Van Wert independent sports The Crestview Lady Knights had no problem with Van Wert, downing the Lady Cougars 64-46 in a non-conference game played Monday night in the Cougars’ Den. Crestview started well, outscoring the Cougars by 17 points, 23-6, in the first quarter, but Van Wert chipped away at that Knights’ lead, outscoring Crestview […]
POSTED: 01/24/17 at 8:56 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Council passed legislation placing a .28-percent income tax levy on the May ballot and also kept legislation requiring trash haulers to follow the city’s recycling schedule on the table during Monday’s meeting. The six City Council members present (Fred Fisher is still recovering from surgery and was excused) unanimously […]
POSTED: 01/24/17 at 8:28 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation authored by Bob Latta (R-Ohio) and Jerry McNerney (D-California) to provide regulatory certainty for the development of advanced nuclear energy technologies. H.R. 590, The Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act, requires collaboration between the Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission on a regulatory framework and licensing […]
POSTED: 01/24/17 at 8:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Veterans Committee of Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, is raffling off an Ohio State lamp. The lamp, which was made and donated to the Veterans Committee by lodge member Carl Beck, will be raffled off, with the proceeds going to the Disabled Veterans chapter of Van Wert County. […]
POSTED: 01/24/17 at 8:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert Soil & Water Conservation District is taking orders for fish fingerlings. The types of fish available are: largemouth bass, blue gill, channel catfish, minnow, and white amur. The bass, blue gill, and channel catfish can be purchased in lots of 25, the larger hybrid blue gill can be purchased in […]
POSTED: 01/24/17 at 8:13 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The YMCA of Van Wert County has announced its monthly SilverSneakers Luncheon will held at 11:15 a.m. Thursday, January 26, in the YMCA Senior Fitness Center. All attendees can enter via the handicap accessible door 9 on Main Street. The luncheon will be catered by Van Wert Manor and featured speaker is Teresa […]
POSTED: 01/24/17 at 7:27 am. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
Tracy Lynn (Hoghe) Bishop, 54, of Convoy, passed away at 6 a.m. Monday, January 23, 2017, at The James Cancer Center in Columbus, after battling a short illness. She was born May 16, 1962, in Van Wert, the daughter of Joe Hoghe and Barbara (Wilson) Etzler, who both survive in Middle Point. On November 28, […]
POSTED: 01/23/17 at 4:51 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Margaret L. Dixon, 82, of Van Wert, passed away at 7:39 a.m. Sunday, January 22, 2017, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. She was born May 11, 1934, in Delphos, the daughter of Charles and Mildred (Dunifon) Bilimek, who both preceded her in death. She married Francis L. Dixon, who also preceded her […]
POSTED: 01/23/17 at 4:46 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert Fire Chief Jim Steele says firefighters today are better trained, but also face bigger challenges, than he did when he began as a volunteer firefighter more than four decades ago. Steele, who grew up in the small Hardin County community of Dunkirk, has firefighting in his blood. His father, a […]
POSTED: 01/23/17 at 10:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert County Hospital hosted 108 kids for its annual Teddy Bear Clinic on Friday and Saturday. A total of 22 volunteers also helped out at the clinic. Children walked their Teddy Bears through stations designed to model a regular visit to the hospital. Kids “checked in” their stuffed animals and got an ID bracelet […]
POSTED: 01/23/17 at 10:05 am. FILED UNDER: News