Middle Point village news MIDDLE POINT — There will be a Middle Point Finance and Council Meeting Monday, August 26, at 7 p.m. in the Municipal Office Building. The meetings are open to the public.
POSTED: 08/21/13 at 6:13 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert girls’ tennis news The Cougar girls’ tennis team lost a hard fought match to Lima Central Catholic Tuesday evening by a score of 3-2. Ali Moreland picked up a great win at first singles 6-4, 6-4. “I felt that Ali played her best match of the season, beating a very strong opponent at […]
POSTED: 08/21/13 at 6:11 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview football news CONVOY — The Crestview varsity football team will be hosting Fairview in a jamboree game on Friday, August 23, at the Crestview Athletic Complex at 7:30 p.m. The jamboree is approved by the Ohio High School Athletic Association and both schools contribute financially to the OHSAA Foundation, a program that promotes student […]
POSTED: 08/21/13 at 6:05 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview girls’ soccer news CONVOY — The Crestview Lady Knights opened up their soccer season with a tough loss to Continental on Tuesday evening in Convoy by a score of 5-0. Crestview will host Cory-Rawson on Thursday, starting at 5 p.m.
POSTED: 08/21/13 at 6:03 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
James H. Mergy Sr. of Van Wert died at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, August 20, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born May 19, 1939, in Waterloo, Ind., the son of the late Paul and Bertha May (Miller) Mergy. He married Julia (Himburg) Mergy, who survives in Van Wert. Other survivors […]
POSTED: 08/20/13 at 11:21 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A few years ago, Sandy Lane was going through a tough time. She had recently lost her job when the Kongsberg plant closed and she was also going through a divorce. Typically, for Lane,, she reacted to her own personal troubles by deciding she would help others and started volunteering through the […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor CONVOY — The Crestview Local Board of Education discussed health insurance, the new 1:1 computer initiative, approved a number of supplemental contracts and bus routes for the 2013-2014 school year and also moved to seek bids for a new school bus during its last meeting prior to the start of school in […]
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The Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce helped a second gun store open its doors on Monday. Patriot Arms on Westwood Drive, owned by longtime gun and hunting enthusiast Forest Gordon, has been in operation unofficially since March and offers a full line of firearms, as well as gun cleaning and gunsmithing services, and gun […]
POSTED: 08/20/13 at 7:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW Medical Services news Van Wert Medical Services is pleased to announce the addition of Samar Hijazi, M.D., to its group of trusted physicians. Dr. Hijazi is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She joins the team, providing comprehensive medical care that focuses on disease prevention, diagnosis, control and […]
POSTED: 08/20/13 at 7:03 am. FILED UNDER: News
Cross Over the Hill information Cross Over The Hill, the off-campus release time Bible teaching ministry offered to Van Wert Elementary School students, is set to begin its second year of ministry this September. Completing the initial year with more than 600 students participating weekly in Bible classes, the Cross Over Hill Board and teachers eagerly look forward to […]
POSTED: 08/20/13 at 6:59 am. FILED UNDER: News