Reclaimed Housing LLC to Judith A. Bowers, portion of inlets 24 and 25 in Convoy. JP Morgan Chase Bank to Creating Home Buying Solutions Inc., portion of inlot 855 in Van Wert. Nathan William Powelson and Kristen A. Powelson to Anth0ny D. Springer and Alison E. Springer, inlot 452 in Convoy. Maynard E. Yoh Revocable […]
POSTED: 07/04/17 at 4:02 pm. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers
Van Wert independent sports CONVOY — The Van Wert Cougars topped Delphos Jefferson 5-1 on Monday, and will square off against Lincolnview for the right to advance to the ACME district tournament. Three of Van Wert’s runs came in the third inning: RBI singles by Jalen McCracken and Owen Treece that scored Nathan Temple and […]
POSTED: 07/04/17 at 6:06 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Dennis Jay Kever, 70, of Van Wert, passed away at 6:35 p.m. Sunday, July 2, 2017, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born January 12, 1947, in Van Wert County, the son of Marvin Kenneth and Mary Jane (Lare) Kever, who both preceded him in death. On November 5, 1977, he […]
POSTED: 07/03/17 at 9:25 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Barbara Ann Eakin, 69, of Webster, New York, and formerly of Van Wert, passed on to eternal life Friday, June 30, 2017, due to natural causes. She was the daughter of Carl F. and Madge V. Brickner (both deceased) and was born January 27, 1948, in Van Wert. Barbara is survived by her loving husband […]
POSTED: 07/03/17 at 9:11 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Elizabeth J. “Betty” Belna, 90, of Rockford, died Sunday evening July 2, 2017, at the Laurels of Shane Hill. She was born March 16, 1927, in Cleveland, the daughter of Sylvester and Julia (Kasechak) Barna, who both preceded her in death. On December 30, 1954, she married George Belna, who died April 7, 2001. Survivors […]
POSTED: 07/03/17 at 9:59 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Pet Valu, a new pet store near Walmart in the Towne Center shopping center, celebrated its grand opening with a ribboncutting ceremony on Saturday morning. In addition to Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Susan Munroe, representatives of the Van Wert and Auglaize county humane societies and a number of other pet businesses and […]
POSTED: 07/03/17 at 7:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — As of July 1, a new law goes into effect requiring first-time applicants for a driver’s license who have not taken a course to take an abbreviated adult driver training course when they fail their first attempt at the driving test. This new law applies to first-time applicants age 18 and […]
POSTED: 07/03/17 at 7:23 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor CONVOY — The Crestview Knights scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning and stunned the Lincolnview Lancers, 9-7 in Sunday’s evening’s ACME sectional baseball action at the Crestview Sports Complex. Crestview entered the game 5-9, while Lincolnview was 19-4 and had won 10 straight. The upset victory by […]
POSTED: 07/03/17 at 7:09 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports CONVOY — The following is a roundup of other ACME sectional tournament games played over the weekend at Crestview. Lincolnview 7 Delphos Jefferson 0 Gavin Carter fanned ten in just four innings on Saturday, and the Lancers opened the tournament with a 7-0 win over Jefferson. Ethan Kemler opened things in […]
POSTED: 07/03/17 at 7:08 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lee Kinstle will be sponsoring 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, zipline, paddleboats, a half-acre beach, and the 3,600-square-foot splash pad. New features include water cannons at the splash pad and a log roll to […]
POSTED: 07/03/17 at 7:07 am. FILED UNDER: News