WBL golf information The Van Wert varsity golf team finished ninth in the Western Buckeye League tournament and was eighth overall in league play this year. Kenton won the tournament with a team score of 317, while Bath, which finished second in the tournament with a score of 330, was named league champion with 19 […]
POSTED: 09/19/14 at 5:58 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Douglas James Reed, 61, of Cloverdale, died Monday, September 15, 2014. He was born March 4, 1953, in Paulding, the son of Ruth M. (Ries) Reed, who survives in Grover Hill, and the late Homer J. Reed. On November 10, 1973, he married his beloved wife, Jeanne R. (Williamson) Reed, who preceded him in death […]
POSTED: 09/18/14 at 8:10 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Ohio Watercolor Society information MANSFIELD — The Ohio Watercolor Society’s 37th annual juried exhibition, “Watercolor Ohio 2014”, will be exhibited at Mansfield Art Center from September 20 through October 25. The exhibition is comprised of 60 selected works awarded by juror Mike Bailey of Santa Cruz, California, and showcases the work of Ohio artists working […]
POSTED: 09/18/14 at 8:06 am. FILED UNDER: Arts & Entertainment
Community Health Professionals information Community Health Professionals has selected Tonya Schumm, R.N., of Rockford as the nursing supervisor for its Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center, 1155 Westwood Drive. Schumm has been a nurse with CHP for seven years, beginning at its Celina office before coming to the hospice center in 2009. “CHP is a […]
POSTED: 09/18/14 at 8:05 am. FILED UNDER: Business
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Van Wert City Board of Education heard more information from Superintendent Ken Amstutz on this year’s State Report Card results, while it also approved a large number of supplemental contracts during its September meeting. Amstutz said he felt he wanted to clarify results of the State Report Card, noting that the […]
POSTED: 09/18/14 at 7:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW County Sheriff’s information Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach announced the arrest and indictment of a southern Ohio man on a charge that he made a false report to law enforcement officials. Donald Z. Thacker Jr., 41, of Centerville, also known as Thurman, in Gallia County, was indicted on three counts of tampering […]
POSTED: 09/18/14 at 7:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
United Way of VW County information Community members are encouraged to “Give. Advocate. Volunteer.” by helping to increase the local community’s blood supply and by participating in other charitable activities during this year’s United Way of Van Wert County Day of Caring. The Day of Caring blood drive will take place on Friday, September 26, […]
POSTED: 09/18/14 at 7:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
Two local financial institutions, Van Wert Federal Savings Bank (below) and First Federal Savings & Loan of Van Wert (above), have each committed to sponsoring the Van Wert High School Robotics Team at $1,000 per year. “The outpouring of support from Gary Clay, Brian Renner and their staff and board of directors at our local banks is going […]
POSTED: 09/18/14 at 7:09 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) announced Wednesday that the Payne Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded $26,068 for operations and safety by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. “Firefighters and first responders keep our communities safe in times […]
POSTED: 09/18/14 at 7:04 am. FILED UNDER: News
Crestview football information CONVOY — Presale tickets for the Crestview vs. Bluffton football game on Friday will be on sale in the Crestview athletic office on Friday, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Presale prices are $5 for adults and $4 for students. All tickets at the gate are $6.
POSTED: 09/18/14 at 7:02 am. FILED UNDER: Sports