Heart Land Patriots information The Van Wert County Heart Land Patriots will meet Tuesday, September 15, at 7 p.m. in the Fireside Room at Trinity Friends Church, 605 N. Franklin St. in Van Wert. Tuesday evening’s meeting will serve as the annual fall candidates’ night, and will feature Van Wert city’s two mayoral candidates, Republican […]
POSTED: 09/11/15 at 8:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW County Republican information Results of a straw poll conducted at the Van Wert County Republicans booth at this year’s Van Wert County Fair have been released. Poll results are as follows: 1. Donald Trump, 136 votes (32.2 percent); 2. Ben Carson, 116 votes (27.4 percent); 3. Ted Cruz, 36 votes (8.5 percent); 4. John […]
POSTED: 09/11/15 at 8:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert girls’ tennis information The Van Wert girls’ tennis team edged Lima Bath 3-2 in a Western Buckeye League match played earlier this week. The Cougars’ No. 1 singles player, Ali Moreland, defeated Kylee Morris of Bath 6-0, 6-0, while the No. 1 doubles team of Katie Trittschuh and Phoebe Eutsler downed Lady Wildcats […]
POSTED: 09/10/15 at 7:44 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert volleyball information The Van Wert varsity volleyball team lost to Ottoville in five sets: 25-17, 24-26, 18-25, 25-13 and 12-15. For Van Wert, Peyton Fleming was 21 for 21 serving, with three aces; Megan Spray was 20 for 20 serving; and Landrie Koontz was 17 for 17 from the service line. Spray was […]
POSTED: 09/10/15 at 7:38 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Five people who were arraigned on grand jury indictments were among the 17 people who appeared for hearings Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Those arraigned include the following: David Schnelle, 52, of Convoy, entered a not guilty plea to a charge of operating a vehicle while impaired, a felony […]
POSTED: 09/10/15 at 7:35 am. FILED UNDER: News
KELSEY CLEMONS/independent correspondent CONVOY — The Crestview Local Board of Education met on Wednesday at its regularly scheduled meeting to discuss the middle school physics program and upcoming events on the calendar. Elementary Principal Kathy Mollenkopf spoke to the board about the outstanding start to the school year in the elementary. Mollenkopf also noted that […]
POSTED: 09/10/15 at 7:33 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW Area Chamber of Commerce information The Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its Leadership Van Wert County Class of 2016 through Friday, September 18. Leadership Van Wert County is a program that provides leadership development to area residents and employees to strengthen their ability to become effective leaders, both at […]
POSTED: 09/10/15 at 7:28 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert High School information Seven students at Van Wert High School have been recognized by the College Board because of their exceptional achievement on the Advanced Placement (AP) exams during the 2014-15 school year. Tyler Ruger, son of Eugene and Tracy Ruger, received the AP Scholar with Honor Award, which recognizes a student who […]
POSTED: 09/10/15 at 7:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
Rita Siedel, 88, of Rockford, died at 10:12 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born October 20, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Murray and Helen (Deutsch) Resnick, who both preceded her in death. On February 16, 1944, she married Harold “Sy” Siedel, who […]
POSTED: 09/09/15 at 9:23 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
By Rex Dolby When David Prior, a former Van Wert portrait photographer, arrived Monday evening, Sept. 1, to judge the Fair’s Photography Exhibit, he soon commented that he was impressed by the larger number of entries (91) over last year, as well as by the noticeable improvement in the quality of the images. As he selected […]
POSTED: 09/09/15 at 2:13 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News