YMCA of Van Wert County information The YMCA of Van Wert County is hosting its annual Good Friday Prayer Breakfast on Friday, April 18, at 7 a.m. at Willow Bend Country Club. This year’s speaker is Dr. Jeff Easley. Dr. Easley has lived in Van Wert since 1990, along with his wife of 27 years, […]
POSTED: 03/18/14 at 6:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Area farmers wanting to learn why their property tax valuations have increased over the past several years can do so at a meeting being held in St. Marys on Thursday, April 10. During the last few years, the Ohio Department of Taxation has revamped the various formulas used for valuing agricultural land that […]
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Van Wert independent sports FREMONT — The Van Wert YMCA Marlins’ qualifiers from Sectionals competed at the Northwest Ohio YMCA Swim League Championships at Fremont on March 15-16. As a team, the Marlins finished fourth in Division 3. In 9-10 girls, Jamie Burenga took second in the 50-yard backstroke, while Emma Pollock finished third in […]
POSTED: 03/18/14 at 6:31 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview Local Schools information CONVOY — Due to the 8:30 p.m. start time of the Ohio High School Athletic Association final four Division IV state championship boys’ basketball game in Columbus, Crestview Elementary, Crestview Middle School, and Crestview High School will delay classes this Friday, March 21, by two hours. Bus routes, as well as […]
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Crestview girls’ soccer information CONVOY — The Crestview girls’ varsity soccer team is looking for candidates for a varsity assistant coach for the upcoming 2014 soccer season. Desired applicants must be flexible, familiar with the sport, work well with high school athletes, and be an overall positive role model. Interested candidates may contact head coach Joy […]
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Van Wert Police March 16, 12:38 a.m. — Taylor N. Gaskill, 19, of 506 Collins Ave., was cited for underage possession of alcohol as a result of a traffic stop in the 400 block of East Main Street. March 14, 4:19 p.m. — Terry G. Warren Jr., 27, of 147 Blaine St., was arrested on […]
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Doris R. Scott, 87, of Van Wert, died at 12:05 p.m. Sunday, March 16, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born April 6, 1926, in Paulding County, the daughter of the late Harley and Emma (Myers) Smith. On May 28, 1949, she married William H. Scott, who preceded her in […]
POSTED: 03/17/14 at 9:01 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Margaret A. “Peg” Geise, 87, of Delphos, died Saturday, March 15, 2014, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos. She was born January 25, 1927, in Allen County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Clarence and Leona (Molter) Swick. On August 13, 1947, she married Donald J. Geise, who preceded her in death. Survivors include […]
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Crestview Athletic Dept. information CONVOY — Crestview High School is selling tickets for the boy’s basketball Division IV state semifinal game to be played Thursday, starting at 8:30 p.m., at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of Ohio State University. Crestview student tickets will be sold beginning this morning on a one-for-one basis and will […]
POSTED: 03/17/14 at 7:41 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
A large audience of enthusiastic – and excited – kids were entertained on Saturday by Jim Henson’s Muppets’ traveling “Dinosaur Train” show at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio. The children’s television favorite came to live on the NPAC stage with the help of the Jim Henson puppet masters. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 03/17/14 at 7:31 am. FILED UNDER: News