Van Wert independent sports CONVOY — The Crestview Lady Knights moved to 5-3 on the season by defeating Hicksville 58-37. Crestview used a 37-12 second half to put away the Lady Aces. Emily Bauer led the Crestview offensive attack with 19 points and Brady Guest added 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. The Lady […]
POSTED: 01/04/16 at 8:47 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Shown are Sue Miller, Alice Morris, and Ann Miller, along with Morris’ cast-iron child’s stove. The Millers shared many of their father’s toys dating from The Great Depression years, including hand-carved items such as a wooden boat and a dog doorstop. Shirley Temple paper dolls, a Lionel train, a Metal Craft truck, a car with […]
POSTED: 01/04/16 at 8:28 am. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
Gasoline price information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 0.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.89 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 0.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.99 […]
POSTED: 01/04/16 at 8:23 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio Attorney General information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine called on the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission (OPOTC) to adopt uniform pre-certification standards for all applicants to Ohio peace officer basic training academies. The request would implement several recommendations of the Ohio Attorney General’s Advisory Group on Law Enforcement Training, which issued a […]
POSTED: 01/04/16 at 8:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Crestview Elementary fourth grade students agreed to spend the month of December working towards a monetary donation to the Heifer International Organization. This organization takes donations for supplying underprivileged countries with animals to help them build their resources and improve their living standards. As part of the project, the students had to complete an […]
POSTED: 01/04/16 at 8:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information MIDDLE POINT — The Middle Point Lions Club is sponsoring a pre-game sandwich supper before the Lincolnview boys’ basketball game against Bluffton on Friday, January 8. Sandwiches will be served in the Lincolnview cafeteria from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The menu includes pork barbecue sandwiches, shredded chicken sandwiches, hot dogs, chips, cookies, and brownies. […]
POSTED: 01/04/16 at 8:13 am. FILED UNDER: News
John A. Krol, 61, of Van Wert, died at 2:59 a.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born March 8, 1954, in Monroe, Michigan, the son of Alfons and Dolores (Matras) Krol, who both preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his brother, […]
POSTED: 01/03/16 at 6:07 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Jason Deloyd Straw, 91, of Ohio City, died Saturday, January 2, 2016. He was born October 22, 1924, in Glenmore, the son of Richard and Leona (Gehres) Straw, who both preceded him in death. On July 3, 1948, in St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Van Wert, he married the former Betty June Rickard, who also […]
POSTED: 01/03/16 at 6:03 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Like individuals, governments and businesses also make New Year’s resolutions — although theirs revolve mostly around completing projects started the year before and the planning of new projects. To that end, local government and businesses will revisit a number of projects started in 2015, as well as begin other projects approved or […]
POSTED: 01/02/16 at 9:28 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio BMV information COLUMBUS — The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) issues requests for proposals (RFP) for the selection and appointment of deputy registrars to operate license agencies throughout Ohio. License agencies provide driver’s licenses, ID cards, vehicle registrations and other services on behalf of the BMV. This year only two proposal conferences for […]
POSTED: 01/02/16 at 9:14 am. FILED UNDER: News