DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Kenton man who was part of a multi-county counterfeiting ring pleaded guilty to a related charge during hearings held Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Anthony W. Whitt, 27, entered a guilty plea to a three-count indictment charging him with forgery, all felonies of the fifth degree. According to […]
POSTED: 02/16/12 at 5:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
Daniel Bashore, the son of Gregg and Sandy Bashore, will be performing this Friday in Columbus as a member of the Ohio Music Education Association’s All State Choir. There were close to 1,000 applicants for the choir and the selection process was very competitive. Bashore is a senior at Van Wert High School and has […]
POSTED: 02/16/12 at 4:04 am. FILED UNDER: News
BOWLING GREEN — Junior Kase Schalois and senior Garrett McDowell will compete at the Ohio State Diving Championships on February 22 as a result of a job well done at the Northwest Ohio District Championship held at Bowling Green State University. Schalois placed fourth overall with a score of 347.35 points and will be returning […]
POSTED: 02/16/12 at 4:02 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent/Crestview information CONVOY — On Monday night, February 27, the Crestview High School Guidance Department will be hosting meetings on post-secondary education and dual enrollment. The post-secondary meeting will be conducted by guidance counselor Dave Springer, starting at 6:30 p.m., in the high school library. This meeting is available to parents of all […]
POSTED: 02/16/12 at 3:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
COLUMBUS — State Representative Lynn Wachtmann (R-Napoleon) today applauded the Ohio House’s passage of a resolution urging the federal government to protect the rights of religiously affiliated organizations by supporting the repeal of a federal mandate that all health insurance plans must cover contraceptive services. “This mandate is a direct assault on the liberties of […]
POSTED: 02/16/12 at 3:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
POSTED: 02/15/12 at 3:20 pm. FILED UNDER: Cougar's Den
By Hope Wallace The Fort Wayne Museum of Art sponsored and hosted an awards ceremony for young artists of the region. The 2012 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is a national program for middle andhigh school students to compete and showcase some of their best work. Students are recognized with gold key, silver key, honorable […]
POSTED: 02/15/12 at 2:37 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
By Rex Dolby The Wassenberg Camera Club met Thursday, February 9, at the Art Center for competition and business. Food was the competition theme for the evening. Jodi Hattery swept first place in both prints and slides with two very creative views of food. Her print was of an arrangement of paraffin bottles of sugar water reflected on […]
POSTED: 02/15/12 at 2:25 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
Students from the Lincolnview band performed at the annual District III Solo and Ensemble festival on January 28, which took place at St. Mary’s Memorial High School. All students received a rating of I or II. The students that participated were: Karissa Burns, Stephanie Longwell, Michael Garay, Bryce Campbell, Danielle Dasher, Rachael Bidlack, Sarah Riley, […]
POSTED: 02/15/12 at 1:53 pm. FILED UNDER: Lancer Lines
This week holds a lot for Crestview High School. With homecoming on the horizon and FCCLA week already happening this is adding up to be a big event for the school. Over half of the student body is involved in either basketball, FCCLA or getting ready for the big dance this Saturday. With the basketball […]
POSTED: 02/15/12 at 1:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Knights in the News