Crestview cross country information UPTON, Indiana — The Crestview varsity cross country teams traveled to the Taylor University High School Invitational to open their season on Saturday. The Knights competed on a course solely dedicated to cross country competition and had numerous runners set personal records on the rolling hills of the Taylor University course. […]
POSTED: 08/31/15 at 6:36 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview volleyball information CONVOY — The Crestview Knight volleyball program hosted a tri-match with Archbold and Stryker. The Lady Knights defeated Archbold 26-24 and 25-15, and Stryker 25-14 and 25-12, while Archbold downed Stryker in two games. Leading the way for Crestview in its match against Archbold were the following: Serving – Sydney Bowen, 22/23 […]
POSTED: 08/31/15 at 6:35 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Mary Cleota “Ode” McCammon, 106, died at 2:15 p.m. Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Van Wert Manor, where she was a resident for the past 3½ years. She was born August 21, 1909, in Jennings Township, the daughter of William H. and Hannah (Masters) Harter, who both preceded her in death. She retired from Federal-Mogul […]
POSTED: 08/30/15 at 8:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports BRYAN — The Van Wert defense scored as many points as the offense as the Cougars downed Bryan 42-14 in the first game of the season. Van Wert’s win was the first over the Golden Bears in five years. The Cougar defense picked off three of Golden Bear quarterback Bleus Creek’s passes, […]
POSTED: 08/29/15 at 9:06 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports ROCKFORD — Crestview running back Jordan Miller did most of the damage, running for 105 yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns as the Knights won their season opener 12-0 over the Parkway Panthers on Friday. Miller scored in the second and fourth quarters on runs of 36 and 16 yards, […]
POSTED: 08/29/15 at 8:58 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent/submitted information A special license plate featuring the familiar red, white and blue Lincoln Highway logo has been awarded to the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway, thanks to State Senator Clifford Hite of Findlay, who introduced the bill last year. The new plate will also include the declaration: “America’s First Coast-to-Coast Road” The new […]
POSTED: 08/29/15 at 8:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/AAA information COLUMBUS — The American Automobile Association (AAA) is predicting that 35.3 million Americans, including more than 1.5 million Ohioans, will travel at least 50 miles from home on Labor Day weekend, between Thursday, September 3, and Monday, September 7. This is an increase of 1 percent nationwide and 1.8 percent for Ohio […]
POSTED: 08/29/15 at 8:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
ODOT District 1 information LIMA — The Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 1, which includes Van Wert County, has announced highway construction work to be done the week of August 30. Projects include: Paulding County U.S. 127 between Garfield Avenue and Jackson Street in the village of Paulding closed April 13 for approximately eight months […]
POSTED: 08/29/15 at 8:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor When you first meet her, Alyssa Putman seems a little young to be heading an organization that has grown to be one of Van Wert County’s largest employers. After talking to her, though, it’s easy to see that the 26-year-old not only has the training, but the passion needed to be the […]
POSTED: 08/28/15 at 8:35 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio Attorney General’s information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine joined representatives from the Ohio Task Force Commanders’ Association (OTFCA), Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services, Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police, and Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association Thursday to announce the results of a statewide drug enforcement effort that resulted in several hundred arrests […]
POSTED: 08/28/15 at 7:21 am. FILED UNDER: News