Delphos Police Department information DELPHOS — A 3-year-old girl is in stable condition Monday following a vehicle-pedestrian accident that occurred in Delphos on Friday evening. According to Delphos Police Chief Kyle Fittro, the young girl chased a cat into the street and was hit by a northbound vehicle in the 1100 block of South Bredeick […]
POSTED: 06/01/15 at 11:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert High School held its 144th annual commencement exercise on Sunday afternoon in the high school gymnasium. A total of 130 VWHS seniors received their diplomas. Shown above are (top row, from the left) the VWHS Concert Choir singing, class speaker Emily Bair (Daniel Perry and Tyler Ruger also spoke) and several grads standing […]
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Van Wert High School graduates toss their mortarboards to close out the school’s 144th annual commencement exercise on Sunday afternoon (more photos above). (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 06/01/15 at 7:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
American Red Cross information There are 100 days of summer and the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to choose their day to give blood and help ensure a sufficient blood supply. Summer is a difficult time to collect enough blood to meet patient needs. Nearly 90 percent of donors surveyed this past spring said […]
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Employees of Community Health Professionals in Van Wert donate $500 to the capital campaign for the renovation of the building located at 120 N. Cherry St. for the Salvation Army. Here, CHP employees are shown with Salvation Army Board member Rita Hurless (right). (CHP photo)
POSTED: 06/01/15 at 6:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
Lambert Days Festival information OHIO CITY — Ohio City Lambert Day Festival is still accepting contestants for its queen and princess pageant. Any Liberty Township resident girls finishing grades 9-11 can compete for Queen and girls finishing grades 1-3 can compete for princess. The pageant’s theme this year is “The Wizard of Oz”. The queen […]
POSTED: 06/01/15 at 6:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
Storms that came through Van Wert on Saturday left downed trees and other damage in their wake. The photo above shows a tree downed on College Avenue, while the bottom photo shows a tree downed in the 600 block of East Central Avenue. (photos by Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 05/30/15 at 7:56 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Delphos Police Dept. information DELPHOS — A Delphos accountant has been arrested following a search of her business 11 days ago. Jennifer A. Edelbrock, owner of Edelbrock-Reitz Accounting in Delphos, was arrested at her home in Kalida and charged with one count of passing bad checks in an amount exceeding $7,500, making the charge a […]
POSTED: 05/30/15 at 6:37 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Larry Joe Fox, 68, of Van Wert, died Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. He was born September 28, 1946, in Celina, the son of Jack and Rosemary (Hull) Fox, who both preceded him in death. On February 14, 1970, he married Donna (Klewer) Fox, who survives in Van […]
POSTED: 05/30/15 at 6:25 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Jeff C. Bidlack, 53, of Grover Hill, died at 5:13 a.m. Friday, May 29, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born February 21, 1962, in Paulding, the son of R. Paul and Shirley (Thrasher) Bidlack, who both survive in Grover Hill. He […]
POSTED: 05/30/15 at 2:46 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries