Crestview provides grid playoff ticket info

Submitted information CONVOY — Presale tickets for Saturday night’s state playoff football game between the Crestview Knights and Tiffin Calvert will be on sale in the high school athletic office on Thursday and Friday, from 7:45 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. Tickets will also be sold Thursday from 5:30-7 p.m. in the high school office. Presale […]

County voters to decide tax issues’ fate

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The 2016 general election on Tuesday, November 8, will feature a number of tax levies in Van Wert County, some to be voted on by all eligible county voters, while others are for specific communities, school districts, or townships. The levies, all of which are renewals — meaning no new tax money […]

United Way has new campaign tracker

Submitted information The United Way of Van Wert County’s 2016 campaign, “I am United Way”, is in full gear as fundraisers and pledges are pouring in. As in years past, the Van Wert community is giving united. Many have noticed the new donation tracker in front of the United Way office on Westwood Drive. Because […]

Crestview plans Veterans Day breakfast

Submitted information CONVOY — Community veterans are invited to attend a pancake breakfast in order to commemorate Veterans Day at Crestview Middle/High School on Friday, November 11. Student leaders from grades 6-12 will help prepare and serve breakfast for Van Wert County veterans between 7:45-9:30 a.m. in the school auditeria. There will also be a […]

Finkes to speak at OSU Alumni fall Bash

Submitted information The Ohio State University Alumni Club of Van Wert and Paulding Counties will have its fall Buckeye Bash on Tuesday, November 15, at Willow Bend Country Club, 579 Hospital Drive in Van Wert. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6 that evening. The speaker will be Matt […]

Van Wert ready to begin leaf collections

Submitted information The City of Van Wert will begin leaf collection the week of Monday, November 7, and will continue throughout the month of November. The final week of leaf collection will begin Monday, November 28. Leaves must be in paper biodegradable bags and placed at the curb the night before the pick-up date. City […]

Looking for local singers for ‘Messiah’

In 1991, Russel Maher replaced the legendary Larry Schaufelberger as the Senior Choir director at First United Methodist Church in Van Wert. Russ was working on his Master of Music degree at BGSU and was traveling from his home in Coldwater to Bowling Green on most days. Although his stint as choir director would last only two […]

Injury crash

A farm truck and a pickup collided at the intersection of Convoy Road and Hoaglin Center Road shortly after noon on Tuesday. The driver of the pick-up truck was trapped in his vehicle and had to be extricated. Scott EMS transported the pickup driver, who was injured in the crash, to Van Wert County Hospital. […]

Crestview NHS

Crestview recently inducted its newest class into the National Honor Society. Eligibility requirements include maintaining a 3.5 cumulative GPA, submitting an application, submitting three letters of recommendation from both faculty and community members, and completing an interview with the Crestview National Honor Society Faculty Board. NHS responsibilities include completing 25 hours of service during the […]

Stutz: No problems with absentee ballots

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Despite claims that local elections are “rigged,” and a recent statement by U.S. Representative Bob Latta claiming that a large number of absentee ballots have not been received by voters in the Fifth U.S. Congressional District, no such problems have been reported here in Van Wert County. “We are definitely not having […]