Ohio Dept. of Health information COLUMBUS — While the risk of contracting mosquito-borne illnesses may be low, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is reminding Ohioans about how to avoid mosquito bites and the possibility of such diseases. Cases of mosquito-borne diseases in Ohio typically occur in late summer and early fall when mosquitoes are […]
POSTED: 09/26/14 at 6:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
Crestview High School Student Council announces homecoming activities for fall 2014. This year’s homecoming theme is “Carnival”, and there is a full slate of activities planned beginning Wednesday, October 1, with the Powder Puff game at 6:30 p.m. (admission $1), followed by the Crestview Homecoming Parade at 7:30 that evening. The parade will proceed to […]
POSTED: 09/26/14 at 6:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Recently, the online gaming/technology group LanOC donated eight Dell laptop computers to the YWCA of Van Wert County for the YWCA’s upcoming after-school nutritional program. The YWCA After-School Program, scheduled to begin later this fall, is an extension of the YWCA Summer Food Program, and aims to assure that children who are nutritionally […]
POSTED: 09/26/14 at 6:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
Convoy Community Foundation Trustees Bob Hall and Gary Weck (left) present a grant of $500 to Junior Achievement representatives Ralph Shields, Nicci Gamble, Rob Gamble and Trent Kreischer. (Convoy Community Foundation photo)
POSTED: 09/26/14 at 6:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information DELPHOS — The third annual Delphos Zombie Walk will be held Sunday, October 12, (rain date Sunday, October 19). “Zombies” will gather at The Delphos Herald parking lot on the corner of Fifth and Main streets. For those “newly deads”, the Zombie Walk is a fun and simple concept – dress in one’s […]
POSTED: 09/26/14 at 6:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Elks information Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, participated in the Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Travis B. Lichtensteiger on Sunday, September 21. Lichtensteiger is a member of Boy Scout Troop 45, sponsored by St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Convoy. For his Eagle project, Lichtensteiger planned and built […]
POSTED: 09/26/14 at 6:44 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
Crestview volleyball information CONVOY — Crestview hosted the Spencerville Bearcats on Thursday and finished with a Northwest Conference victory. Individual game scores were 25-15, 25-9 and 25-18. With the win, the Lady Knights improve to 13-1 overall and 4-1 in the NWC. Crestview will finish off its week by hosting the Lady Knight Invitational, sponsored […]
POSTED: 09/26/14 at 6:31 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview volleyball information CONVOY — The 14th annual Fricker’s Lady Knight Volleyball Invitational is set for this Saturday, September 27, at Crestview High School in Convoy. The field features eight teams who will compete for the title of champion. Matches begin in both gyms at Crestview at 9 a.m. The admission price for the entire […]
POSTED: 09/26/14 at 6:30 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert golf information KALIDA — The Van Wert Cougar golf team traveled to Kalida to play in the opening round of the Division II sectional golf tournament on Thursday. The Cougars’ score of 379 was good for eighth place out of 12 teams, but prevents Van Wert from moving on to district tournament play. […]
POSTED: 09/26/14 at 6:27 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Ferne Margaret (Harris) Dunn, 75, of Van Wert, died at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. She was born July 22, 1939, in Adams Center, New York, the daughter of the late Isabelle Harris. On July 2, 1960, she married Carl Dunn, who preceded her in death. […]
POSTED: 09/25/14 at 6:22 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries