The Crestview Student Council announces that this year’s winter homecoming theme is “Hawaiian Fun.” On Friday, January 10, a pep assembly will be held at 2:15 p.m. in the high school gym, while this year’s homecoming queen will be crowned between the junior varsity and varsity boys’ basketball games against Arlington on Saturday, January 11. This year’s […]
POSTED: 12/23/13 at 3:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor John Kasich has declared December to be General Aviation (GA) Appreciation Month in Ohio, which is widely known as the “Birthplace of Aviation.” This is the third consecutive year Kasich has issued a formal recognition of the vital role of general aviation — including business aviation — […]
POSTED: 12/23/13 at 3:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports DELPHOS — The Van Wert Lady Cougars had four players in double figures as they outlasted a feisty Delphos Jefferson team 70-61 in non-conference girls’ basketball action on Saturday. Alexis Dowdy led the Cougars with 19 points, while Riley Jones and Erin Morrow each had 12 points and Cheyenne Handy added 11 […]
POSTED: 12/23/13 at 3:14 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert boys’ bowling The Van Wert boys’ bowling team had its best showing of the year, but still fell to perennial powerhouse Coldwater by a score of 2879-2756. In the individual games, Coldwater stormed out to a commanding lead by shooting a red-hot 1079 game to the Cougars’ 939. The Cougars then made up […]
POSTED: 12/23/13 at 3:05 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Police December 21, 1:32 p.m. — Kenneth E. Myers III, 21, of Middle Point, was served with a warrant for probation violation issued in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court while he was in the 600 block of North Race Street. December 21, 2:10 p.m. — A 14-year-old juvenile was charged with being […]
POSTED: 12/23/13 at 2:42 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Delmar Ray Stoller, 88, of Paulding, passed into eternity Saturday evening, December 21, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born at home April 12, 1925, the youngest son of Jacob and Bertha (Huber) Stoller. He and his three older brothers, Roy, Loren and William, were raised on the family farm […]
POSTED: 12/22/13 at 11:42 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Colleen Cook, 85, of Decatur, Ind., died at 6:56 p.m. Saturday, December 21, 2013, at Village of Heritage in Monroeville, Ind. She was born January 26, 1928, in Grover Hill, the daughter of the late Ray and Rosella (Harpster) Elston. She had been married to Carl E. Cook, who preceded her in death on November […]
POSTED: 12/22/13 at 11:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Crestview Middle School information This past Thursday, Crestview Middle School students participated in a day of caring and sharing to celebrate the holiday season. Students traveled to Walmart to purchase gifts for local families. Students were asked to generate funds by doing extra work and chores at home. Upon returning to Crestview, students wrapped gifts, […]
POSTED: 12/21/13 at 6:44 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
Ohio Job & Family Services Dept. news Ohio’s unemployment rate was 7.4 percent in November 2013, down from 7.5 percent in October, according to data released Friday morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment decreased 12,000 over the month, from a revised 5,202,600 in October […]
POSTED: 12/21/13 at 6:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/OSHP The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Van Wert Post is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on U.S. 127, just north of U.S. 224, at 1:58 p.m. Friday in Hoaglin Township, Van Wert County. According to troopers, a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am driven by Shannon L. Sholler, 41, was southbound on U.S. 127 […]
POSTED: 12/21/13 at 6:30 am. FILED UNDER: News