Law Enforcement 8/24/12

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 […]

First day of school goes well at L’view

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 […]

Chamber Coffee

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 […]

Cougar band ready for 1st football game

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 […]

VWHS students receive AP recognition

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 […]

Vantage schedules student orientations

Vantage information It’s an exciting time at Vantage Career Center, where students can explore, experience, and excel in high school while preparing for immediate employment and further education! To prepare for the upcoming school year, Vantage will hold two orientation meetings to welcome new students and their parents to the school.  The first orientation meeting […]

Historical Society donation

Marcia Davies, secretary-treasurer of the Gardeners of Van Wert County, presented a donation of $1,000 to Jon Amundson, president of the Van Wert County Historical Society, while Art Weber, Historical Society trustee and member of the garden club, looks on. The grant will be used toward the cost of landscaping the area surrounding the North […]

Main Street Van Wert has new website

Information submitted The Board of Directors of Main Street Van Wert is proud to announce the launch of the organization’s new website, www.mainstreetvanwert.org. The new website serves as a portal to all happenings downtown, including information on upcoming events, downtown programs, available properties and much more. “We feel it is important to have this communication […]

Football team at Kinstle’s

Van Wert Head Football Coach Keith Recker and the Cougar football team and cheerleaders were on hand Thursday at Lee Kinstle’s GM Sales & Service to distribute t-shirts made by Northwest Ohio Screenprinting to Youth Football players and cheerleaders. Above, Coach Recker holds his daughter while he talks to a Youth Football player. Below, a […]

Cougar boys’ golf team downs Kenton

Van Wert golf information KENTON — The Van Wert golf team traveled to Veterans Park golf course to take on the Kenton Wildcats in Western Buckeye League action. The Cougars were able to push their record to 2-0 in the league with a 160-184 victory over Kenton. Jacob Brake led Van Wert with a one-over-par […]