news as part of a report on the district’s five-year forecast provided by Treasurer Mike Ruen, and also honored the Van Wert High School Robotics Team that finished 12th at the world championships held last month in […]
POSTED: 05/22/14 at 7:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Three people were sentenced and four others changed their pleas to various charges during hearings held Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Savannah Williams, 27, of Mendon, was sentenced to three years of community control, to include up to six months in the Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation (WORTH) […]
POSTED: 05/22/14 at 6:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW County Sheriff’s information Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach announced that the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force executed a drug search warrant on May 15. Sheriff Riggenbach stated that, after an investigation into reported drug activity, investigators were able to obtain a search warrant for 10886 Lincoln Highway, Apt. 6, in Van […]
POSTED: 05/22/14 at 6:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio House of Representatives information COLUMBUS — The Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 198, jointly sponsored by State Representatives Tony Burkley (R-Payne) and Jim Butler (R-Oakwood), legislation that changes how local infrastructure projects are funded by providing property owners with the option of not having their property included as part of a Tax […]
POSTED: 05/22/14 at 6:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
American Red Cross information LifeLinks Community School on Crawford Street will host a bloodmobile between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on May 28. Those who are at least 17 years old (16 with parental consent; advance forms are available at the Red Cross Office at 208 E. Main St.), weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, […]
POSTED: 05/22/14 at 6:33 am. FILED UNDER: News
Glenda L. Pifer, 93, of St. Marys, died at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Otterbein Senior Lifestyles Community. She was born August 5, 1920, in Chattanooga, Ohio, the daughter of the late LeRoy and Bertha (Leininger) Pifer. Survivors include three sisters, Marjorie Maxine Pifer of St. Marys, Verna (Eugene) Behm of Celina and […]
POSTED: 05/22/14 at 1:20 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Lincolnview High School awards day will take place on Friday at 8:15. Senior parents are invited to attend. Graduation practice will follow the awards ceremony. Lincolnview participated in a Mini-Relay for Life event to raise money and awareness for the fight against cancer. The Mini-Relay was held on Friday, May 9 and included activities throughout […]
POSTED: 05/21/14 at 2:42 pm. FILED UNDER: Lancer Lines
By Hope Wallace The arts are important to our country, perhaps more now than ever. This is not a new concept. Organizations like Americans for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts have known this for at least 20 years. After witnessing phenomena where the arts actually drove healthy area economies, both artists […]
POSTED: 05/21/14 at 1:46 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
By Rex Dolby On Thursday May 22 at 7 p.m. the Wassenberg Art Center Camera Club will host a free seminar on “Managing Digital Pictures” at the Wassenberg Art Center, 214 South Washington Street in Van Wert. The program will not deal with how to take digital pictures, but rather with what to do with […]
POSTED: 05/21/14 at 1:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News