The United Way of Van Wert County’s annual Day of Caring kick-off event went smoothly on Friday. Above, volunteers sort food at The Salvation Army during the Day of Caring food drive. Day of Caring Chair Jessica Hardesty said the food drive exceeded its goal of 30,000 food items, with 33,619 items donated. Blood drive […]
POSTED: 09/27/14 at 7:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW Area CVB information Soon area residents will be able to support the Ohio portion of the Lincoln Highway (the Ohio Lincoln Historic Byway) and show their pride for America’s first coast-to-coast road as they drive. On May 14, Senate Bill 339 was introduced by Senator Cliff Hite of Findlay and co-sponsored by six other […]
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VW City Board of Education information The Van Wert City Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting at 7 a.m. Wednesday, October 1, in the S.F. Goedde Building conference room to act upon the resignation of a board member. There are no other items listed as being part of the meeting’s agenda.
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After the students read a fictional story called “Officer Buckle and Gloria”, Van Wert County Sheriff’s Deputy James Roehm and his canine partner, Kane, visited second-graders at Crestview Elementary School to tell them how the K-9 unit works together as a team in real life. (Bob Barnes for the Van Wert independent)
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DAVE MOSIER/independent sports The Van Wert Cougars scored the first four touchdowns and led 24-7 at the half, but then needed a fourth-quarter stop to escape with a 31-28 win over Elida in a rough-and-tumble Homecoming contest at Eggerss Stadium on Friday. A Cougar defense that has been good against the run gave up 406 […]
POSTED: 09/27/14 at 7:20 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports HARROD — The Crestview Knights had to score with 30 seconds left on the clock and then add a two-point conversion to edge Allen East 37-36 in a wild Northwest Conference football game played Friday at Allen East. Although the Mustangs are in the cellar of the Northwest Conference, they certainly […]
POSTED: 09/27/14 at 6:36 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
John J. “Junior” Bollenbacher, 89, of Willshire, died Thursday, September 25, 2014, at The Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. He was born February 7, 1925, in Mercer County, the son of the late Theodore F. and Minnie L. (Brehm) Bollenbacher. He married Janice Bollenbacher, who survives in Willshire. Other survivors include a son, Ted […]
POSTED: 09/26/14 at 9:11 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert volleyball information The Van Wert Cougars were back in action Thursday night as they took on Lima Bath in a Western Buckeye League match-up. The Cougars wanted to continue their path with another win in the WBL but found themselves on the downside for the night. The night began with the bad news […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A former Delphos businessman was back in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Thursday, this time to plead guilty to six misdemeanor counts related to violating a civil protection order. Fishbein, 51, former CEO of I&K Distributors in Delphos, entered a change of plea to six counts of attempted violation of […]
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Thomas Edison information Developmental screenings for children ages birth to 5 years old will be offered to residents of the following Van Wert County school districts: Crestview, Delphos, Lincolnview, Parkway, Spencerville and Wayne Trace. The screenings will be held at the Thomas Edison Early Childhood Center from 8:30 a.m.-noon Friday, October 3. Appointments can be […]
POSTED: 09/26/14 at 7:07 am. FILED UNDER: News