Gasoline price information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have fallen 9.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.34 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 gas outlets in Ohio. This compares with the national average, which has increased 2.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.46 […]
POSTED: 03/10/15 at 6:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
VWHS Music Dept. information After a nine-year run of qualifying for state contest, the 2014 Van Wert High School Symphonic Band barely missed qualifying for a 10th consecutive time. This past weekend, the 2015 edition of the band began a new streak. On March 6-7, the VWHS Music Department attended the Ohio Music Education Association’s […]
POSTED: 03/10/15 at 6:56 am. FILED UNDER: Arts & Entertainment, News
YWCA of VW County information The YWCA of Van Wert County will be hosting the fourth annual Meals & Heels luncheon in celebration of Women’s History Month. The event will take place at noon Friday, March 27, at the YWCA. Enjoy lunch with “the ladies” while the YWCA reflects on the contributions local women have […]
POSTED: 03/10/15 at 6:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
Louis James Ryan, 99, of Convoy, died at 9:25 a.m. Monday, March 9, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born December 5, 1915, in Convoy, the son of Walter and Bessie (Baxter) Ryan, who both preceded him in death. On June 14, 1941, he married Eileen Louise (Weck) Ryan, who […]
POSTED: 03/10/15 at 5:43 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Pat Boone followed his daughter, Debby, who had previously performed on the Niswonger Performing Arts Center stage, sharing an evening of “Music & Memories” on Sunday afternoon at the NPAC. A good crowd was on hand to hear the former pop star share events from his life, as well as the tunes that made him […]
POSTED: 03/09/15 at 7:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
Internal Revenue Service information WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded the millions of taxpayers who have yet to file their taxes that Free File remains available. Available only at IRS.gov/FreeFile, the Free File service makes brand-name tax software products and electronic filing available to most taxpayers for free. This is the second in […]
VWHS Band information On Saturday, April 11, The Van Wert High School “Cougar Pride” Marching Band will be hosting its first annual Mattress Fundraiser sale. Need a mattress? Or know someone that does? Stop by the Commons at Van Wert High School between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. — get a great deal and help […]
POSTED: 03/09/15 at 6:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
Janell Miller, 77, of Van Wert, died at 10:49 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born July 3, 1937, in Mercer County, the daughter of Emery and Frances (Crider) Swygart, who both preceded her in death. She married Stanley E. Miller, who survives in Van […]
POSTED: 03/08/15 at 6:51 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Helena Maxine Schaadt, 92, of Rockford, died at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2015, at the Laurels of Shane Hill. She was born in 1923 in Missouri. On November 11, 1971, she married Gerald “Jerry” Schaadt, who survives in Rockford. Other survivors include a stepson, Michael Schaadt of West Palm Beach, Florida; one stepdaughter, Diane […]
POSTED: 03/07/15 at 7:28 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports FINDLAY — The Van Wert Cougars’ kept it competitive for three quarters, but Liberty Benton stepped on the gas in the fourth quarter to win 61-36 Friday in a Division III sectional finals game played at Findlay High School. The Eagles (18-5) will go on to meet St. Henry, the other sectional […]
POSTED: 03/07/15 at 10:04 am. FILED UNDER: Sports