Van Wert independent DELPHOS — A man has been apprehended for a home invasion that occurred in Delphos early Friday morning. According to Delphos Police Chief Mark Slate, officers were dispatched to 1009 W. Second St. in Delphos on a report a man had entered that residence. The woman homeowner said she was sitting on […]
POSTED: 08/04/17 at 9:59 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor With Vantage Career Center seeing enrollment increases, Superintendent Rick Turner talked about what the school is doing to enhance the value of its vocational education. Turner, who attended his first Vantage Board of Education meeting as superintendent on Thursday, talked about how the school is working on increasing student attendance figures, as […]
POSTED: 08/04/17 at 7:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Veterans Service Office has many ways to assist local veterans and their families. The first, and most obvious, is to help file veterans’ claims for disabilities received while serving their country. Claims processing can be aggravating to a veteran; however, the veterans service office staff is trained by […]
POSTED: 08/04/17 at 7:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
Lincolnview sixth-grader Taylor Post won the United Way of Van Wert County’s Day of Caring t-shirt contest. Over the past several years, United Way has had a design contest at the end of the school year for Day of Caring shirts. Post plays softball for the Middle Point Ballpark Association, plays volleyball at Lincolnview, and […]
POSTED: 08/04/17 at 7:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Van Wert Police Department, announced Thursday that an OVI checkpoint will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, August 4, on U.S. 127, approximately a quarter of a mile south of Fox Road in Van Wert. The […]
POSTED: 08/04/17 at 7:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor CONVOY — Assuming cooperation from Mother Nature, Crestview High School’s 2017 golf season will begin Monday, August 7, at the Columbus Grove Tri at Country Acres Golf Club in Ottawa. When Jeremy Best’s squad hits the links, he’ll have four returning letter winners to help lead the way. Caden Hurless (46.1 […]
POSTED: 08/04/17 at 6:24 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Norma A. (Swick) Adam of Fort Jennings passed away Thursday, August 3, 2017, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born March 28, 1930, in Van Wert County, the daughter of Wyler K. and Edith (Mollenkopf) Swick, who both preceded her in death. On January 1, 1950, she married G. Clayton “Butch” […]
POSTED: 08/03/17 at 8:39 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Carol Ann (Ginzel) Mihm of Van Wert passed away at 6:15 a.m. Thursday, August 3, 2017, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born October 8, 1943, in Van Wert, the daughter of Vernon and Ruth Ann (Davis) Ginzel, who both preceded her in death. She married Bruce A. Mihm, who survives […]
POSTED: 08/03/17 at 8:34 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Members of the Van Wert High School girls tennis team worked on serves and other aspects of the game during Thursday morning’s practice. The Lady Cougars have 18 players on the squad and are scheduled to open the season August 19 at Lima Sr. Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 08/03/17 at 10:02 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Van Wert man facing several felony offenses was found competent to stand trial during a hearing held Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Judge Martin D. Burchfield found Zachary Craig, 37, competent to stand trial following an evaluation by Court Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Toledo. Following the decision, […]
POSTED: 08/02/17 at 10:55 pm. FILED UNDER: News