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The Lincolnview High School boys’ basketball team will be playing Delphos St. John’s on Wednesday, March 2, at 6:15 p.m. in the Van Wert Division IV sectional tournament. Presale tickets for the sectional basketball game will be on sale, beginning February 21, in the high school office and will be sold until noon on March 2.  […]

POSTED: 02/17/11 at 10:20 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports

Marceile J. Tuohy, 90, of Defiance, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at Community Health Professionals’ Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born August 16, 1920, in Dupont, the daughter of the late Dorr B. and Ethyl M. (Bair) Dimock. In 1946, she married Victor R. Tuohy, who preceded her in death on March 13, 2008. […]

POSTED: 02/17/11 at 1:34 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Board of Education got the news Wednesday that the district’s venerable football stadium can be repaired, and also got a ballpark figure on what those repairs could cost. Rossi & Associates LLC of Toledo assessed the condition of Eggerss Stadium and, by and large, the news was positive. Although […]

POSTED: 02/17/11 at 2:48 am. FILED UNDER: News

CAROL TRICE/Early Childhood Committee I’m bored! There is nothing to do! Parents are bound to hear this phrase several times a year: during the summer, on long holiday weekends, or during the school year when schools are closed for bad weather. Although it is tempting for parents to respond with a list of things they […]

POSTED: 02/17/11 at 1:04 am. FILED UNDER: Youth

Van Wert Optimist Club announces its 2011 Oratorical Contest for students. The contest is for students under the age of 19, as of December 31, 2010, who are encouraged to speak their minds on the topic “If I Were Leader of the Free World, the First Issue I Would Address Would be…” as part of […]

POSTED: 02/17/11 at 12:53 am. FILED UNDER: News

Van Wert Police February 14, 6:40 p.m. — A 14-year-old resident of Marsh Hall at The Marsh Foundation was charged with criminal damaging for allegedly damaging a staff member’s vehicle. February 14, 9 p.m. — Shawn Fry, 17, of Lima, who was reported as a runaway, was found at a Van Wert residence and returned […]

POSTED: 02/17/11 at 12:41 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement

Registration will be conducted during the week of March 7-11 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lincolnview Elementary building.  Registration will require about 10 minutes. Registration forms are also available on the Lincolnview website at www.lincolnview.k12.oh.us. Parents may complete the form and bring it with them to registration to expedite the registration process. […]

POSTED: 02/17/11 at 12:31 am. FILED UNDER: News

Van Wert County Hospital Department of Medical Imaging is pleased to announce an increase in its hours of service. Beginning this week, patients requiring a variety of Ultrasound tests have the option of making evening, Saturday or Sunday appointments. MRI hours have already included evening and Saturday appointments, with appointments available every day throughout the […]

POSTED: 02/17/11 at 12:30 am. FILED UNDER: News

By Nancy Replogle The sixth graders at St. Mary of the Assumption School recently studied rocks  and minerals.   Here are some photos of the young people doing experiments and class activities.

POSTED: 02/16/11 at 3:03 pm. FILED UNDER: St. Mary's News

The Lincolnview theatre students have been working hard as they practice for their spring production of the comedy Sitting in a Tree.  Auditions were held in December and students started practicing in January.   There has been quite a bit of laughter during rehearsals as the students prepare for this comical show.  The high school and […]

POSTED: 02/16/11 at 2:56 pm. FILED UNDER: Lancer Lines