POSTED: 01/29/11 at 12:49 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/Off Stage Productions info Off Stage Productions is gearing up for its annual spring show, which will begin April 8. Open auditions will be held February 13-14 at 7 p.m. at Dave’s Quality Cleaners on East Main Street in Van Wert. Scripts for the farce comedy Lie, Cheat, and Genuflect can be picked […]
POSTED: 01/29/11 at 12:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports It was a dogfight for three quarters, but the Van Wert Lady Cougars finally pulled away in the final period to defeat Defiance, 34-26, to win their first Western Buckeye League contest of the year. With the win, the Cougars are now 4-11 overall and 1-5 in the WBL, while Defiance falls […]
POSTED: 01/28/11 at 4:57 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A grant of up to $500,000 was recently approved by the Ohio Rail Development Commission for the rehabilitation of a portion of rail line into a 1,600-acre Job Ready Site in Van Wert County that could generate up to 2,500 jobs and improve service and business for two existing companies. The ORDC […]
POSTED: 01/28/11 at 4:04 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A U.S. Army veteran of Iraq charged with using a computer to commit sex crimes aimed at juveniles was declared competent to stand trial on a six-count indictment returned back in May 2010. Van Wert Common Pleas Judge Charles D. Steele found Cody Markward competent to stand trial on three counts of […]
POSTED: 01/28/11 at 4:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
HELEN JEWETT/play reviewer I’m not going to see that! Sound familiar? Well, I’m 80 and I went to The Full Monty, Van Wert Civic Theatre’s latest production. When I read it, it gave me pause. Then I saw it, and you know what? It’s good! No, it’s better than good; it’s hilarious. The set surprised […]
POSTED: 01/28/11 at 3:47 am. FILED UNDER: News
POSTED: 01/28/11 at 3:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
HARROD – Last night in freshman boys’ basketball action the Crestview Knights traveled to Allen East to take on the Mustangs. After a slow start and being down by 4 at the half, the Knights caught fire and came out victorious with a 42-30 win against a solid Allen East squad. With the victory, the […]
POSTED: 01/28/11 at 12:15 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
ASHLAND – Sarah Muse of 12022 Greenville Road is the senior class president for Student Senate at Ashland University. She is the daughter of D.J. and Katherine Muse and is majoring in political science. Student Senate strives to serve as a medium for expressing student opinion and works to promote the campus community. Student Senate […]
POSTED: 01/27/11 at 3:55 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth
The following Van Wert area students are on the Dean’s List for the fall semester of 2010 at Ashland University. To be eligible for this honor, a student must be enrolled full time and achieve at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Kendra Bilimek of 8848 Boroff Road, Van Wert, is […]
POSTED: 01/27/11 at 3:54 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth