C’view board discusses school safety

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor CONVOY — In the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school shootings, it wasn’t surprising that much of Crestview Superintendent Mike Estes’ report during Monday’s meeting of the Crestview Local Board of Education centered on school safety. “It’s a little ironic that we’ve been in the process of reviewing our school safety plan […]

Local residents can still apply for HEAP

Information submitted The Van Wert County Council on Aging would like to remind area residences that it is not too late to file for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). Area residents can apply for this program through the Council on Aging to receive assistance in paying for the rising costs of heat their homes. […]

Final Christmas Garden event planned

Van Wert Parks information The Van Wert Parks Department and the Clay family invite area residents to the final event at the Christmas Garden display in the Children’s Garden at Smiley park this coming Sunday, December 23, from 6-8 p.m. Santa and Mrs. Claus have offered to break away from the elves for a short […]

Cougars trey-rific in win over Coldwater

DAVE MOSIER/independent sports COLDWATER — The Van Wert Cougars blistered the nets from three-point range to earn an easy 54-40 win over the Coldwater Cavaliers in a non-conference game played Monday at Coldwater. The score would have much more lopsided if a number of “bunny” two-point attempts by Van Wert had gone in. The Cougs […]

Lady Knights down Fort Jennings

Crestview basketball information FORT JENNINGS — The Crestview Lady Knights turned in a great defensive performance to defeat the Fort Jennings Lady Musketeers 46-23 in a matchup between Northwest Conference and Putnam County League foes. The Lady Knights, playing their seventh road game of the year, moved to 6-1 overall.  After outscoring Jennings by 10 […]

VW swimmers do well at Lima meet

Van Wert swim team information LIMA — On Saturday, the Van Wert High School boys and girls swim teams traveled to the Lima YMCA to compete with teams from Elida, Lima Bath and St. Marys Memorial. This meet was scored as a triple dual. The Cougar boys successfully defeated two of the three other schools […]

Ugly can be fun, ‘Shrek’ actor discovers

CINDY WOODindependent feature writer Perry Sook is an ugly ogre. He’s okay with that. “The beauty of Shrek is that he isn’t trying to be funny, and I love that,” Sook said. “Shrek is a really good guy, and he’s just trying to get through his life. It becomes funny because of the situation he’s […]

Boychoir performs

The Van Wert Area Boychoir performed its annual Christmas concert at First Presbyterian Church in Van Wert on Sunday afternoon. The group, under the direction of Artistic Director Brian Anders, performed a number of sacred and secular songs as part of the concert, with accompaniment by Melissa Clay and Larry Taylor. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)

Central employees give

Central Insurance Company employees donated $1,682 to the company’s Community Gifts Committee and the company matched the funds. The committee then purchased gifts for 62 area children and families, while Walmart provided a discount on the purchases. Committee members include (front row, from the left) Nikki Stanton, Sara Beining, Melissa Williams; (back row) Julie Coleman, […]

NPAC announces holiday closings

NPAC information The Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio will be closed to celebrate Christmas from Monday, December 24, through Wednesday, December 26. The box office will be open December 27 and 28 from noon-4 p.m. The NPAC will also be closed to celebrate the New Year’s holiday on December 31, and January 1-2, […]