Van Wert senior Daniel Perry, along with his parents, brother, VWHS cross country coach Brendon Moody, and his future college coach are shown during the signing of his letter of intent to run cross country and track for Huntington University. Perry is a four-time varsity letter winner and two-time state qualifier for Van Wert cross country. (VWCS […]
POSTED: 05/21/15 at 7:56 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Van Wert City Board of Education hired eight new teachers and accepted the resignations of three, including retiring Van Wert Early Childhood Center Principal Bill Wisher, and also heard a presentation on the high school work study program during its May meeting on Wednesday. The board issued employment contracts to the […]
POSTED: 05/21/15 at 7:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent Three people entered changes of plea during hearings held Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Christie Kerner, 38, of Van Wert, entered a guilty plea to a charge of forgery, a fifth-degree felony. Judge Martin Burchfield ordered a presentence investigation and scheduled sentencing for 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 17. Andria […]
POSTED: 05/21/15 at 6:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Salvation Army Capital Campaign moved closer to its goal with the generous support of county students, as April became Salvation Army Month in the public schools. Coins were collected in quart jars. When the counting was completed, the public schools donated a total of $6,006. The Salvation Army genuinely appreciates the Van Wert City […]
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Members of the Evergreen Garden Club once again descended on downtown Van Wert’s Fountain Park to plant the annual planters and hanging baskets for the enjoyment of visitors to the park during the upcoming summer season. This is one of the club’s projects to plant and maintain the flowers in Fountain Park. Each member is responsible […]
POSTED: 05/21/15 at 6:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio Dept. of Transportation information COLUMBUS — Memorial Day weekend has historically had the highest number of serious injuries and the third-highest number of fatalities of all major holidays on Ohio roads between 2009-2013. May 18-31 is National Seat Belt Enforcement Mobilization and the Ohio Department of Transportation is reminding drivers and passengers to “Click […]
POSTED: 05/21/15 at 6:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
Robert O. Lybarger, 85, of Van Wert, died at 4:20 p.m. Monday, May 18, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as a result of injuries suffered in an accident. He was born October 2, 1929, in Van Wert, the son of Albert and Agnes (Bigelow) Lybarger, who both preceded him in […]
POSTED: 05/21/15 at 6:09 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Congratulations to the Van Wert Elementary School Students of the Week! Pictured with Principal Kevin Gehres and Assistant Principal Justin Krogman are students chosen by their teachers for caring about the people around them. Devin, Grade 5; Caydence, Grade 4; Emma, Grade 3; Sam, Grade 2; and Jacob, Grade 1. Each child received a free […]
POSTED: 05/20/15 at 2:38 pm. FILED UNDER: Cougar's Den, Youth
POSTED: 05/20/15 at 2:33 pm. FILED UNDER: St. Mary's News
On Saturday, May 2,the Parkway FFA Chapter held their annual Daddy- Daughter Dance. When the girls and their fathers first arrived, they got their pictures taken by Reflections Photography then they danced and had refreshments. At the dance this year, 78 girls and their fathers attended. The money raised at the dance will be sent […]
POSTED: 05/20/15 at 2:28 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth