VW independent/submitted information OHIO CITY — American Legion Post 346 in Ohio City will be conducting a Memorial Day service at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 25, in Veterans Memorial Park at Woodlawn Cemetery. The Van Wert Area Community Concert Band will provide music, beginning 30 minutes prior to the service. Sarah Smith, former air weapons […]
POSTED: 05/18/15 at 7:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert High School Vocal Music Department will be presenting its final concert of the year Tuesday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m. The Freshman Choir, Sophomore Women’s Choir, Select Choir and Concert Choir will all be taking the stage. The ensembles will perform a variety of pieces, including pieces from their district contest repertoire […]
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Ohio State Highway Patrol information On Monday, June 1, a multi-agency traffic safety initiative will begin on U.S. 24 in Paulding County. A meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 28, to explain the goals and objectives of the program. The meeting will be held south of the U.S. 24/U.S. 127 interchange on […]
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VW independent/submitted information CONVOY — The 2015 Kory Lichtensteiger Football Camp is a high school offensive football camp in Convoy that will be held for athletes going into grades 9-12 from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 27. Camp registration is open now and will continue to accept registrations through June 27. The camp fee is $60 […]
POSTED: 05/18/15 at 6:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Northwest Conference track & field information COLUMBUS GROVE — Columbus Grove swept both the boys’ and girls’ track championships in the Northwest Conference tournament held Thursday through Saturday at Columbus Grove High School. This makes two years in a row that the Bulldogs have taken both the boys’ and the girls’ crowns. ‘Grove has now won […]
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Crestview basketball information CONVOY — Crestview will be hosting the 25th annual Lady Knight Basketball Camp this summer from June 22-24. The camp is for any girl entering grades 4-8 next school year. The camp will be held at Crestview High School and is run by the girls’ basketball coaching staff and assisted by varsity […]
POSTED: 05/18/15 at 6:47 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Maurice C. Marlatt, 81, died at 12:05 a.m. Sunday, May 17, 2015, at Van Wert Manor nursing home. He was born September 21, 1933, in Van Wert, the son of Marie M. King, who preceded him in death. Mr. Marlatt spent most of his life in Van Wert, but in recent years had lived in […]
POSTED: 05/18/15 at 5:44 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Mary Lue Krugh, 86, of Ohio City, died at 11:47 p.m. Saturday, May 16, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born July 9, 1928, in Ohio City, the daughter of John Elroy and Grace Elma (High) Prichard, who both preceded her in death. On September 13, 1947, she married Ned […]
POSTED: 05/17/15 at 4:52 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor CONVOY — Ukrainian physicist Anatoliy Glushchenko and economic development author Mark Lautman toured Lincolnview and Crestview schools on Friday and also met with science teachers, curriculum directors and principals in the school districts to talk about the benefits of adding a middle school physics curriculum. The program, which is designed to provide […]
POSTED: 05/16/15 at 7:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information LIMA — George M. Brooks of Van Wert is the 2015 recipient of the Ohio State University at Lima’s Violet I. Meek Town and Gown Award. Brooks is the Market President of Northern Ohio at First Financial Bank, Van Wert, and a longtime supporter of the Ohio State Lima campus. Brooks received […]
POSTED: 05/16/15 at 7:39 am. FILED UNDER: News