KELSEY CLEMONS/independent correspondent The Lincolnview Local Board of Education elected Michelle Gorman president and Scott Miller vice president during its organizational meeting on Wednesday. The board also set meetings for the year for the third Tuesday of the month, starting at 7 p.m. Meetings are held in the Neubrecht Lecture Hall, with the exception of […]
POSTED: 01/07/16 at 8:17 am. FILED UNDER: News
Gasoline price information GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Motorists will be rewarded at the gasoline pumps again this year, spending $17 billion less compared to 2015 as the national yearly average sags for a fourth straight year to $2.28 a gallon, according to GasBuddy’s “2016 Fuel Price Outlook”. Aside from a national average that’s forecast to be […]
POSTED: 01/07/16 at 8:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information A mini “March for Life” will take place in Van Wert at 11 a.m. Friday, January 22. The event will begin in Fountain Park and proceed to the Knights of Columbus Hall on Woodland Avenue, where a short prayer service will follow a light lunch. This march coincides with the national “March […]
POSTED: 01/07/16 at 8:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
Norman A. Bidlack, 88, of Van Wert, went to be with his Lord and Savior at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. He was born June 28, 1927, in Paulding County, the son of Noble G. and Nancy Ann (Matson) Bidlack, who both preceded him in death. […]
POSTED: 01/06/16 at 7:45 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
John J. Grote, 69, of Ottoville, died at 2 a.m. Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born December 15, 1946, in Jackson Township, the son of Leon and Cyrilda (Siefker) Grote, who both preceded him in death. On September 28, 1968, he married the former Marie Eickholt, […]
POSTED: 01/06/16 at 7:34 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Marcia A. Miehls, 74, of Delphos, died Tuesday, January 5, 2016, surrounding by her family at Vancrest Health Care Center of Delphos. She was born June 7, 1941, in Delphos, the son of Carl and Agnes (Reinemeyer) Ditto, who both preceded him in death. On April 23, 1960, in Delphos, she married Kenneth E. Miehls, […]
POSTED: 01/06/16 at 6:07 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Carl Linn Jr., 90, of Rockford, died at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at his residence. He was born March 6, 1925, in Mercer County, the son of Carl and Hulda (Bollenbacher) Linn, who both preceded him in death. On March 20, 1949, he married the former Phyllis Eileen Shirk, who died October 31, […]
POSTED: 01/06/16 at 6:06 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
By Rex Dolby The Van Wert Area Photography Club extends a cordial invitation to members of our community who received photography equipment for Christmas, to attend a free question and answer session about their gifts or the subject of photography in general. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 14, at 114 […]
POSTED: 01/06/16 at 2:51 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
By Haley Helm After their two week holiday break, Crestview students returned to school and started to get back into their everyday routine. Some were sluggish and tired the first couple days; however, it being spirit week for homecoming in Knight Country got everyone a little more excited. Monday started off with “pajama day”, so […]
POSTED: 01/06/16 at 2:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Knights in the News
Leadership. That’s what the Lincolnview Junior High Student Council has been showing over the past few months of school. Elected in October after all candidates were given the opportunity to address the junior high student body, the members went to work right away. They held a Halloween dance In October and encouraged participation in Mix […]
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