DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Board of Education approved personnel items, heard an update on the elementary school projects and listened to a presentation on a writing program being used at Jefferson Elementary School. Board members also approved creation of a memorial fund for a VWHS graduate who died recently in a traffic crash. […]
POSTED: 04/19/12 at 5:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
A barbecue chicken dinner will be held this Friday, April 20, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Van Wert High School. Both eat-in and carryout meals are available. Actors from the musical Beauty and the Beast, which is being performed at 7 p.m., will greet guests dining in the high school commons. Young and old […]
POSTED: 04/19/12 at 4:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Municipal Court has established a community service network of providers that uses defendants with minor misdemeanors, such as driving under suspension and underage alcohol consumption — individuals who have made bad choices and understand the results of their actions. This is seen as a positive venue for defendants, knowing that there is a […]
POSTED: 04/19/12 at 4:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
Mary Pohlman, 92, of Van Wert, died at 7:41 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born December 1, 1919, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Lehr and Norma (Stemen) McCracken. On April 25, 1946, she married James “Jim” Pohlman, who also preceded her […]
POSTED: 04/18/12 at 6:50 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
POSTED: 04/18/12 at 2:41 pm. FILED UNDER: St. Mary's News
POSTED: 04/18/12 at 2:27 pm. FILED UNDER: Cougar's Den
As the final quarter of the 2011-12 school year continues, Crestview students work hard to finish the year on a positive note. The junior class had a very eventful week. They had the opportunity to job shadow a person doing a job that they may be interested in for the future. Junior Mariah Henry said, […]
POSTED: 04/18/12 at 2:17 pm. FILED UNDER: Knights in the News
Once again, Lincolnview is participating in Relay for Life by holding their own Mini-Relay to raise money and awareness for the fight against cancer. The Mini-Relay will be held on Friday, April 20. Fundraising activities are going on this week with all donations going to the American Cancer Society. In order to participate in the […]
POSTED: 04/18/12 at 2:12 pm. FILED UNDER: Lancer Lines
By Rex Dolby As expected, the macro theme produced a wide variety of blossoms, flowers and critters for competition in prints and slides when the Wassenberg Camera Club met on Thursday, April 12, at the Wassenberg Art Center. Voting on prints produced a two-way tie for first, but Will Hawkins wasn’t worried, they were both his. On […]
POSTED: 04/18/12 at 2:03 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
We are getting things around for this weekend’s Annual High School Invitational and we are very excited at the quality of work that is coming in! The public opening reception is scheduled for Saturday from 6-8 p.m. and my favorite part, cash awards being presented at 7 p.m. We’ll serve green monster punch, mini pizza, […]
POSTED: 04/18/12 at 1:46 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?