DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A number of Ohio education representatives were on hand Saturday as Eric Germann was sworn in as the 62nd president of the Ohio School Boards Association. Germann, outgoing president and current member of the Lincolnview Local Board of Education, as well as a member of the Vantage Board of Education, is the […]
POSTED: 01/11/16 at 9:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Community Club information Van Wert’s only annual Putt Putt Golf Tourney, Putt Around Van Wert, is back for its fourth consecutive year. Putt Around Van Wert is a travelling, indoor golf tournament and will take place on Saturday, January 30, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Four-player teams will compete for cash prizes […]
POSTED: 01/11/16 at 9:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
Crestview senior Leslie Skelton was crowned the school’s Winter Homecoming queen on Saturday in Ray Etzler Gymnasium. Shown with Queen Leslie are (top photo, from the left) sophomore attendant Whitney Bowen, senior attendants Alex Boroff and Tianna Rager, junior attendant Ashley Dealey, freshman attendant Cody Miller, and 2015 Queen Vicki Callow. Below, members of the […]
POSTED: 01/11/16 at 9:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
Gasoline price information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have fallen 3.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.85 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 1.8 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.97 […]
POSTED: 01/11/16 at 8:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ralph Edwin Wood, 76, died at 9:40 p.m., Saturday at his residence in Van Wert. He was born October 17, 1939, in Wabash, Indiana, the son of Charles Wood and Alice (Hawley) Wright, who both preceded him in death. On June 3, 1991, he married the former Gloria S. Hurless, who survives. Other survivors include […]
POSTED: 01/10/16 at 9:21 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports The Van Wert Cougar boys couldn’t get on track, offensively, in a 49-37 Western Buckeye League loss to Lima Shawnee on Friday in the Cougars’ Den. Turnovers were the biggest problem for the Cougars, who lost the ball 20 times, to just eight for Shawnee. Van Wert had two players in double […]
POSTED: 01/09/16 at 8:55 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information Young adults in Ohio were much more likely than their older peers to have tried e-cigarettes, according to the 2015 Ohio Health Issues Poll (OHIP). The poll, funded by Interact for Health, asked Ohio adults about their experience with — and opinions about — the use, regulation, and taxation of e-cigarettes. OHIP […]
POSTED: 01/09/16 at 8:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio Attorney General’s information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine warns consumers to avoid lottery and sweepstakes scams as the estimated Powerball jackpot hits $800 million. In the past month, the Ohio Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Section has received more than two dozen complaints involving sweepstakes or prize scams. The average reported loss is […]
POSTED: 01/09/16 at 8:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
American Red Cross information The American Red Cross encourages the community to make a lifesaving commitment to donate blood to help ensure a sufficient blood supply in the new year, beginning in January with National Blood Donor Month. Britton Lund made her first blood donation as a high school student. Though it was easy and […]
POSTED: 01/09/16 at 8:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
Thomas Edison Early Childhood Center information Developmental screenings for children ages 3-5 will be offered residents of Crestview, Lincolnview, Delphos City, Parkway, Spencerville, and Wayne Trace. The screenings will be held at Thomas Edison Early Childhood Center in Van Wert from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, February 12. Appointments can be made by calling the Edison […]
POSTED: 01/09/16 at 8:09 am. FILED UNDER: News