Firefighters and the local Red Cross disaster team were dispatched late Tuesday morning to the scene of a dairy barn fire in Scott that first started eight days ago. This time the fire was at a house where 10 workers that take care of the farm lived. The workers made it out safe. The owners […]
POSTED: 01/20/16 at 8:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Optimist Club of Van Wert will host its annual oratorical contest at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 21, at Community Health Professionals, 1159 Westwood Drive in Van Wert. The topic for the Optimist International Oratorical Contest for this year is “How My Best Brings Out the Best in Others.” The local Optimist […]
POSTED: 01/20/16 at 8:13 am. FILED UNDER: News
Citizens National Bank finished its 2015 United Way of Van Wert County campaign with 100 percent participation from employees. The bank also donated supplies to residents of the women’s shelter at the YWCA, a United Way agency. The United Way is currently conducting its 2015-2016 campaign to help support 25 agencies in Van Wert County. […]
POSTED: 01/20/16 at 8:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information DEFIANCE — A Leipsic man was killed when his car ran head-on into a semi-tractor-trailer rig on an exit ramp of U.S. 24 on Tuesday afternoon near Defiance. The Ohio State Highway Patrol responded at 2:47 p.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 24, a tenth of a mile east of […]
POSTED: 01/20/16 at 8:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
Donald Ray Miller, 83, of Van Wert, passed away at 12:06 p.m. Sunday, January 17, 2016, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. He was born June 5, 1932, in Middle Point, a son of Earl and Pearl (Daring) Miller, who both preceded him in death. On July 19, 1963, he married Margaret “Peg” […]
POSTED: 01/19/16 at 8:35 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
William R. May Sr. of Van Wert died at 9:12 a.m. Monday, January 18, 2016, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. He was born November 8, 1930, in Delphos, the son of Roy “Bud” and Norma (Hartman) May, who both preceded him in death. On September 1, 1989, he married the former Dorothy […]
POSTED: 01/19/16 at 8:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent/submitted information Van Wert High School and Van Wert County Hospital are sponsoring a Red Out during the January 22 varsity basketball game to raise awareness about heart disease. The Red Out, an American Heart Association initiative, encourages spectators at the Van Wert versus Elida boys basketball game to wear red and learn more […]
POSTED: 01/19/16 at 9:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Robots will be invading Van Wert High School on Saturday, January 30, as the school and the VWHS Robotics Team host their second Northern Ohio First Tech Challenge Robotics Competition. Twenty-eight teams from four states — nearly 200 young people — will compete with the goal of advancing to the state championship […]
POSTED: 01/19/16 at 8:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
Gasoline price information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have fallen 13.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.70 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 gas outlets in Ohio. This compares with the national average that has fallen 6.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.90 […]
POSTED: 01/19/16 at 8:49 am. FILED UNDER: News
Girls’ basketball roundup The Crestview Lady Knights moved to 9-4 on the season as they defeated Van Wert 54-26 in a non-conference game played in Ray Etzler Gymnasium. Sophomore Paige Motycka led Crestview offensively with 15 points and six assists, while senior Emily Bauer added 14 points and seven rebounds to go along with five […]
POSTED: 01/19/16 at 8:18 am. FILED UNDER: Sports