NW State Community College information ARCHBOLD — Northwest State Community College recently recognized 12 students during the induction ceremony for the Alpha Delta Chapter of the Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honor Society. In order to qualify, students must maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average, with at least a B in all nursing classes. Alpha […]
POSTED: 04/23/15 at 11:05 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth
VW independent/submitted information Five area senior boys and senior girls have been selected for the 2015 R.K. Thompson Self Reliance Award, according to Breanne Sudduth and Anthony Adams, co-chairpersons of the Van Wert Service Club’s selection committee. The program provides cash awards to Van Wert County High School seniors who best exhibit the trait of […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A total of nine people appeared for a variety of hearings Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Judge Martin Burchfield presided over four changes of plea and a bond hearing, while Probate-Juvenile Court Judge Kevin Taylor presided over four hearings, including two sentencings. Charles Myers IV, 34, of Van Wert, […]
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Calvary Preschool information Calvary Preschool, 10686 Van Wert-Decatur Road, has announced that openings are available for fall classes. Those interested in enrolling a student are invited to visit the school Monday through Thursday mornings between the hours of 8:30-11:30 a.m. More information is available on the website, www.calvaryelife.org, or by calling 567.259.3103.
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Lima Area Concert Band information The Lima Area Concert Band has been providing the citizens of the Lima area with excellent band music for 45 years. Founded in the tradition of the great John Phillip Sousa, it is the mission of the LACB to entertain and educate with the very best in concert band music performed […]
POSTED: 04/23/15 at 6:09 am. FILED UNDER: Arts & Entertainment
American Red Cross information Lee Kinstle GM Sales and Service on West Ervin Road will host a bloodmobile between the hours of 10 a.m.-4 p.m. this Friday, April 24. Those people at least 17 years of age (16 with parental consent, advanced forms are available at the Red Cross Office, 208 E. Main St.), weigh […]
POSTED: 04/23/15 at 6:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
Alfreda E. (Fritz) Wieging, 80, of Delphos, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. She was born October 10, 1934, in Delphos, the daughter of Raymond and Florence (Geise) Lindeman, who both preceded her in death. On June 16, 1956, she married William J. “Bill” Wieging, who died April 17, […]
POSTED: 04/22/15 at 4:42 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Grandparents’ Day was celebrated recently at Calvary Preschool. The students sang songs as the grandparents enjoyed coffee and snacks. Grandparents joined the children in relay races and parachute activities. Tours of the rooms and viewing of the projects completed by the students concluded the morning. Calvary Preschool is located at 10686 Van Wert Decatur Rd. […]
POSTED: 04/22/15 at 2:35 pm. FILED UNDER: Youth
By Preston Zaleski The Crestview Knights’ baseball team just finished a stretch of games, playing nine games in14 days. The Knights have turned their season around from a 0-4 start to winning their next five games. Senior Preston Geradot said, “We have had games every day this week and it has started to get tiring […]
POSTED: 04/22/15 at 2:20 pm. FILED UNDER: Knights in the News
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