VW County Sheriff’s Office information MIDDLE POINT — Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach has announced the arrest of a Middle Point man on several charges, mostly as the result of a drug investigation. Norman D. Haynie, 36, was arrested by deputies on one count each of possession of heroin, a felony of the […]
POSTED: 01/24/15 at 12:59 pm. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports ELIDA — The Van Wert Cougars were inconsistent during a game with Elida on Friday and it cost them a win, as the Bulldogs escaped with a 56-45 Western Buckeye League victory at the Elida Fieldhouse. The Cougars took a two-point lead, 10-8, in the first eight minutes of play, but Elida […]
POSTED: 01/24/15 at 9:32 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports CONVOY — The Crestview Knights used a sticky man-to-man defense and a great offensive performance by Connor Lautzenheiser to earn a 49-38 victory over cross-county rivals the Lincolnview Lancers in a Northwest Conference game played in Ray Etzler Gymnasium at Crestview. The Knights had a three-point advantage, 12-9, at the end […]
POSTED: 01/24/15 at 9:14 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor COLUMBUS — The AP Government class at Van Wert High School earned an impressive second-place finish in the state “We the People” competition on Friday, finishing as runner-up to perennial champion Findlay High School in contest, which is held at the Statehouse in Columbus. Bob Priest, teacher of the AP Government class, […]
POSTED: 01/24/15 at 8:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/ODJFS information Ohio’s unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in December 2014, down from 5.0 percent in November 2014. Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 5,100 over the month, from a revised 5,325,300 in November to 5,330,400 in December. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in December was 278,000, down 9,000 from 287,000 […]
POSTED: 01/24/15 at 8:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio House of Representatives information COLUMBUS — The Ohio House of Representatives’ Agriculture and Rural Development Committee will be meeting at Cooper Farms in Van Wert at 1 p.m. Thursday, January 29. The committee, chaired by Ohio Representative Brian Hill (R-Zanesville), will hold a hearing to discuss water quality, nutrient management and the important role […]
POSTED: 01/24/15 at 8:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW County Health Dept. information The Van Wert County Health Department would like to remind the public that is not too late to obtain a flu vaccine for this season’s influenza. Vaccination remains the best protection against the flu, its severity and potential serious complications. County residents who have not received a flu shot this […]
POSTED: 01/24/15 at 8:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW Elks Lodge information Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, will be hosting a free spaghetti supper for all Van Wert County veterans. The supper will be held at the Elks Lodge, 1197 Elks Drive in Van Wert, from 5-7 p.m. Monday, January 26. Spouses, children and parents of veterans are […]
POSTED: 01/24/15 at 7:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Area farmers who haul grain for their own operation or others are invited to hear the latest on agricultural trucking safety and compliance issues in the Lincolnview cafeteria at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 29. The free program is being sponsored by Leland Smith Insurance Services, Ag Credit, Van Wert County Economic Development and […]
POSTED: 01/24/15 at 7:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports The game went back and forth, but the Elida Lady Bulldogs used some clutch shooting down the stretch to edge the Van Wert Lady Cougars 68-63 in a Western Buckeye League game played Thursday in the Cougars’ Den. Elida got the early lead, outscoring the Cougars 16-15 for a one-point advantage at […]
POSTED: 01/23/15 at 9:47 am. FILED UNDER: Sports