Van Wert independent/PUCO information With electrical aggregation again a topic of conversation for many Van Wert County residents, who also must evaluate energy discount offers from other utility companies, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has officially launched its new Energy Choice Ohio website: www.energychoice.ohio.gov. The new website is dedicated to consumer education regarding […]
POSTED: 02/22/14 at 7:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
ODOT District 1 information LIMA — The Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 1 has provided a winter operations update, this one showing that the district has spent more than $7.5 million ice and snow removal costs during the most expensive winter to date for the eight-county ODOT district. Van Wert County led the district in […]
POSTED: 02/22/14 at 6:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
Elks Lodge 1197 in Van Wert will be sponsoring a $1 day at the Camp Clay Aqua Park this year. Local businesses purchase the day for the Van Wert community, and access includes swimming, a floating playground, zip-line, paddleboats, and a half-acre beach. To learn more, visit the YMCA website at www.vwymca.org. Shown here are […]
POSTED: 02/22/14 at 6:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports The Van Wert Cougars shrugged off last weekend’s lousy performance to defeat St. Marys 60-51 in their last regular season game of the year. With the win, both Van Wert and the Roughriders end the regular season with identical records of 10-12 overall and 3-6 in league play. The Cougars had to […]
POSTED: 02/22/14 at 6:24 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Timothy R. Kindell, 58, of Convoy, died at 12:40 p.m. Friday, February 21, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born December 2, 1955, in Piqua, the son of Doris (Todd) Kindell and Stanley Kindell, who both survive in Van Wert. Other survivors include a daughter, Camillia (Brian) Kline of Haviland; […]
POSTED: 02/22/14 at 12:26 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Crestview Local Schools information CONVOY — When it comes to teaching in the classroom, Crestview Middle School teachers Hannah Phlipot and Ben Hotmire believe the sky’s the limit. The digital sky, that is. Both Phlipot and Hotmire teach eighth grade STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) classes. A nine-week elective, the project-based STEM class allows […]
POSTED: 02/21/14 at 7:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
Wassenberg Art Center information In conjunction with Van Wert City Schools the Wassenberg Art Center will launch a weekly, after school art program every Thursday, beginning on March 6, for students ages 7-12 years at the Wassenberg Art Center, 214 S. Washington St. Students will be met by Wassenberg Art Center staff at the bus […]
POSTED: 02/21/14 at 7:49 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Area CVB information The Van Wert Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is beginning to assemble information for community events to be held April 1 to August 31. The information will be made available on the 2014 Spring-Summer Van Wert Area Calendar of Events, which will be distributed to area businesses for the public […]
POSTED: 02/21/14 at 7:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports Putnam County schools Kalida and Ottoville were winners in Division IV girls’ sectional tournament basketball games played at Van Wert on Wednesday. In the first game, Ottoville had little trouble with Fort Jennings, downing the Musketeers 55-22 to advance to the sectional tournament finals. The Big Green had an 11-point lead at […]
POSTED: 02/20/14 at 9:02 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Van Wert City Board of Education approved memorandums of understanding to turn over two former school sites to be used as city parks, and also heard a presentation on project-based education at Van Wert Middle School during its February meeting held Wednesday. The board approved memorandums of understanding to turn the […]
POSTED: 02/20/14 at 8:41 am. FILED UNDER: News