Van Wert independent sports The Lincolnview Lancers couldn’t get untracked and it cost them in a 59-40 loss to Delphos St. John’s in a Division IV sectional finals game played Friday at Van Wert High School. The Blue Jays took a four-point lead, 12-8, in the first quarter and then nearly doubled Lincolnview’s offensive output […]
POSTED: 03/02/13 at 7:14 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Information submitted CONVOY — Presale tickets for today’s girls’ district final game between Crestview and Ottoville will be on sale this morning from 9-10 a.m. in the Crestview High School Athletic Office. Tickets are $4 for students and $6 for adults. All tickets at the gate are $6. The game will be played at 7 […]
POSTED: 03/02/13 at 7:04 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Lincolnview grades 3-6 basketball teams recently received new jerseys. A big “thank you” goes to all of the sponsors who made it possible: Pizza Hut, Lee Kinstle GM Sales & Service, Bill and Ruth Evans family, Pure Line Foods, First Federal Savings & Loan Association, Qzicki Investments, Dave Kemler family, Troy Bowersock family & […]
POSTED: 03/02/13 at 7:03 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Michael Tunis, 64, of Van Wert, died the morning of Friday, March 1, 2013, at his residence. He was born May 19, 1948, in Grant County, Ind., the son of the late William and Ethel (Sharp) Tunis. Survivors include three daughters, Amanda N. (Jason) Morrison of Syracuse, Ind., Brook (Philip Kahle) Tunis of Van Wert […]
POSTED: 03/02/13 at 5:02 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Buford “Bud” Stamper, 88, died at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, March 1, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born June 20, 1924, in Smoky Valley, Ky., the son of the late Charlie and Goldie Stamper. On February 16, 1946, he married Louise G. (Vandervliet) Stamper, who also preceded him in death. […]
POSTED: 03/01/13 at 5:24 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor It wasn’t only a group of Chinese college students visiting Van Wert and other U.S. cities as part of the Grow, Learn Overseas (GLO) program who learned, and grew, but local residents also were changed positively by the experience of hosting students from another country. The 11 Chinese students spent three weeks […]
POSTED: 03/01/13 at 8:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Cash Mob showed up at Derry Drugs on Thursday evening, providing the local business with some extra sales during the Easter season. Cash mob members then went to the El Mexicano Restaurant to vote for the next mob site. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 03/01/13 at 7:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
NeighborLink Van Wert news NeighborLink Van Wert, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping neighbors help neighbors, has announced Mike and Deb Bagley as executive directors. NeighborLink Van Wert relies upon community members, groups, churches and organizations to volunteer time and resources to those with unmet needs. Its online network creates a space where needs become […]
POSTED: 03/01/13 at 7:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
Vantage Adult Education news Vantage Career Center Adult Education, in partnership with Boston Reed College, will be offering a new veterinary assistant’s program, starting in April 2013. The program combines 35 hours of instruction with a 24-hour volunteer experience in the local area. Some features of the program include Course completed in five weeks Financial […]
POSTED: 03/01/13 at 7:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
PAULDING — The young Van Wert Lady Cougars battled hard, but lost to the Bath Wildkittens 41-36 in their Division II district semifinal game Thursday night at Paulding High School. Bath outscored the Lady Cougars 8-0 in the first quarter, but went on a 15-6 run in the second quarter to lead by a point, […]
POSTED: 03/01/13 at 7:05 am. FILED UNDER: Sports