DAVE MOSIER/independent editor CONVOY — The Crestview Local Board of Education heard some good financial news from Treasurer Laura Metzger and also reorganized for the coming year, electing longtime board member John Auld as its new president. Mike Schlagbaum was chosen as vice president. Superintendent Mike Estes also swore in new board member Wes Skelton […]
POSTED: 01/14/14 at 8:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent The Lincolnview Local Board of Education met for the first time in 2014, re-electing Eric Germann as board president and selecting Michelle Gorman as vice president during its reorganizational meeting. Germann and first-time board member Lori Snyder were also sworn in during the meeting, but another first-time member, Scott Miller, was ill […]
POSTED: 01/14/14 at 7:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent Two people were sentenced, one appeared for a probation violation hearing and a fourth changed her plea from not guilty to guilty during hearings held Monday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Kelli Pontius, 27, of Van Wert, was sentenced to three years of community control on a charge of illegal […]
POSTED: 01/14/14 at 7:17 am. FILED UNDER: News
United Way of Van Wert County information The United Way of Van Wert County is currently conducting a survey that was mailed out to people randomly in the community asking for input. “We are reaching out beyond the volunteer board; it is important to ask the community to be involved in the organization,” said Rob […]
POSTED: 01/14/14 at 7:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert varsity wrestling team competed in the Spartan Invitational held Saturday at Lima Senior High School. Cougars who placed in the tourney included Gabe Hill and Zach Thomas, who each placed third, while Andy Hammond was fifth, Jacob Crisenberry sixth and Brody Couts eighth in their respective weight classes. Here, Couts prepares to […]
POSTED: 01/14/14 at 7:02 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW boys’ and girls’ bowling UNION CITY — The Cougar boy and girl bowlers both had matches over the weekend. The Van Wert boys split a double-header at Woodcrest Lanes in Union City, defeating New Bremen in the first match and losing to St. Marys in the second. The Cougars took a commanding lead after […]
POSTED: 01/14/14 at 6:53 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information WILLSHIRE — Mark those calendars! Willshire Youth Activities will be sponsoring “Basket Bingo and More” on Sunday, January 26. The event will be held at the Rockford Community Building. Doors will open at noon, with bingo beginning at 1 p.m. Tickets are $20, which includes 20 games of bingo. The winner of each […]
POSTED: 01/14/14 at 6:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Western Buckeye Chapter of Credit Unions is offering five $500 scholarship that may be used for higher education costs. For more information and an application, please contact a local credit union.
POSTED: 01/14/14 at 6:28 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
Martin T. “Marty” McDonough II, 89, of Van Wert, passed away at 4:43 a.m. Sunday, January 12, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born July 3, 1924, in Pittsburgh, Pa., the oldest son of the late Martin T. and Bertha (Fey) McDonough. In 1947, Marty married Betty J. (Deer) McDonough, […]
POSTED: 01/13/14 at 10:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Jacqueline R. Thompson, 87, of Huntsville and a former resident of Van Wert, died at 3:55 p.m. Saturday, January 11, 2014, at Lima Memorial Hospital. She was born in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Ivan Sam and Ethel Rose (Putman) Mahan. On December 14, 1984, she married Don R. Thompson, who survives in […]
POSTED: 01/13/14 at 10:29 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries