Ruth W. Canary

Ruth W. Canary, 91, of Rockford, died at 11:44 p.m. Saturday, December 20, 2014, at her daughter’s residence. She was born March 14, 1923, in Washington Court House, the daughter of Harry Guy and Jennie Gertrude (Flint) Ford, who both preceded her in death. On October 27, 1945, she married Ralph P. Canary, who died […]

Transition period typical with new judge

Van Wert independent staff COLUMBUS — A transition period lies ahead with the naming of local attorney Martin D. Burchfield to replace retiring Van Wert County Common Pleas Judge Charles D. Steele. Selected by Ohio Governor John Kasich last week, Burchfield will assume office on February 2, 2015, and must then run for election in […]

Knights get Homecoming win over Ada

Van Wert independent sports CONVOY — The Crestview Knights pleased a Homecoming crowd Friday with a 60-40 boys’ basketball victory over Northwest Conference foe Ada. The vaunted Knight defense was the story, as Crestview held the Bulldogs to 28 points in the final three quarters, while the Knight offense scored 44 points. Ada trailed by […]

O-G rallies in second half to beat Cougs

DAVE MOSIER/independent sports It looked like the Van Wert Cougars had a firm handle on their Western Buckeye League opener against Ottawa-Glandorf on Friday, with a 12-point lead at halftime, but they unfortunately lost that handle as the Titans turned the tables on Van Wert in the second half, outscoring the Cougars 43-18 to win […]

Lancers get easy win over Allen East

Lincolnview boys’ basketball information The Allen East Mustangs kept it close — for a quarter — but then the Lincolnview Lancer offense took over, outscoring Allen East 56-35 to win easily, 66-41, in both teams’ Northwest Conference opener on Friday. Justis Dowdy led all scorers with 22 points, while Hayden Ludwig scored 17 points for […]

Knight Homecoming royalty

Crestview High School had its basketball homecoming on Friday night between the junior varsity and varsity boys’ basketball games. Shown is Homecoming Queen Vicky Callow and her court with members of the Knight basketball team. (Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent) 

Entertaining duo

Billy Davis Jr. and Marilyn McCoo brought their highly entertaining Christmas show to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio on Friday night, singing many of their hits from their time with the Fifth Dimension — including “Age of Aquarius” — as well as their successful years as a duo (“Wedding Bell Blues”, etc.), […]

Ohio unemployment down in November

VW independent/ODJFS information Statewide unemployment figures again decreased in November, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Ohio’s unemployment rate was 5.0 percent in November 2014, down from 5.3 percent in October 2014. Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 17,900 over the month, from a revised 5,311,300 in October to 5,329,200 […]

Car dealers bring in food

Local new car dealers brought in not one, not two, not three, but four pickup truckloads of food for The Salvation Army during the culmination of a food drive challenge held at all three dealerships: StateWide Ford Lincoln, Lee Kinstle’s GM Sales and Service and Greve’s Chrysler Dodge. Major Art Barter said the food was […]

Attorney general attends new BCI school

Ohio Attorney General’s information SPRINGFIELD — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine participated in the new BCI Science School Friday with fourth graders at Perrin Woods Elementary School in Springfield, as they did hands-on science experiments with BCI Forensic Scientists. Students performed various color tests, just like scientists use in the lab to detect blood and […]