Gasoline price information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 12.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.80 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 gas outlets in Ohio. This compares with the national average that has increased 1 cent per gallon in the last week to $3.63 […]
POSTED: 05/28/14 at 7:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio Dept. of Transportation information LIMA — The grass along area highways that remains brown from herbicidal spraying last summer will be reseeded by the contractor this year. The Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 (ODOT) recently completed an assessment of vegetation along the highways in the district’s eight-county region where a 2, 4-D-based chemical […]
POSTED: 05/28/14 at 7:12 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert girls’ basketball information The Van Wert girls’ basketball program will be holding its annual Lady Cougar Youth Camp June 17-20 at the Van Wert High School complex. Sessions will run from 1-4 p.m. each day. Van Wert coaches will provide instruction, with Lady Cougar players also assisting. The Lady Cougar Youth Camp is […]
POSTED: 05/27/14 at 11:54 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Some say it must be nice to slow down a bit now that Niswonger concerts are done for the season. I understand what they are saying, but the reality is that we are in full throttle right now with planning, marketing, and implementing concerts. What may be grabbing everyone’s attention at the moment is the beginning […]
POSTED: 05/27/14 at 11:31 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Gary D. Keysor, 62, of Van Wert, died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at his residence. He was born March 9, 1952, in Van Wert, the son of Arlene (Hyman) Keysor, who survives in Van Wert, and the late Kenneth L. Keysor, who died April 5, 2009. On April 5, 1975, he married Kathy (Glassburn) Keysor, […]
POSTED: 05/27/14 at 8:55 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Jerry Dean Thomas, 71, of Findlay, died at 6:10 p.m. Monday, May 26, 2014, at Birchaven Village in Findlay. He was born November 28, 1942, in Mendon, the son of the late Raymond and Freida (Dilbone) Thomas. He had been married to Mary L. (Thompson) Thomas, who preceded him in death, and Nancy (Glander) Thomas. […]
POSTED: 05/27/14 at 8:47 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
CINDY WOOD/independent feature writer The concept was simple. Offer a good quality product, smile, and be nice. Anyone who knows Frank and Cheryl Bowen knows it wasn’t all that difficult for them. After all, they’ve both been working with the public for a combined 42 years: Frank at the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Department and, […]
POSTED: 05/27/14 at 7:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
Several Van Wert County communities held Memorial Day services on Monday. At top, Pastor Dave Schutter, a veteran himself, speaks during Van Wert’s Memorial Day ceremony at Woodland Cemetery, while wreaths (bottom) are laid at the veterans’ memorial at the cemetery (more photos on Wednesday). (photos by Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 05/27/14 at 6:47 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Lincolnview High School held its 54th annual baccalaureate and commencement services on Sunday in the high school gymnasium. Pastor Adam Borsay of Mount Pleasant Church gave the opening prayer, while the choir sang “Just a Little While” by Jay Althouse and the band played Movement 2 from “Where the river Flows” by […]
POSTED: 05/27/14 at 6:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/Submitted information The 53rd Van Wert County Jubilee Flower Show will be held this year at the new Wassenberg Art Center. The flower show has “come home” to the former armory and will be held June 7 and 8. Hours for viewing the flowers will be on Saturday, from 1 to 5 p.m., and […]
POSTED: 05/27/14 at 6:35 am. FILED UNDER: News