Van Wert independent A Van Wert man given a prison sentence for violating his community control was one of two people who appeared for hearings Thursday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Dezmond Bywaters, 22, admitted violating his probation by being terminated prematurely from the Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation (WORTH) Center, a […]
POSTED: 02/14/14 at 7:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
Lincolnview Local Schools information Parents in the Lincolnview Local School District having a child who will be 5 years of age on or before August 1 may register a child for the 2014-15 school year. Registration will be conducted during the week of March 3-7 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lincolnview Elementary […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent sports The Van Wert Lady Cougars won their 18th game of the season with a 48-40 victory over Wapakoneta on Thursday at home. Erin Morrow and Cheyenne Handy led the Cougars with 15 points apiece, while Alexa Dunlap added 11 points for Van Wert. Sara Warner led the Lady Redskins with a game-high […]
POSTED: 02/14/14 at 7:11 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview girls’ basketball CONVOY — The Crestview Lady Knights ran their conference-winning streak to 17 games and earned their second consecutive Northwest Conference championship with a 49-26 victory over Bluffton on Thursday. Crestview held the Lady Pirates to just 27 percent shooting while shooting a respectable 45 percent itself. The Lady Knights dominated the boards, […]
POSTED: 02/14/14 at 6:37 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports The Lincolnview Lady Lancers had four players in double figures in a 61-39 Northwest Conference victory over Paulding Thursday at Lincolnview. The Lancers were led by Julie Thatcher’s 20 points, while Christine Stemen added 14 points and Ashton Bowersock and Hannah McCleery each scored 10 points in the game. Lincolnview doubled […]
POSTED: 02/14/14 at 6:29 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview freshman boys’ basketball BLUFFTON — The Crestview Knights freshman boys’ basketball team finished up its season on the road in Bluffton last night, losing to the pesky Pirates by the score of 33-21. The Knights finish up the season with an overall 7-4 record and a 5-1 record in Northwest Conference action, which got […]
POSTED: 02/14/14 at 6:28 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Elks information Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, participated in the Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Quinton Mengerink on Sunday, January 4. Mengerink is a member of Boy Scout Troop 31, sponsored by First United Methodist Church in Van Wert. He was presented with an American flag and […]
POSTED: 02/14/14 at 2:03 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Lincolnview Local Board of Education accepted the resignations of two retiring teachers, listened to first-graders read books they wrote and illustrated and heard an update on calamity days from Superintendent Jeff Snyder during its annual meeting at the Marsh Foundation. Marsh School Principal Roger Salisbury welcomed the board at the meeting, which […]
POSTED: 02/13/14 at 8:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A man who earlier pleaded guilty to multiple child pornography offenses received a net of approximately four years in prison during sentencing Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Paul Susralski, 48, of Van Wert, received four years in prison on each of the following: five counts of illegal use of […]
POSTED: 02/13/14 at 8:49 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police Department information Because of the record amount of snowfall this year, a number of vehicles have not been moved for longer than seven days and are now surrounded by a large amount of snow. These vehicles are making it difficult for the Van Wert Street Department to plow and clear the streets […]
POSTED: 02/13/14 at 6:55 am. FILED UNDER: News