Submitted information There is no disputing that wearing a safety belt can save one’s life. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is encouraging all motorists to buckle up this upcoming holiday season and continue to do so throughout the new year. From 2013-2015 1,151 people were killed in crashes across Ohio who were not wearing an […]
POSTED: 11/01/16 at 6:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
The 2015 Medical Assistant class at Vantage Career Center has completed its academic training, clinicals, and externships. Class members received their medical assistant pins at a pinning ceremony held at Vantage Thursday, October 27. Although some have already completed their testing, most are preparing to take the national American Medical Technologist (AMT) certification test to become […]
POSTED: 11/01/16 at 6:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Lincolnview parents attending conferences with their children’s teachers had a new option for child care this year. Lincolnview Bible Board Teachers Sue Miller and Deb Mongold offered child care for school-age children during parent-teacher conferences. About 30 students attended and many parents were delighted to drop off their children at the Bible House […]
Van Wert independent sports TIFFIN – One Van Wert County cross country team made it to state — for the fourth time in a row — while individual runners from the other two county teams also qualified during the regional cross country meet held at Hedges Boyer Park in Tiffin. It was a bittersweet day […]
POSTED: 10/31/16 at 7:46 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports The Crestview Knights will head to Seneca County Saturday to open the 2016 high school playoffs. The Knights (7-3) will take on the Tiffin Calvert Senecas (6-3) in the Division VII, Region 26, quarterfinals at Frost-Kalnow. Kick-off will be at 7 p.m. The winner will advance to the Region 26 semifinals, and […]
POSTED: 10/31/16 at 7:41 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Monsters, robots, and even one billionaire politician, were out on Saturday for Halloween festivities in downtown Van Wert and at the annual Fall Fright Festival. photos by Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 10/31/16 at 7:17 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have fallen 1.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.04 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 2 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.20 per […]
POSTED: 10/31/16 at 6:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
Diamond Rio performed its Country magic during a well-attended show at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center this past Saturday. The group (below) performed old hits and new songs from I Made It, its newest studio project completed in 2015, while lead singer Gene Johnson (above) showed he still has what it takes. Dave Mosier/Van Wert […]
POSTED: 10/31/16 at 6:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert County Democratic headquarters on Main Street, across from Mengerink’s Source for Sports, will open all day Election Day until the results are in. A potluck will start at 6:30 p.m. that day. Need a ride to the polls? Call 419.605.3852. All are welcome.
POSTED: 10/31/16 at 6:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
2016 may have been a year of restructuring economic development in Van Wert, but it was anything but a lost year. On multiple fronts, efforts that have been brewing in the background over the last several months have either paid off or are beginning to blossom. The Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation Board recently […]
POSTED: 10/31/16 at 6:25 am. FILED UNDER: Opinions