DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A man facing felony arson charges was among eight people arraigned Wednesday on grand jury indictments in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Alex Helt, 40, of Convoy, entered not guilty pleas to one count each of aggravated arson, a first-degree felony; aggravated arson, a felony of the second degree; and insurance […]
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VW Police Dept. information The Van Wert City Police department is seeking information on a van and two individuals believed to be involved in a break-in that occurred at Clark’s Pharmacy, 1166 S. Shannon St. in Van Wert. According to police, at least two individuals pulled up in a white van at approximately 9:25 p.m. […]
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Crestview Local Schools information CONVOY — Crestview Elementary music teacher Lindsey Newlove was honored with the Ohio Music Education Association’s 2015 “Outstanding Young Music Educator” award. The award was presented at the annual OMEA professional development conference held at the Cleveland Convention Center. Newlove has been teaching K-6 music at Crestview Elementary since 2010. This […]
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Midwest Electric information ST. MARYS — Midwest Electric will have a 15-minute planned power outage today between 9 and 10 a.m., to perform minor maintenance at the cooperative’s Amanda substation. The Amanda substation serves an area ranging from north of Wapakoneta to west of Elida, west of Cridersville, north of Buckland, and east and northeast […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Not one, but two Van Wert County girls’ basketball players hit the 1,000-point milestone during games played Tuesday night. Van Wert’s Erin Morrow scored her 1,000th point against Bryan in a non-conference game in the Cougars’ Den. Morrow had 19 points in the game to lead all scorers, while Emma Kohn added […]
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By Rex Dolby Those with an interest in photography should note that the Van Wert Area Photography Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Elks Lodge, which is located along the Van Wert-Decatur Road, just west of the city limits. “Leading Lines” will be the topic of discussion for the […]
POSTED: 02/11/15 at 3:09 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
The boys had a tough weekend losing Friday night to the Bearcats 54-40 but came back on Saturday to beat Hicksville 67-42 for a non-conference win. “We made our shots the second game, we played better defense, and we played better as a whole team,” said Conner Lautzenheiser. The theme for the Hicksville game was […]
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