Center plans developmental screenings

Thomas Edison Center information Developmental screenings for children ages 3-5 will be offered to residents of Crestview, Delphos City, Lincolnview, Parkway, Spencerville and Wayne Trace school districts in Van Wert County. The screenings will be held from 9 a.m.-noon Friday, October 23, at Thomas Edison Early Childhood Center in Van Wert. Appointments can be made […]

NPAC hosting Community Read event

Niswonger PAC information The Niswonger Performing Arts Center, in partnership with the Brumback Library in Van Wert, has announced the selection of a non-fiction work, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, as the book for this year’s Community Read. At 7 p.m. Thursday, November 12, in the First Federal Lecture Hall of the Niswonger, panelists who are […]

Richard W. Crider

Richard W. Crider, 69, of Van Wert, died at 5:38 p.m. Friday, October 16, 2015, at Lima Memorial Hospital. He was born August 11, 1946, in Lima, the son of William “Bill” and Jessie (Nelson) Crider, who both preceded him in death. Survivors include two sons, Ethan (Michelle) Crider of Suffolk, Virginia, and Bill (Diane) […]

Basil L. ‘Butch’ Agler Jr.

Basil L. “Butch” Agler Jr., 62, of Ohio City, died at 3:15 a.m. Saturday, October 17, 2015, at his residence. He was born January 27, 1953, in Van Wert, the son of Velma Lorene (Hart) Agler, who survives in Van Wert, and Basil Leroy Agler Sr., who preceded him in death. He married the former […]

Cougars earn double-OT win over Celina

DAVE MOSIER/independent sports It took two overtimes and a lot of gritty football, but the Van Wert Cougars finished off a quality opponent Friday with a 34-28 win over Celina. The Cougars had a one-touchdown lead most of the game, but a fourth-quarter score by Celina tied the game at 21-all with 2:44 remaining and […]

Jefferson dominates Crestview in NWC win

Van Wert independent sports CONVOY — The Delphos Jefferson Wildcats scored the first seven touchdowns of the game and then coasted in the fourth quarter to defeat Crestview 57-14 in a Northwest Conference game played Friday at Crestview. Hunter Binkley, who led the Jeffcats in rushing with 155 yards on 22 carries, scored four touchdowns […]

Eaton Corporation gives to local groups

VW independent/submitted information Several local organizations benefited from grants announced Friday by diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation on Friday. Local Eaton representatives announced a “Powering Communities Grant” totaling $130,000 that will benefit six organizations, as follows: $13,000 to support Crisis Care Line House of Transition, $10,000 to Junior Achievement of Van Wert County, $42,000 to […]

Former mayor Louis Ehmer dies Thursday

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Former Van Wert mayor and longtime City Council member Louis Ehmer died Thursday night, reportedly from surgical complications, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was 76. Ehmer, a Massillon native, was one of several managers who moved to Van Wert from the Detroit area when the Chrysler Amplex […]

Crowds good at Apple Fest

The Van Wert Apple Festival got underway on Friday morning, with good crowds (above), great food, lots of crafts and related items and a full lineup of entertainment. Of course, apples are one of the prime commodities sold at the Apple Festival, with a variety of food items containing apples available, including cider, apple dumplings, […]

Ohio unemployment decreases in Sept.

VW independent/ODJFS information COLUMBUS — Ohio’s unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in September 2015, down from a revised 4.6 percent in August. Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment decreased 8,600 over the month, from a revised 5,409,500 in August to 5,400,900 in September 2015. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in September was 254,000, […]