Trina Langdon (left), executive director of PLC Health Clinic, accepts a $300 donation from First Presbyterian Church Mission Committee member Dianna Early. (photo submitted)
POSTED: 05/17/17 at 8:21 am. FILED UNDER: Church
Submitted information More than $40,000 in scholarships was given out to 33 soon-to-be-graduates during Lincolnview’s annual senior awards night held at Willow Bend Country Club on Monday. High School Principal Brad Mendenhall and Brenda Leeth, school counselor, organized the event. “We wanted to treat our seniors to a special night of celebration,” said Leeth. “Their […]
POSTED: 05/17/17 at 8:18 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
Van Wert independent sports ELIDA — The defending Division IV state champion Crestview Lady Knights remain alive in the postseason softball tournament, after Tuesday’s 2-0 district semifinal win over Hicksville at Elida Middle School. Crestview’s Victoria Lichtensteiger outdueled Hicksville’s Laney Balser, by allowing seven hits over seven innings, while striking out four and walking just […]
POSTED: 05/17/17 at 8:03 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor COLDWATER — An RBI single by Coldwater’s Dylan Thobe in the bottom of the eighth inning gave the Coldwater Cavaliers a 5-4 victory over Van Wert on Tuesday. The winning run came after the Cougars scored a pair of runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game at […]
POSTED: 05/17/17 at 8:01 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert High School recently named its graduates of distinction for the Class of 2017. Graduates of distinction at VWHS must fulfill a number of requirements through eight semesters of high school, including having a grade point average (GPA) of 3.85 or higher, taking at least three Advanced Placement (AP) classes (six […]
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VW independent/submitted information Only minor injuries were reported in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday that resulted in a semi tractor-trailer unit overturned in the middle of U.S. 224. Troopers from the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol investigated the crash, which occurred on U.S. 224, just east of Ohio 49 south, in Van […]
POSTED: 05/17/17 at 7:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Salvation Army is now in its annual LemonAID days, following its recent kickoff event at Walmart this past Saturday. The organization is asking the community to set up LemonAID booths on behalf of The Salvation Army. It can be a traditional style LemonAID booth or something a little more creative, like a […]
POSTED: 05/17/17 at 7:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Van Wert High School Principal Bob Priest has announced the school’s final examination schedule for the 2016-17 school year. Exams will be administered Thursday and Friday, May 18-19. All students are required to take exams, unless a course does not offer an exam or a student has been permission to exempt through the […]
POSTED: 05/17/17 at 7:34 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information State Representative Craig Riedel and members of the Van Wert County Board of Commissioners will be meeting with constituents during a “Coffee with Craig” event being held from 9-11 a.m. this Friday, May 19, at Truly D’Vine Bread Company, 117 W. Main St. in Van Wert. Constituents will have the opportunity at that […]
POSTED: 05/17/17 at 7:31 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information CONVOY — Crestview Local Schools will release at 1 p.m. Monday, May 22, in order for teachers to participate in professional development. Additionally, Latch Key Program services will be available for those parents who have already registered for their students to participate in this program.
POSTED: 05/17/17 at 7:29 am. FILED UNDER: News