Submitted information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have fallen 8.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.06 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 $2.17 a […]
POSTED: 09/12/16 at 6:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, recently donated $500 to First United Methodist Church for its Fifth Quarter program. This will be the sixth year for this program in Van Wert. The donation is from a Promise Grant the lodge received from the Elks National Foundation. The grants are made available […]
POSTED: 09/12/16 at 6:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports CONVOY — It was the Drew Kline Show in Convoy Friday night, as the sophomore quarterback accounted for all six of Crestview’s touchdowns in a 42-0 non-conference win over Wayne Trace. Kline threw three touchdown passes and ran for three more scores as the Knights improved to 3-0 on the season. “I […]
POSTED: 09/10/16 at 9:12 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports OTTAWA — The offensive and defensive woes of the Van Wert Cougars continued in a 42-0 defeat during the team’s Western Buckeye League opener Friday at Ottawa-Glandorf. The Cougars had a two-pronged problem: the inability to move the ball, coupled with the inability to stop the Titans from doing so. Van Wert […]
POSTED: 09/10/16 at 8:59 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Approximately 9½ years ago, Matt and Tina Braun and 100 of their spiritual friends decided to start a new church. The result, Lifehouse Church, quickly grew to the point that the Brauns and their congregation needed to find more space to worship. That process ended a year ago when church members purchased […]
POSTED: 09/10/16 at 8:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation Board of Trustees has released a job description for a county development director’s position and is currently seeking candidates for the position. The director would be responsible for retaining and expanding current efforts to attract new business and investment in this community poised for growth. Van […]
POSTED: 09/10/16 at 8:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert School District announced an upcoming $17 million bond offering that will be used to refinance bonds that were originally issued to pay the cost of constructing the high school/middle complex approved by voters on November 6, 2002. The bonds, to be issued by the district, will be traditional tax-exempt municipal […]
POSTED: 09/10/16 at 8:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
Montayne L. “Monnie” Ferris, 95, of Van Wert, passed away at 10:22 a.m. Thursday, September 8, 2016, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born May 28, 1921, in Wapakoneta, the son of Frank A. and Clara B. (Koehler) Abraham, who both preceded her in death. On December 23, 1942, she married […]
POSTED: 09/09/16 at 9:24 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Jane Lehmkuhle, 60, of Delphos, passed away Monday, August 22, 2016, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. She was born November 1, 1955, in Wapakoneta, the daughter of Don and Irene Metzger, who both preceded her in death. On October 30, 1976, she married Frank Lehmkuhle, who survives in Delphos. Other survivors include a […]
POSTED: 09/09/16 at 9:22 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent sports CONVOY — It took four games, but the Crestview Knights varsity volleyball team got a non-conference win over the scrappy Wayne Trace Raiders in the Knights’ first home match of the season. Game scores were 25-14, 25-17, 23-25, and 25-22. Leading the way for the Lady Knights were the following: Serving […]
POSTED: 09/09/16 at 8:04 am. FILED UNDER: Sports