GROVER HILL — In their second meet of the season, Van Wert’s Middle School cross country teams traveled to Grover Hill Tuesday evening for the Wayne Trace Invitational. The boys’ team finished second to a strong Ayersville squad and managed to squeak by county rival Crestview for the runner-up trophy. The girls’ team ended in […]
POSTED: 08/30/11 at 9:42 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports The Van Wert Lady Cougar volleyball team hosted Delphos St. John’s to open the season Monday, taking five games to defeat the visiting Lady Blue Jays, 3-2. Things did not start smoothly for the Cougars, with the girls struggling to get into their “jellin’ groove”, as they put it in preseason […]
POSTED: 08/30/11 at 2:05 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Junior Tyler Turnwald set the pace for Van Wert golfers Monday at Northmoor Country Club versus St. Marys, firing a one-over-par 36. Playing out of the No. 3 spot as a result of a slow start to his season, Turnwald opened the back nine with a birdie four offset by two bogeys and six pars […]
POSTED: 08/30/11 at 11:35 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DELPHOS — This past Saturday, the Van Wert Middle School cross country teams opened up their season at the Blue Jay Invitational. With teams comprised of mostly newcomers, the Lady Cougars managed a second place finish out of seven teams, and the boys finished an impressive second out of 13 teams. Leading the way for […]
POSTED: 08/30/11 at 11:25 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent/Community Days information CONVOY — Convoy Community Days will be celebrated September 23-25 at Edgewood Park. Many events are being planned for the weekend festival for all ages. Food Friday — Chicken or rib dinner by Gibson’s Barnyard BBQ; Saturday — Sandwiches all day; Sunday — Sandwiches and dessert bar. Kids’ meals will […]
POSTED: 08/30/11 at 4:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor After two decades as a Van Wert City Board of Education member — with more than a decade of that time as school board president — Ken Mengerink is looking for a new challenge. Mengerink, who was unable to complete the petition process for the May Republican primary because he had to […]
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Injuries were reported in a two-vehicle accident that occurred Monday afternoon on U.S. 127, just south of the intersection with Convoy Road. The accident was caused when a gray Ford pickup truck apparently rear-ended a red Pontiac Grand Am while both vehicles were headed north on U.S. 127. Troopers from the Van Wert Post of […]
POSTED: 08/30/11 at 4:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police August 28, 1:17 a.m. — Lester E. Sulfridge Jr. 52, of 817 Elm St., was arrested on an outstanding warrant issued in Defiance County. August 27, 4:47 p.m. — Richard P. Bogart, 73, of 1015 E. Main St., was arrested for disorderly conduct after allegedly using racial slurs towards others. August 27, […]
POSTED: 08/30/11 at 4:04 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
In one week’s time, Mother Nature has handed Americans an earthquake centered just outside the nation’s capital and a hurricane that marched up the Eastern Seaboard. Early damage assessment figures are in the billions of dollars. Local residents can help by making a gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to assist the […]
POSTED: 08/30/11 at 2:46 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Solid Waste Management District has released its holiday and township recycling schedule for September. The Tully Township recycling drop-off has been moved to Tuesday, September 6, to compensate for the Labor Day holiday. The hours for township drop-off service are 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Residents and businesses can also deliver clean recyclable materials […]
POSTED: 08/30/11 at 2:45 am. FILED UNDER: News