DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Council approved the purchase of 1½ acres adjacent to the Bonnewitz Lift Station, adopted legislation stating the city’s intent to receive property on which the former Clark Service Station is located, and paved the way for reconstruction and widening of Woodland Avenue and alignment of the Westwood Drive-Fox Road […]
POSTED: 05/09/17 at 9:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) thanked Ohioans on Monday for properly disposing of an estimated 16.6 tons (33,261 pounds) of unneeded, unwanted, or expired prescription drugs during the most recent National Prescription Drug Take Back Day held April 29. The DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take […]
POSTED: 05/09/17 at 8:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information It’s almost time for the Van Wert Peony Festival, and June 2-4 will be a weekend of free and nearly free family friendly entertainment. The Peony Festival Committee has announced a few new additions to the festival. Performances by The Van Wert Dance Club and Van Wert Jazz Dancers from the Bachwell will […]
POSTED: 05/09/17 at 8:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy (above) recently gave a presentation to Crestview third grade classes regarding storm safety. As part of his presentation, McCoy discussed the history of tornadoes in Van Wert County. Students were able to see video footage of the 2002 and 2016 Van Wert tornadoes, as well as learning safety […]
POSTED: 05/09/17 at 7:24 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
Van Wert independent sports BLUFFTON – Alena Looser’s two-run home run in the top of the 14th inning lifted the Lady Lancers to a 9-7 win over Bluffton on Monday. Lakin Brant and Makenzie each finished with three hits for Lincolnview, while Looser, Carly Wendel and Zoe Miller each had two. Macala Ashbaugh struck out […]
POSTED: 05/09/17 at 7:24 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports BLUFFTON – A pair of runs in the top of the seventh inning helped secure the win, as the Lincolnview Lancers topped the Bluffton Pirates 3-0 in Monday’s Northwest Conference road tilt. Lincolnview’s late scores came when Sam Myers crossed home plate on a sacrifice fly by Chayten Overholt, and on […]
POSTED: 05/09/17 at 7:23 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Van Wert was outhit 10-4 by Delphos St. John’s, but the Cougars managed to edge the Blue Jays 2-1 on Monday. It was the third time the two teams played this season, with Van Wert winning two of those contests. The winning run came in the bottom of the sixth inning, […]
POSTED: 05/09/17 at 7:20 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports CONVOY – The Crestview Lady Knights jumped out to an 11-0 first inning lead, and cruised to a five inning, 16-0 victory over visiting Delphos Jefferson on Monday. Avery McCoy led Crestview with a home run and a double, while Cora Millay, Kristen Etzler, Lexi Gregory and Alyssa Gent also had […]
POSTED: 05/09/17 at 7:19 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Nathan T. Joseph, 41, of Nashville, Tennessee, and formerly of Van Wert, died Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Portland, Tennessee. He was born June 11, 1975, in Lancaster, the son of Larry and the late Kathryn Mohr Joseph. He is survived by his father; a sister, Abbigail Joseph Price of Van Wert; one niece, Elizabeth […]
POSTED: 05/08/17 at 11:23 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Kenneth R. “Kenny” Warnecke, 53, of rural Spencerville, passed away peacefully at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima with his family at his side. He had fallen in his home a week earlier. He was born July 10, 1963, in Lima, a son of Carl H. and Norma C. Reindel Warnecke, who both preceded him […]
POSTED: 05/08/17 at 11:22 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries