SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports Thanksgiving weekend brings with it the beginning of the 2016-2017 winter sports season, including girls high school basketball. Three local schools will put young teams on the court, with just one senior on each squad. But all three coaches say their teams should be exciting to watch. Van Wert will try to […]
POSTED: 11/25/16 at 9:28 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information The Van Wert Parks and Recreation is still looking for teams for the 2016-17 men’s basketball league. Teams must be registered by Wednesday, November 30. All games will be played Wednesday evenings at the S.F. Goedde Building. The league is slated to begin December 7. For more information on the league, contact the […]
POSTED: 11/25/16 at 9:25 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Three people were sentenced this week while three other people appeared for hearings in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Ryan Schaadt, 31, of Van Wert, received five years of community control, including up to six months in the Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation (WORTH) Center in Lima on a charge of […]
POSTED: 11/25/16 at 9:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Since 2010, American Express has promoted the Saturday following Thanksgiving as Small Business Saturday. The event is meant to bring focus to the many independent and locally owned brick and mortar businesses within cities across the country, often overshadowed during that weekend for big box Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping campaigns. Locally, […]
POSTED: 11/25/16 at 9:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information LIMA — The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 will host a job fair next week to find temporary, seasonal employees to work this winter. The department is searching for employees to assist in snow and ice removal efforts and general highway maintenance functions. The fair will be held Tuesday, November 29, […]
POSTED: 11/25/16 at 9:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
Four dancers from Kim Hohman’s DanceWorks (above) have been selected to perform in the Ballet Theatre of Toledo’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. The dancers are Sayler Wise, Rilee Conrad, Ellie Vining, and Kaden Hohman. The dancers were chosen to be Chinese Acrobats and Hohman is also a Party Boy. The performances will be held […]
Submitted information The Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently accepting applications for the position of trooper for its upcoming academy classes. Recruiters will be hosting a testing session at Owens Community College’s Emergency Preparedness Center, 30150 Tracy Road in Walbridge, on Thursday, December 15. Individuals interested in a career in law enforcement can apply by […]
POSTED: 11/25/16 at 9:09 am. FILED UNDER: News
Max D. Prichard, 83, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born December 10, 1932 in Ohio City, the son of John Elroy and Grace Elma (High) Prichard, who both preceded him in death. On April 13, 1968, he […]
POSTED: 11/23/16 at 5:12 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Submitted information Leland Smith Insurance Services and the Hickey-Morris Insurance Agency are pleased to announce the addition of Kyle Strawn to its sales force. Strawn has more than four years of insurance experience, most recently as a territory manager with Auto-Owners Insurance Company in the Toledo area. Strawn was born in Van Wert and later […]
POSTED: 11/23/16 at 9:36 am. FILED UNDER: Business
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Lincolnview Local Board of Education honored members of the high school Drama Club for their participation in a recent school play production, while Treasurer Troy Bowersock provided new information on the district’s five-year forecast. Chad Kraner, advisor to the Drama Club, as well as director of Lincolnview’s recent production of A […]
POSTED: 11/23/16 at 9:29 am. FILED UNDER: News