Van Wert girls’ tennis information The Van Wert girls’ tennis team hosted league-leading and undefeated Wapakoneta on Friday, losing 5-0 in Western Buckeye League action. The closest match was between Cougar No. 1 singles player Ali Moreland and Wapak’s Kristine Shannon, with Shannon winning the first set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (4), and then getting […]
POSTED: 09/20/14 at 6:21 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Sonia Sue (Briggs) Mazur, 74, of Van Wert, died at 11:12 a.m. Thursday, September 18, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born December 29, 1939, in Delphos, the daughter of the late Russell and Elva E. (Spyker) Briggs. On December 31, 1970, she married Gerald Thomas “Jerry” Mazur, who […]
POSTED: 09/19/14 at 1:04 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A group of Van Wert High School and Middle School parents met with Van Wert City Schools teachers and administrators on Thursday to talk about concerns parents have with the district’s New Tech project-based learning curriculum. The meeting was a continuation of one held in August to begin a dialogue between parents […]
POSTED: 09/19/14 at 7:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
Hundreds of people showed up Thursday night for the Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business Expo, held this year at Elks Lodge 1197 in Van Wert. Area businesses had the chance to network with each other, while also providing product and service information – and a sampling of free food – to the many […]
Western Buckeye ESC information PAULDING — The Western Buckeye Educational Service Center Governing Board met Wednesday for its September meeting. Superintendent Brian Gerber told the board state revenues for August were $39.5 million, or 2.3 percent below estimates, largely attributable to a timing issue with the non-auto sales tax, but added that the state is […]
POSTED: 09/19/14 at 7:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert High School is preparing for a number of activities related to the school’s football homecoming next week. The activities begin with the annual Homecoming Parade, which will travel from St. Mark’s Lutheran Church on West Sycamore Street down Jefferson Street to Fountain Park, where a pep rally will be held. The theme of […]
POSTED: 09/19/14 at 7:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio Dept. of Transportation information LIMA — The Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 1 is seeking public input on the following proposed projects in Van Wert and Paulding counties: Van Wert County Washington Street Phase 3 – The proposed street reconstruction project will run from Ervin Road to Fox Road/Hospital Drive, and will include the […]
POSTED: 09/19/14 at 7:33 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent sports CONVOY — Cross-county rivals Lincolnview and Crestview battled it out before a packed house at Ray Etzler Gymnasium on Thursday in Northwest Conference volleyball action, with the Lady Knights coming from behind to beat the Lady Lancers in four games. Crestview is now 10-1 overall and 2-1 in the Northwest Conference, […]
POSTED: 09/19/14 at 6:39 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert volleyball information ELIDA — The Van Wert Cougars were back in action on Thursday night as they traveled to Elida to take on the Bulldogs. The Cougars wanted to pick up another win for their season and did so with a three-game match victory over the Lady Bulldogs. The Cougars were in control of […]
POSTED: 09/19/14 at 6:20 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Northwest Conference golf information HARROD — Bluffton won the Northwest Conference golf tournament in an 18-hole tournament played at Colonial Golf Club in Harrod. The first-place tournament finish also clinched the 2014 overall conference golf championship for the Pirates. The Pirates had a team total 356 to defeat tournament runner-up Allen East (362) by six […]
POSTED: 09/19/14 at 6:13 am. FILED UNDER: Sports