OSHP information COLUMBUS – May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the Patrol would like to remind motorists that, with the warmer weather, there will be an increase in motorcycles on the roadways and to remind motorcyclists to ride trained and ride sober. From 2009-2011, motorcycle-involved crashes resulted in a total of 503 fatalities […]
POSTED: 05/08/12 at 4:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
The YMCA of Van Wert County received a $1,000 donation from First Federal Savings & Loan Association as part of its annual board campaign. Here, (from the left) Bev Fuerst, Y board member and 2012 Annual Board Campaign chair, receives the donation from Brian Renner, president/CEO of First Federal, while and YMCA Executive Director Hugh Kocab […]
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Gardeners of Van Wert County information Just in time for Mothers’ Day, the Gardeners of Van Wert County will be having their annual Flower Sale in front of the Courthouse on Main Street in Van Wert. The sale will be held Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12, beginning at 8 a.m. each day. The […]
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The Van Wert Optimist Club judged students in its essay contest based on the topic “How my Positive Outlook Benefits my Community.” Three area students were honored during the March 8 Optimist Club meeting while presenting their essays. Layne Callow, a senior at Crestview High School, won first place and was awarded a $200 check and […]
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The next meeting of the Van Wert County Fair Board will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, in the Administration Building boardroom on the fairgrounds. The Fair Board welcomes visitors and those with concerns to the meeting.
POSTED: 05/08/12 at 4:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor It was another good year for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in Van Wert, as organizers and participants celebrated that success during the closing ceremony on Saturday at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. This year’s Relay for Life event raised $51,000, well on the way to the 2012 goal of […]
POSTED: 05/07/12 at 6:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
LIMA — This past Friday, the Van Wert boys’ and girls’ track and field teams competed in the annual Shawnee Invitational (Western Buckeye League meet). Although the Cougar boys captured only three first place finishes, they were able to walk away with the runner-up trophy, falling to the champion Wapakoneta Redskins by just nine points. […]
POSTED: 05/07/12 at 6:03 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports The Lincolnview softball team parlayed a big fourth-inning into a 12-1 victory to eliminate Spencerville from the Division IV sectional tournament on Saturday. The Lady Lancers scored eight runs in the bottom of the fourth, after Spencerville scored the first run of the game in the top of that inning. Lincolnview […]
POSTED: 05/07/12 at 6:00 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lincolnview High School students spent “An Evening in New York City” during the school’s junior-senior prom held Saturday. More photos can be seen at www.visualimagephoto.com. Click on the “events” link on the website. (photos by Visual Image Photography)
POSTED: 05/07/12 at 5:47 am. FILED UNDER: News
Gas Buddy.com information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 3.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.76 a gallon on Sunday. This compares with the national average, which has fallen 2.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.77 a gallon, according to gasoline price website OhioGasPrices.com. Including the change […]
POSTED: 05/07/12 at 5:24 am. FILED UNDER: News