The Erie Insurance Lookin’ Out Safety Bug will visit four area high schools during the coming week. The Safety Bug will appear at Crestview High School on April 26, Antwerp High School on April 27, Van Wert High School on April 28, and Lincolnview High School on April 29. All events will take place in […]
POSTED: 04/23/11 at 1:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
POSTED: 04/23/11 at 1:34 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert City Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 7:30 a.m. Monday, April 25, with the goal of awarding contracts for four of the five construction packages included in the grades 1-5 elementary school project. Superintendent Ken Amstutz noted that the core construction team met Friday and recommended that four bid […]
POSTED: 04/23/11 at 1:24 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Lincolnview Lancer baseball team couldn’t get those bats cracking in an 8-1 loss to Paulding in Northwest Conference play on Thursday. Both teams were scoreless until the third inning, when the Panthers scored two runs to lead 2-0 and then added a pair of runs in the fourth to take a 4-0 nothing advantage. […]
POSTED: 04/22/11 at 3:28 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The YMCA of Van Wert County youth T-ball and baseball registration is going on now through Saturday, April 30. T-ball leagues are for boys and girls ages 4-5, with games held on Mondays from May 16 through June 20. Baseball leagues are for boys and girls ages 6-8, with games on Wednesdays from May 18 […]
POSTED: 04/22/11 at 3:19 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
POSTED: 04/22/11 at 3:18 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Yet another lawsuit has been filed in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court in the ongoing fight over a land transfer agreement related to Van Wert County Hospital and its surrounding property. This time, though, at least some of the plaintiffs in the suit say they were not only unaware of, but […]
POSTED: 04/22/11 at 3:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/OSU Alumni Club information Ohio State women’s basketball head coach Jim Foster will visit Van Wert on Thursday, June 2, as part of the Ohio State Alumni Club of Van Wert/Paulding County’s annual spring dinner. Doors open for the event at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 6 that evening at the Van Wert […]
POSTED: 04/22/11 at 3:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
One person was reported injured in a two-car accident that occurred at the intersection of John Brown and Fife roads early Thursday afternoon. The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, reported that a 1988 Chevrolet pickup truck operated by James Coombs, 66, of Convoy, was traveling north on John Brown Road when […]
POSTED: 04/22/11 at 3:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert County Fair is happy to announce the opening of sales for its Limited Edition, 155th Anniversary Basket. The Fair Board is offering the “napkin” basket, which features a commemorative brass tag, blue ribbon tack covers, blue anniversary weave and a plastic protector. This year’s edition will also have a laser cut lid […]
POSTED: 04/22/11 at 2:59 am. FILED UNDER: News