Submitted information The Van Wert County Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2017-18 school year. Scholarships are based on residency, college grade point average, and financial need. They are available for any recognized field of study leading to an associate’s or baccalaureate degree. A maximum of three grants will be made to a student […]
POSTED: 04/12/17 at 12:05 am. FILED UNDER: News
The family of Tracy Hoghe-Bishop recently donated a Coach purse and wallet in her memory to the seventh annual Designer Purse Bingo event to be held Friday, June 9. This purse will be designated to the coverall winner in memory of Tracy. Hoghe-Bishop served as a board member to the Council on Aging and loved […]
POSTED: 04/12/17 at 12:03 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information In an effort to raise awareness and funds to fight child abuse, The Marsh Foundation is teaming up with the Family and Children First Council of Van Wert County to host the first annual ‘Run to End Child Abuse.’ All proceeds of this event will be donated to the Van Wert FCFC to […]
Submitted information Mayor Jerry Mazur has officially proclaimed April 9-15 as “National Telecommunicators Week”. This week is set aside nationally to honor telecommunication professionals everywhere. The mayor noted that the Van Wert Police Department and the City of Van Wert continue to be served by the fine staff of competent and dedicated professional dispatchers. Over […]
POSTED: 04/12/17 at 12:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Middle Point Lions Club is sponsoring a barbecue chicken dinner on Sunday, May 7, at Lincolnview Local Schools. Dinners will be available from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. and are carryout only. Donation is $8 per dinner, which includes a barbecued chicken half, potato salad, green beans, applesauce, a dinner roll, and […]
POSTED: 04/12/17 at 12:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
I recently heard a TV announcer proclaim that Holy Week and Easter are the most important holidays on the Christian calendar. It seems of late that Easter does not get the same recognition I just stated. I understand that Easter is not celebrated by all, but for America being predominantly a Christian nation, I believe it is […]
POSTED: 04/11/17 at 9:26 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Bonnie Barna, 76, of rural Celina, passed away at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8, 2017, at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. She was born January 20, 1941, in Celina, the daughter of Ralph and Mildred Brehm, who both preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death were husbands Wayne Blankenbeckler and Robert […]
POSTED: 04/11/17 at 8:48 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
William “Bill” Jones, 72, of Fort Myers, Florida, and formerly of Van Wert, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017, surrounded by family and friends, after an extended illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Ollen Jones and Francis (Hagerman) Jones of Van Wert, and is survived by his brother, Ollen (Bonnie) Jones […]
POSTED: 04/11/17 at 2:34 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach announced the indictment of four people in drug charges, with three of those people already incarcerated. Those incarcerated, the charges against them, are as follows: Elmeco Crisp, 41, of Lima, is charged with one count of trafficking in fentanyl, a felony of the third degree; […]
POSTED: 04/11/17 at 11:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent news A second person has been arrested on charges related to the death of a young Delphos boy. The child’s mother, Valarie K. Dean, 24, formerly of Delphos, is currently in the Van Wert County Correctional Facility on charges of involuntary manslaughter, a felony of the first degree, and child endangerment, a third-degree […]
POSTED: 04/11/17 at 11:25 am. FILED UNDER: News