Members of the Van Wert High School boys’ tennis team celebrate the school’s first Western Buckeye League championship in 47 years on Monday at Westwood Racket Club in Lima (see more photos and a story on the Sports Page). (Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 05/10/16 at 8:03 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Waning support for three street speed limit changes and financial concerns from City Auditor Martha Balyeat were highlights of Monday night’s Van Wert City Council meeting. Council’s support for speed limit changes has fallen since the legislation was created a few weeks ago, with the three ordinances barely having enough support to […]
POSTED: 05/10/16 at 7:59 am. FILED UNDER: News
Brian Mercer has been coming to work at Lee’s Ace Hardware since he was 17 — 27 years ago — but Monday was special because that’s the day Mercer, who has managed the store for the past eight years, became the official owner of the business. Here, former owner Lee Krendl (in bright blue shirt) congratulates […]
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VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced the Ohio Senior Health Information Program (OSHIIP) will hold a “Welcome to Medicare” event in Van Wert County on Wednesday, May 18, at 6 p.m. at the Van Wert County Council on Aging, 220 Fox Road. The event will […]
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VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert High School Class of 1966 will be having its 50th class reunion Saturday, July 30, at Willow Bend Country Club in Van Wert. In conjunction with the reunion, organizers are looking for addresses for the following classmates: Charles Burnett, Richard Fry, Ida (Hammond) Long, Denny Patterson, Mary (Sanderson) Dearduff, […]
POSTED: 05/10/16 at 7:52 am. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
Robert F. Metcalf, 69, of Delphos, died at 1:50 a.m. Saturday, May 7, 2016, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. He was bon June 5, 1946, in Santa Cruz, California, to Donald C. Metcalf, who preceded him in death, and Grace (Eshelby) Metcalf, who survives in Delphos. On September 19, 1970, in Santa Cruz, […]
POSTED: 05/09/16 at 8:40 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Evelyn M. Meyers, 91, of Delphos, died Sunday, May 8, 2016, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos. She was born November 3, 1924, in Hancock County, the daughter of William and Anna (Butler) Walter, who both preceded her in death. On March 14, 1959, she married Philip Meyers, who died in 1999. Survivors include […]
POSTED: 05/09/16 at 8:39 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert Civic Theatre actors (from the left) Steve Lane, Shelley Dineen, and Rick Wortman rehearse a scene from The Outgoing Tide, VWCT’s production opening this Thursday, May 12, at the theater, corner of Race Street and Central Avenue. Tickets can be purchased by calling the VWCT box office at 419.238.9689, Monday through Saturday, from […]
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Van Wert independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the discovery of nearly $200,000 in stolen equipment at a county residence on Friday. Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach announced the recovery of several pieces of equipment on Friday at a residence in Harrison Township. A search warrant was obtained after investigators from the Ohio […]
POSTED: 05/09/16 at 7:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have fallen 12.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.16 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 gas outlets in Ohio. This compares with the national average, which has fallen 0.8 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.21 […]
POSTED: 05/09/16 at 7:35 am. FILED UNDER: News