Wayne Trace Lady Raiders placed second in the Willow Bend Golf Tournament on September 17. Shown are (from the left) Gracie Gudakunst, Olivia Klinker, Coach Al Welch, Brooke Sinn, Gillie Wiseman and Hailey Dempsey. Receiving individual metals were Gudakunst, Sinn and Dempsey. (photos submitted)
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YMCA of VW County information The YMCA of Van Wert County is currently taking registrations for boys and girls in grades 3-6 who would like to play YMCA basketball. This league is designed to educate and develop the participants in the fundamentals of basketball. During the season, the teams will focus on individual improvement and […]
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The 2015-2016 season at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center got off to a bang-up start with a standing-room-only concert by Country music sensation Scott McCreery (left). McCreery wowed the crowd with his unique brand of Country music and an electrifying light show. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
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Convoy Community Days information CONVOY — The Convoy Community Days Committee has selected Judy Wortman, a children’s educator for 55 years and 4-H advisor for 40 years, to be the grand marshal of the 2015 Convoy Community Days parade this year. The parade will be held Saturday, September 26, at 2 p.m. in Convoy. Wortman […]
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Orchard Tree Restaurant donated 15 percent of sales to Community Health Professionals Hospice on August 11 as part of its Community Day of giving back to local organizations. Shown are Krystle Hoersten and Stevee Martin of Orchard Tree. CHP volunteers Betty Farr, Taylor Strickland, Susan Allen, Yvonne Bidlack and Taylor Sinning provided support by busing […]
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U.S. House of Representatives information WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Bob Latta issued the following statement regarding the U.S. House of Representatives passage of H.R. 3134 — the Defund Planned Parenthood Act — and H.R. 3504, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. “Today, the House acted to protect the life of the unborn by voting […]
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Legion Riders information The American Legion Riders, Chapter 178 of Van Wert, is hosting a Poker Run on Saturday, September 26, at the Post, 631 W. Main St. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m., with the first bike out at noon. Entry to the event is $15 per biker and $5 for each rider. Prizes for […]
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Betty Joann George, 84, of Van Wert, died at 7:57 a.m. Saturday, September 19, 2015, at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born March 17, 1931, in Liberty Township, the daughter of Curtis Baltas and Cynthia (Denman) Brunni, who both preceded her in death. On November 19, 1950, she married Donald Eugene George, who survives. Survivors […]
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VW independent/submitted information A St. Marys man has been arrested on sex-related charges after he attempted to meet with a 13-year-old juvenile at a Van Wert park on Saturday. Charles M. Purdy II, 27, was arrested by Van Wert police at Pak-A-Sak, 800 N. Washington St., after arranging to meet a city juvenile at Jubilee […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent sports SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — The Van Wert Cougar football team finally got a Western Buckeye League win, running over Shawnee 35-8 on Friday at Shawnee. Cougar quarterback Colin Smith did much of the damage, running for three touchdowns and passing for a fourth TD in the win. The Van Wert defense also got […]
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