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Thursday, Mar. 28, 2024

By Hope Wallace More and more we are seeing signs of a village creating community and we will be sharing some exciting news in the near future. We want to thank everyone involved for the generosity and shared vision that has brought us this far in our plan of expanding Van Wert’s visual art center. […]

POSTED: 03/27/13 at 1:41 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?

By Taylor Hall Crestview’s music department put on its annual Dinner Theater last weekend to a full house both Friday and Saturday nights. Some of the songs featured in the “One Hit Wonder” themed show were “Eye of the Tiger”, performed by Knight Vision, “One Tin Soldier” performed by chorus, and “The Macarena” performed by […]

POSTED: 03/27/13 at 1:30 pm. FILED UNDER: Knights in the News

Project Based Learning (PBL) utilizes in-depth projects that facilitate learning and assess student competencies. It is a method that presents students with complex tasks based on questions or problems that involve students in problem-solving, creative thinking, decision making, design, research and reflection that include teacher facilitation without teacher direction.  PBL focuses on problems or questions […]

POSTED: 03/27/13 at 1:17 pm. FILED UNDER: St. Mary's News

Deborah A. Wiseman to Donald A. Villone and Evelyn Villone, lot 260-8, Van Wert subdivision. Roger D. Rice, Rodger D. Rice and Barbaa L. Rice to Jerry J. Ruwoldt, inlot 282, Ohio City. Chester M. Straley to Kevin Gibson and Maryann Gibson, portion of inlot 3069, Van Wert. Estate of Mary K. Clarkson to Brent […]

POSTED: 03/27/13 at 12:48 pm. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor An Indiana teenager has been charged with 27 felony counts, including first-degree felony counts of aggravated murder, robbery and burglary, in connection with the 2011 murders of two rural Fort Recovery residents. Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey announced this morning that charges have been filed against Trevin M. Sanders, 18, of Union […]

POSTED: 03/27/13 at 11:03 am. FILED UNDER: News

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Unemployment rates have been on a roller coaster ride the past two months, with all of Ohio’s 88 counties experiencing significant rate increases in January and every county seeing rate decreases in February. In Van Wert County, January unemployment rates increased 1.5 percent, from 7 percent to 8.5 percent, but then dropped […]

POSTED: 03/27/13 at 6:07 am. FILED UNDER: News

U.S. Representative Bob Latta was at Vantage Career Center on Tuesday for a tour of the newly renovated and expanded facility, as well as to look in on some of Vantage’s educational programs. Above, Health Technology instructor Leigh Carey provides a demonstration for Latta, while (below) Industrial Mechanics teacher Kevin Van Oss presents the congressman […]

POSTED: 03/27/13 at 6:02 am. FILED UNDER: News

Van Wert independent CELINA — Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey has scheduled a press conference this morning to announce arrests in the slaying of a rural Fort Recovery man and his daughter. Sheriff Grey announced on Tuesday a press conference set for 9 a.m. today to announce charges that will be filed in connection with […]

POSTED: 03/27/13 at 5:41 am. FILED UNDER: News

Internal Revenue Service news WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service has issued its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams, reminding taxpayers to use caution during tax season to protect themselves against a wide range of schemes ranging from identity theft to return preparer fraud. The Dirty Dozen listing, compiled by the IRS each […]

POSTED: 03/27/13 at 5:10 am. FILED UNDER: News

VW County Health Dept. news The Van Wert County Health Department would like to remind the public that Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3717 says that no person or government entity shall operate a food service operation without a license, unless found to be exempt as determined by the Health Department according to state law. Any […]

POSTED: 03/27/13 at 5:07 am. FILED UNDER: News