VW independent/submitted information WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Ohio), along with Representatives Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Kurt Schrader (D-Oregon), and Collin Peterson (D-Minnesota), sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Wheeler urging the FCC to reexamine its set-top box proposal and to reconsider the plan’s implications on small and rural pay-TV providers. […]
POSTED: 05/09/16 at 7:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The YMCA of Van Wert County is holding a summer special for adult and college memberships. Starting immediately through June 30, adults can purchase a temporary three-month membership for only $99, with no additional fees. Full-time college students, between the ages of 18-24, with proof of full-time college student status, can purchase […]
POSTED: 05/09/16 at 7:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
Pamela K. Rosendahl of Van Wert, and formerly of Atlanta, Georgia, died Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Van Wert Manor after a battle with cancer. She was born October 24, 1948, the daughter of Patricia L. Klewer of Van Wert and Richard Rosendahl of Yuma, Arizona, who both survive. Other survivors include her sister, Kathy […]
POSTED: 05/08/16 at 4:13 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
The United Way’s Fiesta Friday fundraising event at Willow Bend Country Club (above) was a success, with 225 people showing up for Mexican munchies and a chance to win $1,000 in the reverse raffle also held that night. Lori Baird of Eaton Corporation was the winner of the $1,000 and she donated $500 of her […]
POSTED: 05/07/16 at 9:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor After more than three decades, Van Wert City Schools hired a new athletic director Friday at a special meeting of the district’s Board of Education held at noon in the S.F. Goedde Building. Craig Hershey was given a three-year administrative contract, effective August 1, and was also given a per-diem agreement that […]
The Van Wert County Engineering Department moved the Railroad Locomotive tunnel/ storage shed to the historical society’s museum’s campus from Vantage Career Center. The structure was built by Vantage Career Center’s Building and Grounds classes taught by Dave DeLano and assisted by Brenda Wurst. A track will be laid out for a train that will […]
POSTED: 05/07/16 at 9:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information PAULDING — Two Defiance men have been arrested and charged with the Charloe Gas Station robbery, while at least one of the men is implicated in two other robberies, according to the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office. Russell Lee Hutchinson, 36, and Rodney A. Heath, 45, were arrested in conjunction with investigations by […]
POSTED: 05/06/16 at 3:41 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The 2016 Van Wert Cougar Basketball Camp for boys has been week for the week of June 6-9. All boys entering grades 2-8 are eligible to attend this week of camp, which will run from 9 a.m. until noon. Each player will be worked with on an individual basis and will be […]
POSTED: 05/06/16 at 8:30 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Vantage Career Center Board of Education members approved the school’s amended five-year forecast, while also accepting the resignation, due to retirement, of a long-time employee, among other personnel items, during its May meeting Thursday. Board members present heard Treasurer Laura Peters provide an update on Vantage’s five-year forecast, with Peters noting that […]
POSTED: 05/06/16 at 8:28 am. FILED UNDER: News
Local residents come together to pray for local, state, and national government officials during its annual National Day of Prayer ceremony held in front of the Van Wert County Courthouse at noon Thursday. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 05/06/16 at 8:23 am. FILED UNDER: News