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 […]
POSTED: 05/18/15 at 6:50 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
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
Ohio State Highway Patrol information PAULDING COUNTY — The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Van Wert Post is investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred Thursday at approximately 7:22 p.m. on Ohio 49, near milepost 9 in Paulding County. A 2003 Buick Regal LS, driven by Kimberly A. Staudt, 20, of Piqua, was traveling south […]
POSTED: 05/16/15 at 7:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
J. Richard Sealscott CPA will be sponsoring a $1 day at Camp Clay Aqua Park this summer. Local businesses purchase the day for the Van Wert community, access includes swimming, floating playground, zip-line, paddleboats, a half-acre beach and the 3,600-square-foot splash pad, which is new in 2015. To learn more, visit www.vwymca.org. Shown is Rick Sealscott […]
POSTED: 05/16/15 at 7:35 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information DELPHOS — The Delphos Area Chamber of Commerce has agreed to join forces with the Delphos Area Economic Growth Partnership. The chamber had been interested in expanding services to its investors by creating an economic development division within the organization. Talks had been underway to merge the two organizations, and members of […]
POSTED: 05/16/15 at 7:31 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Local high school seniors got a dose of financial reality on Thursday through the Real Money. Real World. program sponsored by the Ohio State University Extension. For some, it was a positive learning experience … for others, a nasty shock. The OSU program provides information on a variety of financial decisions adults […]
POSTED: 05/15/15 at 6:50 am. FILED UNDER: News