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
POSTED: 05/14/14 at 1:10 pm. FILED UNDER: Lancer Lines
Estate of Dolores R. Turnwald to John H. Turnwald, Richard J. Schneider, Randall Zimmerman and Mary Jane Zimmerman, portion of section 9, Jackson Township. Estate of Dolores R. Turnwald to John H. Turnwald, Patricia A. Schneider and Mary Jane Zimmerman, portion of section 7, Jackson Township. US Bank NA to Creative Home Buying Solutions, portion […]
POSTED: 05/14/14 at 12:45 pm. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Since its inception nearly 20 years ago, the Van Wert Teacher Appreciation Banquet has provided a chance for Van Wert High School seniors to tell their favorite teachers just how much they mean to them. The format for the banquet, which was created by retired school psychologist Randy Gardner to honor his […]
POSTED: 05/14/14 at 7:21 am. FILED UNDER: News