Van Wert independent Two hearings were held Tuesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Erica Hatfield, 29, of Middle Point, changed her plea to guilty to a charge of trafficking in heroin, a felony of the fifth degree, and also to a specification that she used a 1999 GMC Jimmy vehicle to commit the […]
POSTED: 06/24/15 at 7:04 am. FILED UNDER: News
Donna Jean Russell, 78, of Van Wert, and a former longtime resident of Blissfield, Michigan, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015, at her residence. She was born June 29, 1936, in Toledo, the daughter of Ray and Lida (Langshide) Robinson, who both preceded her in death. She is survived by her loving husband of 59 […]
POSTED: 06/23/15 at 11:05 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Robert H. Snyder of Convoy died at 2:36 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center after he lost his battle with sarcoid mesothelioma. He was born March 23, 1951, in Adams County, Indiana, the son of Forest O. and Louise (Headley) Snyder, who both preceded him in death. On […]
POSTED: 06/23/15 at 10:58 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
W. Jean Pontius of Van Wert died at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born July 13, 1929, in Lima, the daughter of Elmer Ernest and Pauline (Ralston) Goodwin, who both preceded her in death. On December 5, 1954, she married James “Too Tall” Pontius, […]
POSTED: 06/23/15 at 10:24 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Lola A. Stechschulte, 82, of Fort Jennings, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos. She was born January 8, 1933, in Cleveland, the daughter of Francisco Riolli and Minnie Riolli Prunzo, who both preceded her in death. On August 1, 1953, she married Paul Stechschulte, who died March 1, 2009. […]
POSTED: 06/23/15 at 10:23 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor While some people put their money where their mouth is, Steve Young uses his feet. Young has been walking across the country the past eight years to help bring awareness to a North Carolina camp created for children with a variety of medical disorders. Young was in Van Wert on Monday as […]
POSTED: 06/23/15 at 8:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Van Wert man who fired two attorneys and delayed a jury trial for months was sentenced to prison in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. County Probate-Juvenile Judge Kevin Taylor sentenced Moses Wilder, 32, to nine years in prison on a rape charge, a first-degree felony, and 18 months on one […]
POSTED: 06/23/15 at 7:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
Several sponsors for this year’s Holiday at Home fireworks display gathered at Jubilee Park on Monday. Shown are (front row, from the left) City Parks Director Sue Heppeard, Jessi Hardesty and Suzie Grimes of First Federal Savings & Loan, Cyndi Brown of American Car Rental/Lee Kinstle GM Sales & Service, Becky Stepleton of First Bank […]
POSTED: 06/23/15 at 6:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Council held a brief meeting on Monday with few members attending. Joi Mergy and Jon Tomlinson had given notice they wouldn’t be at the meeting, while Kirby Kelly made a late announcement that he couldn’t attend. All three were excused, as was City Law Director John Hatcher. A special […]
POSTED: 06/23/15 at 6:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
Bee Gee Realty 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, a half-acre beach and the 3,600-square-foot splash pad, which is new in 2015. To learn more, visit www.vwymca.org. Shown with Camp Clay Director […]
POSTED: 06/23/15 at 6:51 am. FILED UNDER: News