DAVE MOSIER/independent sports It wasn’t the debut new Van Wert Head Coach Keith Recker wanted, as his young Cougar squad misfired on both offense and defense during a 56-0 opening loss to the Bryan Golden Bears. Bryan, a team picked preseason to win the North West Ohio League, showed why during a dominating performance against […]
POSTED: 08/25/12 at 6:56 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports CONVOY – The Crestview Knights scored six times in a row – including two safeties — and then held off the Parkway Panthers for a 30-16 non-conference victory at home on Friday. The Knights compiled 402 yards of total offense, compared to 245 for Parkway, had 19 first downs to 9 […]
POSTED: 08/25/12 at 6:49 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DUBLIN — The Ohio Elks Association held its annual Fall Reunion in Dublin, August 17-19. Ohio Elks gathered to hear reports on the work that was accomplished for the past fraternal year. During the weekend, Thomas S. Brazier of Santa Cruz, Calif., Elks Lodge 824, national president of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, […]
POSTED: 08/25/12 at 5:03 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
Robert Dean Sterrett went to live with the Lord on Friday, August 24, 2012. He passed away peacefully at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center surrounded by family and friends. Robert was born March 21, 1932, in Lima, the son of the late Bernard and Elizabeth (Schulz) Sterrett. He was a loving husband to […]
POSTED: 08/24/12 at 10:11 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Betty L. Agler, 83, of Van Wert, died at 8:45 p.m. Thursday, August 23, 2012, at her residence. She was born July 4, 1929, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Lewis and Goldie (Johns) Long. She married Joseph W. Agler, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Agler was a member of Wesley United […]
POSTED: 08/24/12 at 5:03 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert Police August 21, 4:55 p.m. — Emily J. Lacy, 20, of 1133 W. Main St., Apt. 11, was charged with domestic violence for an incident that occurred at her residence. August 21, 8:37 p.m. — Andrew M. Taylor, 26, of 811 Kear Road, Apt. 8, was arrested on a warrant issued by Van […]
POSTED: 08/24/12 at 12:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Interim Superintendent Doug Karst said school started smoothly during his first report to the Lincolnview Local Board of Education on Thursday. “We couldn’t have asked for a better first day,” Karst said, noting that the first day was fog-free – something he was concerned about initially, since fog is often a problem […]
POSTED: 08/24/12 at 7:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
Kevin Holtsberry (right), president of The Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions — a business-oriented conservative think tank based in Columbus — spoke about a number of state issues during Thursday’s Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce Coffee held at Milligan’s Pub at Hickory Sticks Golf Club south of Van Wert. The event was the […]
POSTED: 08/24/12 at 7:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
VWCS information School may not start for another 17 days but the students and staff of the Van Wert High School “Cougar Pride” Marching Band are ready for the season to begin this evening in Eggerss Stadium. The high school band traveled to Oglebay Park in Wheeling, W.Va., for band camp in late July and […]
POSTED: 08/24/12 at 7:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
VWCS information Thirteen students at Van Wert High School have been recognized by the College Board because of their exceptional achievement on the Advanced Placement exams during the 2011-12 school year. Four students received the AP Scholar with Honor Award, which recognizes a student who received scores of 3 or higher on four or more […]
POSTED: 08/24/12 at 7:06 am. FILED UNDER: News