SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor ELIDA — Tim Kreeger and Owen Rode each scored 14 points, and the top-seeded Delphos St. John’s Blue Jays defeated the No. 2 seed Crestview Knights 48-36 in last night’s Division IV district championship game at Elida. The Blue Jays (19-4) will play Holgate in Tuesday night’s 8 p.m. regional semifinals […]
POSTED: 03/11/17 at 8:35 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview standout volleyball player Katie McClure will continue her academic and athletic career at Bluffton University this fall. McClure is a two-time Second Team All-Northwest Conference selection who was also a First Team All-NWC selection. She was a Second Team District 8 selection during her sophomore year at Lincolnview. As a senior at Crestview, McClure was selected as […]
POSTED: 03/11/17 at 8:30 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information The YMCA of Van Wert County is currently holding registration for t-ball, baseball, and spring soccer through May 8. Those interested can register online at www.vwymca.org, at the YMCA front desk, or by calling 419.238.0443. T-ball games will be held on Mondays, May 22 through June 26. Baseball games will be held on […]
POSTED: 03/11/17 at 8:23 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Terry L. Harris, 72, of Haviland, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017. He was born February 23, 1945, in Paulding, the son of the late Walter and Marvel (Scott) Harris. On October 11, 1977, he married Jill M. (Myers) Harris, who survives. terry was a United States Army veteran serving during the Cuban crisis. He […]
POSTED: 03/10/17 at 10:15 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Melford James “Skip” Will, 87, of Delphos, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2017, at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born January 4, 1930, in Delphos, the son of Robert and Elizabeth (Sendelbach) Will, who both preceded him in death. On October 27, 1951, he married the former Nancy Morris, and she survives in Delphos. Other […]
POSTED: 03/10/17 at 4:44 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Marcella “Sally” Niemeyer, 93, of Delphos, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017, at Sarah Jane Living Center in Delphos. She was born December 10, 1923, in Fort Jennings, the daughter William and Rosa (Miller) Ricker, who both preceded her in death. On October 26, 1946, she married Bernard Niemeyer, who died January 10, 1991. Survivors […]
POSTED: 03/10/17 at 4:43 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Van Wert man was sentenced to more than 8½ years in prison on Friday for assaulting a corrections officer at the Van Wert County Correctional Facility. Robert Galloway Jr., 33, was sentenced by Van Wert County Common Pleas Judge Martin D. Burchfield on two separate cases. Galloway was sentenced to six […]
POSTED: 03/10/17 at 4:39 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent news An elderly driver suffered minor injuries after he drove a minivan through the entrance of a medical office building at 1180 Professional Drive at approximately 9:30 a.m. Friday and ended up in the lobby of the facility. The vehicle damaged the front door of the building, which houses the offices of […]
POSTED: 03/10/17 at 4:20 pm. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor CONVOY — The Crestview Local Board of Education honored several local contest winners, and heard a couple of the winning entries as well, during an otherwise uneventful March meeting. The board recognized Lauren Walls and Audrey Lichtensteiger, Patriots’ Pen contest winners; OIivia Skelton, Tommi Andersen, and Brooke Ripley, first-, second-, and third-place […]
POSTED: 03/10/17 at 9:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The YMCA of Van Wert County announces the addition of Kevin Morrison to the YMCA team as Camp Clay director. Originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Morrison has been involved with the camp and outdoor industry for more than 16 years. The new Camp Clay director has high ropes and climbing wall certifications, […]
POSTED: 03/10/17 at 9:12 am. FILED UNDER: News