DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Grover Hill teen will spending six months in jail and will have to register as a sex offender for the next 25 years after he was sentenced Wednesday on sex-related charge in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Austin K. Zuver, 18, who pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful sexual […]
POSTED: 09/03/15 at 7:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert County Fair and the Bear Hollow Wood Carver are joining together for a high-octane tribute to four local schools. The wood carver will create a one-of-a-kind bench (similar to the one above) for Van Wert, Lincolnview, Crestview and Delphos St. John’s schools. Each bench will portray the school mascot, as provided by […]
POSTED: 09/03/15 at 7:12 am. FILED UNDER: News
Gasoline price information GAITHERSBURG, Maryland — Americans hitting the road this weekend stand to see the cheapest Labor Day prices at the pump in over a decade, leading to huge savings – an estimated $1.4 billion — over the four-day weekend. “August gasoline prices plummeted by 18 cents per gallon, the greatest decrease since 2008, […]
POSTED: 09/03/15 at 7:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Band Parents are proud to continue being part of the Van Wert County Fair. The organization has been busy planning for months on what it could do to improve upon what it has been doing now for nearly 50 years. Some things just continue to be a staple, like the group’s famous chicken and […]
POSTED: 09/03/15 at 7:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
Sara L. Green, 73, of Van Wert, died Wednesday morning, September 2, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Cowan & Son Funeral Home in Van Wert.
POSTED: 09/02/15 at 8:42 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Robert E. Prine Sr., 93, of Delphos, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos. He was born April 18, 1922, in Delphos, the son of Clifford and Nora (Stopher) Prine, who both preceded him in death. He married Betty I. (Truax) Prine, who survives in Delphos. Other survivors include two […]
POSTED: 09/02/15 at 8:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
POSTED: 09/02/15 at 2:28 pm. FILED UNDER: Cougar's Den
By Rex Dolby Nine Van Wert Area Photography Club members were on hand Sunday, Aug. 30, from 1 p.m. to after 5 p.m. assisting entrants, registering their photos, and hanging the pictures for the County Fair’s Photography Exhibit. A study of the registration sheets revealed that 54 photographers turned in 311 pictures this year compared to 58 people […]
POSTED: 09/02/15 at 2:17 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
By Hope Wallace We are reconnecting with an old friend: Art Night! We open up our doors, the paint and clay bins, maybe a wine bottle and turn on the tunes. Grab a friend and any project you are working on or start something new. You project can be a craft, painting, sculpture, whatever you […]
POSTED: 09/02/15 at 2:07 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
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