Lincolnview track & field information SPENCERVILLE — The Lincolnview Track teams competed in the Northwest Conference Track & Field Championships this past weekend. The boys team placed fourth overall and the girls team placed eighth. The Lancers’ day was highlighted by two school records and three individual NWC champions. The first champion was Hannah McCleery in the […]
POSTED: 05/19/14 at 7:31 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview track & field information SPENCERVILLE The Crestview boys were sixth and the girls finished seventh at the Northwest Conference Track & Field Championships held at Spencerville High School. For the Knights, the boys’ team ends its regular season at 18-23 overall, while the girls end the season at 6-24. Columbus Grove won both the […]
POSTED: 05/19/14 at 7:30 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
MP Ball Park information MIDDLE POINT — The Middle Point Ballpark will be hosting a “coed sixes” sand volleyball league this summer. The league will play matches on Wednesday evenings, beginning June 4. Cost to play is $90 per team. Basic power rules will apply, and champions will receive t-shirts. To register, contact Ryanne Bollenbacher […]
POSTED: 05/19/14 at 7:26 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association will be hosting a turkey shoot on Sunday, May 25, starting around 1:30 p.m. The club will provide shotgun shells for the turkey shoot. Twelve-gauge shotguns only are to be used by men, although children and women may use a 20-gauge shotgun and the club will provide […]
POSTED: 05/19/14 at 7:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Van Wert senior cross country standout Andi Foster will be heading for NAIA member Taylor University in the fall with the signing of her letter of intent on Thursday. Foster is a three-time state qualifier in cross country, garnering a 45th place finish during her junior year, and currently holds the third faster […]
POSTED: 05/17/14 at 2:08 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The YMCA will be opening the Camp Clay Aqua Park season with Rotary, YMCA and Van Wert County Economic Development and the County Board of Commissioners each sponsoring a day during the Memorial Day weekend. This allows the admission of $1 per person to the Aqua Park from noon-6 p.m. Saturday, May 24; Sunday, May 25; […]
POSTED: 05/17/14 at 2:04 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information Hickory Sticks senior golfers opened their 2014 season with a four-man scramble tournament. Finishing in first place with a sizzling 11-under-par 61 were Ed Jacobs, Carlyle Grove, Mike Martin and Mike Parsons. Taking second place with a super 62 was a team comprised of Brent Crone, Gerry Knapke, Bernie Scott and John Axson. In third place with a […]
POSTED: 05/17/14 at 2:02 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor An Ohio City woman who killed her mother and wounded her father will spend at least the next 20 years in prison after she was sentenced Friday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Tamara L. Menke, 48, listened emotionlessly as Judge Charles D. Steele sentenced her to 15 years to life […]
POSTED: 05/17/14 at 2:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/ODJFS information Ohio’s unemployment rate continues to fall, decreasing to 5.7 percent in April 2014, down from 6.1 percent in March. Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 12,600 over the month, from a revised 5,285,000 in March to 5,297,600 in April. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in April was 328,000, down […]
POSTED: 05/17/14 at 1:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
A vehicle that caught on fire in a carport at a residence in the 600 block of West Main Street Friday morning destroyed the vehicle and led to extensive damage of the carport as well. Van Wert firefighters responded to a call that came in at 10:55 a.m. Friday at 624 W. Main St. and […]
POSTED: 05/17/14 at 1:51 am. FILED UNDER: News