Crestview board reorganizes for 2015

KELSEY CLEMONS/independent correspondent CONVOY — The Crestview Local Board of Education met on Monday during its regularly scheduled meeting and annual organizational meeting and recognized board members. On behalf of School Board Recognition Month, Superintendent Mike Estes awarded each member of the board with a certificate. The board also chose John Auld as president and […]

Clair C. Grew

Clair C. Grew, 87, of Van Wert, died at 11:50 a.m. Sunday, January 11, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center surrounded by family. He was born July 28, 1927, in North Baltimore, the son of Ralph and Bertha (Arend) Grew, who both preceded him in death. On September 15, 1951, he married […]

Carolyn L. Stocklin

Carolyn L. Stocklin, 78, of Delphos, died at 5:39 a.m. Monday, January 12, 2015, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. She was born October 3, 1936, in Spencerville, the daughter of Floyd and Margaret (Wilkerson) Hile, who both preceded her in death. On September 27, 1955, she married Thomas E. Stocklin, who survives in […]

Lady Cougs lose by 1 to Fort Recovery

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Like the Van Wert boys game on Friday, the injury-plagued Lady Cougar basketball team started out well against Fort Recovery on Saturday. The girls then fell behind, and a fourth-quarter rally fell short as the Lady Indians held on to win by a point, 44-43, in a non-conference game played in the […]

VW wrestlers do well at Indiana tourney

Van Wert wrestling information NEW HAVEN, Indiana — This past Saturday, the Van Wert High School varsity wrestling team competed in a meet in New Haven, Indiana. Andy Hammond, 2-1, placed second in the 132-pound weight class, while Chandler Adams (3-1) was third in the 170-pound weight class; and Marcel Salcido (2-2) placed fourth in […]

Oechsle inducted into Fairs Hall of Fame

VW independent/submitted information For his longtime service to his community, to the Ohio Fair Managers Association Board of Directors, to the Van Wert County Fair, to Ohio agriculture and the Ohio fair industry, Paul Oechsle was recently inducted into the OFMA Ohio Fair Hall of Fame Class of 2015 this past Sunday at the 90th […]

Boone to replace ‘Love Letters’ at NPAC

Niswonger PAC information Legendary singer, actor, TV host, producer, author, motivational speaker, TV pitchman, radio personality and humanitarian Pat Boone will be coming to Van Wert to perform at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center on Sunday, March 8, at 3 p.m. His show, “Music & Memories: An Evening with Pat Boone”, will replace Love Letters, […]

‘Ohio Has Talent’ contestants named

Community Health Professionals information Auditions have been held and the lineup is set for the annual “Ohio Has Talent!” competition, to be held at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert on Saturday, February 28, at 7 p.m. The benefit show, now in its eighth year, raises funds for the nonprofit Community Health Professionals’ Van Wert […]

Gas prices up last week, but still under $2

Gasoline price information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 9.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.98 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 gas outlets in Ohio. This compares with the national average that has fallen 5.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.12 […]

Surviving after the Boomers retire

It may have happened faster than any of them expected, but the members of the famous generation known as the Baby Boomers are starting to retire. With them goes inestimable expertise and decades of on-the-job experience. What follows them is an enormous demographic problem which is the subject of a book by Mark Lautman titled […]