VW independent/submitted information On July 9, graduates of the former Hoaglin-Jackson School met for an alumni banquet at Trinity Friends Church. Sixty-seven people attended. Appetizers were served, followed by dinner. Black Angus on Main in Van Wert catered the event and the dinner included appetizers, a choice of a beef or chicken dinner, and coffee […]
POSTED: 07/21/16 at 7:55 am. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Van Wert City Board of Education had the chance to see what a new athletic complex at the current high school-middle school site would look like during its July meeting on Wednesday. Craig Beilharz of Defiance-based Beilharz Architects, which also designed the Van Wert Elementary School building, provided a PowerPoint presentation […]
POSTED: 07/21/16 at 7:49 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Seven people were sentenced out of a total of eight people who appeared for hearings Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Joseph Mohr Jr., 40, of Van Wert, changed his plea to guilty to attempted felonious assault, a felony of the third degree (reduced from felonious assault, a felony of […]
POSTED: 07/21/16 at 7:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
Hearth & Home Assisted Living will sponsor a Business Day at the Camp Clay Aqua Park this summer. Local businesses purchase the day for the Van Wert community; access includes swimming, a floating playground, zip-line, paddleboats, a half-acre beach, and the 3,600-square-foot splash pad, which was new last year. New in 2016 are water cannons at […]
POSTED: 07/21/16 at 7:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The YWCA of Van Wert County is offering a four-day, three-night trip to Asheville, North Carolina, from October 10-13. Included in the tour are the Botanical Gardens of Asheville, Folk Art Center, the Biltmore Estate, Biltmore Estate Winery, Chimney Rock Park, a twilight lake cruise, and the Blue Ridge Mountain Opry. A detailed […]
POSTED: 07/21/16 at 7:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
Jacquelyn Brittsan, 52, of rural Harrison, Michigan, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016, after complications from an off-road accident. Jacquelyn was born February 2, 1964, in Warren, Michigan, the daughter of Fred Kenneth and Theresa Ann (Toth) Lowry. Jacquelyn graduated in 1982 from Lebanon (Indiana) High School. On August 19, 2000, in Branch County, Michigan, […]
POSTED: 07/20/16 at 9:16 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Terry Lee Rickard, 63, of Grover Hill, passed away at 10:02 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born December 15, 1952, in Van Wert, the son of Glenn Myrle Rickard and Ethel (O’Daffer) Taylor, who both preceded him in death. Survivors include a son, R. Andrew […]
POSTED: 07/20/16 at 9:12 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Ivadore (Voltz) Myers, 99, of Mount Gilead and formerly of Ohio City, passed away at 8:05 p.m. Monday, July 18, 2016, at the Morrow Manor Nursing Home in Chesterville. She was born June 21, 1917, in Van Wert County, the daughter of Rudolph Howard and Harriet Ethel (Hey) Voltz, who both preceded her in death. […]
POSTED: 07/20/16 at 9:11 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Richard W. “Beakie” Hoffhines, 84, of Rockford, passed away Wednesday morning, July 20, 2016, at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. He was born November 11, 1931, in Rockford, the son of Donald and Elizabeth (Smith) Hoffhines, who both preceded him in death. On August 13, 1952, he married the former Sharon Joan Cryer, […]
POSTED: 07/20/16 at 9:10 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
By Rex Dolby Eight Van Wert Area Photography Club members and guest, Carleigh Kaiser of Van Wert, converged on downtown Decatur, Ind., for a photo shoot Thursday, July 14. We were also joined by two members of the Grand Lake Photography Club on this excursion, as Randy Shellenbarger is not only the vice president of […]
POSTED: 07/20/16 at 2:39 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News