DAVE MOSIER/independent sports The Van Wert Cougar boys’ basketball team was on the ropes against Kalida on Tuesday night, but still managed to find a way to defeat the Wildcats 49-43 in a non-conference game Tuesday in the Cougar’s Den. Van Wert’s top scorer, Corey Clifton, nursed a sore elbow from the weekend, but still […]
POSTED: 01/26/11 at 2:30 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SANDRA GROOMS/independent sports The Van Wert High School boys and girls swimming and diving teams traveled to the Defiance YMCA to compete with Defiance, Fostoria and St. Wendelin. This meet was scored as a triple dual. The Cougar boys successfully defeated all three other schools by the following scores: Defiance 104-74, St. Wendelin 138-21 and […]
POSTED: 01/26/11 at 2:04 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent/ODJFS information Unemployment in Van Wert and many neighboring counties decreased again in December 2010, although Van Wert remained one of the few counties in northwest Ohio to still have double-digit inflation. The county’s jobless rate fell from 11 percent in November to 10.6 percent last month. Among the state’s 88 counties, the […]
POSTED: 01/26/11 at 1:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, recently donated $150 to the Officer Phil safety program. This safety program, which is provided to all the Van Wert City Elementary School children is run in conjunction with the Van Wert City Police Department, provides children with information to help keep them safe, as […]
POSTED: 01/26/11 at 1:34 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
Van Wert independent/United Way information Although this year’s United Way campaign got off to a great start through the efforts of Pacesetter Community Health Professionals, it has been struggling a bit lately to reach its goal of $450,000. “Our campaign pacesetter Community Health Professionals started off our campaign with 100 percent of their employees participating […]
POSTED: 01/26/11 at 1:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/contributor information GEORGETOWN – A new 22-bed hospice unit opening on January 27 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown will give more Ohio Veterans access to quality, end-of-life care. The Georgetown home is the first Veterans Home in the country offering hospice services in a designated, in-house unit. This new program is […]
POSTED: 01/26/11 at 1:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
YWCA has scheduled a Family Open Swim for this Saturday, January 29, from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Bring the whole family to enjoy the YWCA pool and practice swimming before the warm weather comes. The moveable floor pool will be set shallow so that all children can enjoy the fun! Cost is $5 per family. […]
POSTED: 01/26/11 at 1:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Russians are coming to the NPAC Next week at this time, actually on Tuesday, February 1, the Niswonger Performing Arts Center will be infiltrated by Russians. The Russians are known for many things, but among the finest is their ballet dancing and music. The State Ballet Theatre of Russia hails from the city of Voronezh and […]
POSTED: 01/25/11 at 11:40 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Sarah S. Wilkin, 97, of Vancrest Assisted Living Center in Delphos and formerly of Venedocia, died at 3:15 a.m. She was born September 26, 1913, in Union Township, Mercer County, the daughter of the late William F. and Osie (Hughes) Swygart. On July 12, 1947, she married Charles S. Wilkin, who preceded her in death […]
POSTED: 01/25/11 at 4:37 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The thermostat was rising in Van Wert City Council Chambers last night as a standing-room-only crowd debated whether having a beer concession as part of this spring’s Wheels-N-Wings festival was a good idea. Tempers stayed cool, though, as both sides respectfully stated their positions on the issue. The big guns were all […]
POSTED: 01/25/11 at 2:42 am. FILED UNDER: News