The Van Wert High School Junior Class invites the public to the Prom open house from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, April 29, in the Van Wert Middle School gym. This year, juniors chose “Tale as Old as Time … Beauty and the Beast” as the theme (characters shown above). Come and see how the students have transformed the […]
POSTED: 04/25/17 at 8:04 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The YWCA’s Geranium Sale is now on. The plants are hardy root geraniums sold in 4½-inch pots for $3.50 per plant. Colors available are red, white, lavender, fuchsia, pink, and light salmon. All pre-orders and payment must be received by Friday, May 5, at 1 p.m. Geraniums will be available for pick-up Wednesday, […]
POSTED: 04/25/17 at 8:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The deadline for $25 preregistration for the Van Wert County Humane Society’s first annual Paws on the Pavement 5K Run and 1-Mile Fun Run with dogs is this Thursday, April 27. The event will take place Saturday, May 6, on the north side of the northernmost city reservoir, but preregistration will insure participants […]
POSTED: 04/25/17 at 8:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Just a reminder that the Brumback Library’s Spring Book Sale will be held this coming Saturday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Reading Room of the Main Library, 215 W. Main St. Books, DVDs, paperbacks, and a large variety of other materials will be available for purchase.
POSTED: 04/25/17 at 8:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent sports The following is a roundup of sporting events held Monday: Baseball Crestview Knights win again CONVOY – It was quite a game for Crestview’s Spencer Rolsten. He knocked in four runs and scored two more, and the Knights defeated Bluffton 10-1. On the mound, Rolsten earned the win by allowing four hits over […]
POSTED: 04/25/17 at 7:34 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lorraine V. Eyink, 71, of Van Wert, passed at 12:35 p.m. Saturday, April 22, 2017, surrounded by her family in the intensive care unit of Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. She was born March 14, 1946, in Cincinnati, the daughter of Alfred L. and Aldona V. (Brown) Wallace, who both preceded her in […]
POSTED: 04/24/17 at 9:25 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor It was an old fashioned pitchers duel. Lincolnview freshman Gavin Carter allowed one run on five hits, while fanning 10 and walking just two. Paulding’s Westen Philpot also gave up five hits, struck out seven and walked two. But two of Lincolnview’s hits came in the sixth inning, during Monday’s 2-1 […]
POSTED: 04/24/17 at 9:21 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor The Lincolnview Lady Lancers spotted a three-run lead to Paulding, then countered with six runs of their own in the third inning, and four more in the sixth, during Monday’s 10-3 Northwest Conference victory over the Lady Panthers. Morgan Miller and Macala Ashbaugh each had three hits for Lincolnview, and each […]
POSTED: 04/24/17 at 9:21 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
John A. Bruce, 80, of Elida, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2017, at his residence after a battle with acute pancreatitis and pneumonia. He was born June 3, 1936, in Texarkana, Arkansas, the son of John James and Dessie (Hilton) Bruce, who both preceded him in death. He married Velva “Tootie” Sherrick, and she […]
POSTED: 04/24/17 at 2:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Once again, the middle school students of LifeLinks Community School traveled to Hiestand Woods for their annual spring cleanup. Students worked diligently to move picnic tables out of winter storage and place them throughout the woods, along with raking and picking up debris. For all their hard work, they were rewarded with a grilled lunch […]
POSTED: 04/24/17 at 8:16 am. FILED UNDER: Youth