Submitted information The final Children’s Garden Concert will be this Friday evening, September 5. Come and enjoy the music of Kelly McRae at the Children’s Garden at Smiley Park. Admission is $10, and all proceeds go to the Lighting of the Children’s Garden ceremony that will take place November 26. McRae performs as an acoustic […]
POSTED: 09/03/14 at 7:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
Iberdrola Renewables Manager Neil Voje (left) presents a $1,000 scholarship check to Vantage Career Center Superintendent Staci Kaufman and Vantage Adult Education Director Pete Prichard. The scholarship is designed to assist veterans or immediate family members to obtain a credential that will equip them with skills for employment in a needed technical field. Participants enrolled […]
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VW County Historical Society information The Van Wert County Historical Society announces this month’s “Night at the Museum” event will be held on the third Thursday, September 18, at 6:30 p.m. Heidi Leiendecker will offer a hands-on opportunity of card making and will demonstrate the making of one autumn-themed card and two Christmas cards. The […]
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I just returned from Nashville this weekend and so have music on my mind; in particular, the Annie Moses Band. They hail from the Music City (Nashville) and have been one of the fastest rising family bands to tour the U.S. over the past 10 years. If you haven’t seen or heard them before, I […]
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Van Wert golf information The Cougar golf team improved its Western Buckeye League record to 2-3 by beating Elida 176-181 at Willow Bend Country Club on Tuesday. The Cougars did so with balanced scoring, with player scores bunched up from 42-45. Gabe Rollins and Jacob Covey had their career best scores at Willow Bend with […]
POSTED: 09/03/14 at 6:11 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Jessie Irene (Heck) Clem, 85, of Van Wert, died at 5:25 a.m. Tuesday, September 2, 2014. She is the daughter of the late Thomas and Flossie Heck. She married James N. Clem, who survives in Van Wert. Other survivors include five children, Zoe (Terry) Longstreth of Van Wert, Duke Clem of Lakeland, Florida, Jay Clem […]
POSTED: 09/02/14 at 4:03 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The 158th edition of the Van Wert County Fair is officially over with the closing of the fair Monday evening. Unofficially, though, today is the most important day for Junior Fair livestock exhibitors. The Junior Fair Livestock Auction will be held today in the Farm Focus Arena. That’s when area businesses and […]
POSTED: 09/02/14 at 6:46 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Lincolnview Lancer cheerleaders captured first place at the Van Wert County Fair Cheerleading Competition this past Saturday. The last time the Lancers brought the gold back to Lancerland was 2002. Members of the team include Brooke Lehman, Kelsey Allenbaugh, Mackenzie Strite, Kershin Pavel, Dakota Hammons, Nichole Bowen, Kelsey Brenneman, Kaylee Hobbs, Allison Berryman, Kaylen Brown, […]
POSTED: 09/02/14 at 6:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
FEMA information CHICAGO — September is National Preparedness Month, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) encourages everyone to make disaster preparedness a priority. “National Preparedness Month serves as a reminder that we all need to prepare for disasters and emergencies,” said FEMA Region V acting regional administrator, Janet Odeshoo. “Make disaster readiness manageable by […]
POSTED: 09/02/14 at 6:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
Crestview cross country information COLUMBUS GROVE — The Crestview High School cross country teams competed in the Columbus Grove Invitational in the small school division on Saturday morning. The boys finished ninth out of 21 teams. The Knights’ scoring runners were led by senior Branden Clayton, who placed 30th in 18:05. He was followed by […]
POSTED: 09/02/14 at 6:38 am. FILED UNDER: Sports