Submitted information Principal Broker Bob Gamble announced that Veronica Cuevos is the newest addition to the professional sales staff of Bee Gee Realty & Auction Company Ltd. Cuevos is a Van Wert native and lives in Van Wert. She is the mother of two teenage daughters, Arianna and Alysia, and enjoys camping, hiking, music, traveling, […]
POSTED: 03/20/17 at 7:19 am. FILED UNDER: Business
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Two area teams are in, while two others missed going to this week’s State Boys’ Basketball Tournament in Columbus. On the strength of Friday’s 44-43 regional championship win over Mansfield St. Peter’s, Midwest Athletic Conference member Delphos St. John’s (21-4) will take on Cleveland Heights Lutheran East (18-9) in the Division […]
POSTED: 03/20/17 at 7:15 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series on Lincolnview’s 1996-97 undefeated state championship boys’ basketball team in honor of its 20th anniversary. The team will be honored during halftime of Thursday’s 8:30 p.m. Division IV state semifinal game between Perry and Columbus Wellington School. SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor It’s been 20 years since the […]
POSTED: 03/20/17 at 7:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
Broadway musical star J. Mark McVey performed a variety of songs from Broadway musicals, as well as other music, at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio on Saturday evening. His performance was backed by the Heartland Sings chorus and small orchestra. Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 03/20/17 at 6:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 7.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.19 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 0.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.29 per […]
POSTED: 03/20/17 at 6:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), in collaboration with The Van Wert County Foundation, announces the availability of educational camp scholarship opportunities for young women in sixth- and seventh grades this summer. Two camp scholarships will be awarded to Be Wise Camp, a math and science experience […]
POSTED: 03/20/17 at 6:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
Joyce Ann Wolford, 78, passed away at 1:50 p.m. Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Vancrest Assisted Living in Payne. She was born January 1, 1939, in Norfolk, Virginia, the daughter of Andrew and Virginia (Mayes) Malbone, who both preceded her in death. On February 24, 1961, she married LeRoy Roscoe Wolford, who died December 3, […]
POSTED: 03/19/17 at 8:19 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
John Hundley, 72, of Delphos, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. Family services will be held privately at Harter and Schier Funeral Home in Delphos. Preferred memorials: American Cancer Society.
POSTED: 03/19/17 at 8:18 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Submitted information Ready for kids ages 6-12 to shake off the winter blues and put some “spring” in their step? Join new YMCA Camp Clay Director Kevin Morrison on March 22-24, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., for YMCA Spring Break Day Camp. Morrison will be highlighting his skills in Day Camp programming such as […]
POSTED: 03/18/17 at 7:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
Students in the Early Childhood Education program at Vantage Career Center have been working on an FCCLA Advocacy project aimed at the local opioid/heroin epidemic this year. Through a Jeans Day fundraiser held at Vantage, they were able to donate $200 to Westwood Behavioral Health Center to help decrease opioid/heroin use. The money will be […]
POSTED: 03/18/17 at 7:44 am. FILED UNDER: News