VW independent/submitted information The YMCA is beginning to book dates for the 2018 Business Day season at the Camp Clay Aqua Park. YMCA officials also thanked the community and local businesses for supporting the 2017 Aqua Park summer season. The season was a great success with many day’s attendance totaling more than 300 kids and […]
POSTED: 01/18/18 at 8:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Van Wert’s annual traveling indoor Putt Putt Golf tourney, Putt Around Van Wert, will take place Saturday, January 27. Four-player teams will compete for cash prizes for first-, second-, and third-place finishes. Players will travel to 12 Van Wert locations to play one hole of Putt Putt Golf at each location. The […]
POSTED: 01/18/18 at 8:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information A refinery outage reported Wednesday at a facility in Illinois may cause gasoline prices to rise in much of the Great Lakes area as soon as today. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) reported a “flaring event” at a refinery in Roxana, Illinois, earlier Wednesday morning. The disclosure led wholesale gasoline prices to […]
POSTED: 01/18/18 at 8:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
Crime Stoppers will pay you cash for information if it will help the Van Wert Police Department solve a vandalism that occurred at 309 E Main St., Apartment B, in Van Wert. Someone reportedly entered the apartment between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on December 15 2017. The criminal dumped paint throughout […]
POSTED: 01/18/18 at 7:46 am. FILED UNDER: Crime Stoppers
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Two Van Wert County boys’ basketball teams will try to snap losing streaks, while another will try to extend a winning streak. Below are brief previews of this weekend’s games. Van Wert vs. Shawnee, at Bryan The Cougars (3-7, 0-3 WBL) will try to reverse their fortunes this weekend. Van Wert […]
POSTED: 01/18/18 at 7:36 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information As part of an Ohio High School Athletic Association initiative, Van Wert High School will be hosting a Military Theme Night on Friday, January 19 vs. Lima Shawnee during the boys’ basketball game. Junior varsity tip-off is at 6 pm. All current and veteran military members will be admitted for free to this […]
POSTED: 01/18/18 at 6:55 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information Presale tickets for Friday night’s Crestview at Ada varsity boys’ basketball game will be available Friday from 7:45 a.m. until 3:15 a.m. in the Crestview athletic office. Presale tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students.
POSTED: 01/18/18 at 6:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Jon A. Rhoades, 80, of Van Wert, passed away at 6:46 p.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. He was born November 19, 1937, in St. Marys, the son of Thaddeus and Lillian (Todt) Rhoades, who both preceded him in death. On September 5, 1959, he married Nancy (Schultz) […]
POSTED: 01/17/18 at 8:14 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
The Van Wert Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire at 209 W. Fourth St. in Van Wert at 10:05 a.m. Wednesday. Upon arrival, at 10:10 a.m., firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the structure. Flames were discovered coming from the rear of the structure and were quickly extinguished. The fire was […]
POSTED: 01/17/18 at 6:20 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Doris Marie Kindell, 87, of Van Wert, passed away at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born September 5, 1930, in Piqua, the daughter of Clarence and Alice (Cromes) Todd, who both preceded her in death. On August 4, 1950, Doris married the love of […]
POSTED: 01/17/18 at 6:07 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries