Crestview softball team defeats Belmont

VW independent sports CONVOY — The Crestview Lady Knight softball team downed Belmont, Indiana, 5-2 in a non-conference game played Tuesday. The winning pitcher for the Knights was Tiff Weaver, while closer Jada Preston, who struck out three, got the save. Offensively, Tianna Rager and Avery McCoy both had triples, while Sydney Bowen added a […]

Lancer girls 1st, boys 2nd in tri-meet

VW independent sports The Lincolnview Lancer track and field team competed in a home tri-meet against Crestview and Delphos Jefferson. The Lady Lancers won their meet, while the boys finished second, two points behind the Wildcats. Lincolnview athletes winning their events include the following: Rylee Byrne in the 800- and 1,600-meter runs; Brayden Langdon in […]

MP league seeks coed volleyball teams

VW independent sports MIDDLE POINT — The Middle Point Coed Sand Volleyball League is now accepting teams. Cost to play is $90. Basic Power rules apply. To sign up, call or text Kylie Owens at 419.953.1373 or email kyowens13@gmail.com. The league will start June 8 and the registration deadline is June 1.

Central earns independent agents’ award

VW independent/submitted information WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) presented Applied Systems, Central Insurance Companies, EMC, Preferred Mutual Insurance Companies, Travelers and Westfield Insurance with the prestigious Best Practices Award of Excellence at the recent Big “I” Legislative Conference. The awards recognize those companies that […]

R.K. Thompson top winners announced

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor It’s a night that celebrates young people who overcome challenges and obstacles to become the best they can be. The 2016 R.K. Thompson Self-Reliance Awards Tuesday night honored 10 high school seniors who exhibit that trait — the 46th consecutive year for the award. While the five young men and women honored […]

County unemployment rate falls in March

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert County’s unemployment estimates have been up and down like a roller coaster the past few months. After five months of sub-4 percent unemployment figures, from August to December 2015, the county started off the new year with a 1 percent rise, from 3.8 percent in December 2015 to 4.8 percent […]

VWMS physics project

Eighth-graders at Van Wert Middle School recently completed a physical science project on vehicle safety. Part of the project involved students visiting Lee Kinstle’s GM Sales & Service to be introduced to several car safety features. Students were shown three different vehicles by Ernie Kelly of Lee Kinstle’s and their task is to figure out which vehicle […]

ODOT, AAP distributing free bike helmets

VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — A record-breaking number of free bicycle helmets will be going to children across Ohio this spring thanks to a continued partnership between the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (Ohio AAP). More than 10,000 bicycle helmets will be distributed this year as […]

New Community Concert season excellent

This past Sunday, we announced the 2016-17 Community Concert Series with the herald voices of the Texas Tenors. What a concert and, I know, we need to have them back! They really were exceptional talents, showmen, and gentlemen. We are so fortunate to be able to produce them on our stage in a very professional way, so as […]

Crystle L. Brower

Crystle L. Brower, 39, died at 8:35 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 2016, as a result of injuries from a vehicle/bicycle accident on State Route 49 south of Convoy. She was born December 10, 1976, in Portsmouth, Virginia, the daughter of Mike and Angie (Edgmon) Clevenger, who both survive in Winchester, Indiana. On April 2, 2005, […]