Richard Frederick Watson of Van Wert died at 12:50 p.m. Saturday, August 31, 2013, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. He was born December 5, 1927, in Antwerp, the son of the late Frederick and Erma (Utterbach) Watson. He was married to Beverly (Campbell) Watson, who also preceded him in death. Survivors include […]
POSTED: 09/02/13 at 4:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent staff A former Van Wert County man was killed early Saturday in a motorcycle accident that occurred near the intersection of Slane and Hessian roads. According to Sheriff Thomas Riggenbach, Nicholas A. Mason, 18, of North Pole, Alaska, was southbound on Slane Road when he lost control of his motorcycle near the […]
POSTED: 09/02/13 at 1:19 pm. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor It was a great weekend at the Van Wert County Fair as James Otto sang, cheerleaders, um, cheered, and junk cars demolished each other. It was a busy weekend, with plenty of activities for area residents of all ages. Two popular 4-H events — the Talent Show and Style Review — were […]
POSTED: 09/02/13 at 7:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
YMCA of Van Wert County news The Jennings Creek Council and the Van Wert YMCA are again partnering to bring the Van Wert community a fun, interactive reenactment of how life would have been in the 1800s. The YMCA’s Camp Clay will be the site for the Fall Rendezvous the weekend of September 5-8. All […]
POSTED: 09/02/13 at 7:12 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW Economic Development news The Ohio Development Services Agency (DSA), formerly the Ohio Department of Development, announced last week the coming of the second round of the Ohio Incumbent Workforce Training Voucher Program, which is expected to be available in early September. The voucher program is intended to fill a gap in the current workforce […]
POSTED: 09/02/13 at 7:03 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert County Hospital news Van Wert County Hospital will offer Active Parenting of Teens workshop for parents of children ages 12-18. The six-session video and discussion program will be held on Thursday evenings. Beginning September 12, each session will be held in the hospital’s B and C conference rooms from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Van Wert […]
POSTED: 09/02/13 at 7:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert volleyball news OTTAWA — The Van Wert Cougar volleyball team saw action on Friday as they traveled to Ottawa-Glandorf to take on the Lady Titans. The Cougars played hard, but couldn’t put O-G away, losing in three games by scores of 25-27, 23-25 and 20-25. The varsity is now 4-1 on the year. […]
POSTED: 09/02/13 at 7:00 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview volleyball news STRYKER — The Crestview Lady Knights volleyball team traveled to Stryker to compete in a tri-match against the host team and Archbold and came away with wins against both schools. The Knights varsity team defeated Stryker in two games, 25-19 and 25-19, and also won over Archbold in three games, 25-19, 22-25 […]
POSTED: 09/02/13 at 6:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview cross country news COLUMBUS GROVE — The Crestview varsity boys’ cross country team finished seventh out of 20 teams at the Grove Invitational on Saturday. Charles Thornburg led the Knights with a sixth place overall finish in a personal record time of 17:05. Also scoring for Crestview was Branden Clayton (14th, 17:32), Copsey Bogle […]
POSTED: 09/02/13 at 6:53 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
LJH cross country news COLUMBUS GROVE — This past weekend the Lincolnview Junior High cross country team competed at Columbus Grove Invitational. The Lancers finished second out of 22 teams and just missed getting first, losing by 12 points to the Minster Wildcats. Seventh grader Calahan Wolfrum was the individual champion in the race with […]
POSTED: 09/02/13 at 6:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports