Submitted information Twig III held its monthly meeting May 9 at Van Wert County Hospital. Speaker Debby Compton, director of physical rehabilitation, spoke to the group about a new program that opened its doors at the hospital in July: the Occupational Health Clinic, which will provide local employers with pre-screening physicals, drug screens, safety exams, and […]
POSTED: 05/17/17 at 6:39 am. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
Wayne L. Warren, 77, of Convoy, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017, following a brief illness, at the James Cancer Center at Ohio State University in Columbus. He was born April 19, 1940, in Toronto (Ohio), the son of Thomas and Golda Warren, who both preceded him in death. He married Ellyn “Lyn” Feigert Warren, […]
POSTED: 05/16/17 at 4:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent sports Nearly a dozen area teams are state ranked, in the season’s final Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association poll. Western Buckeye League member Wapakoneta finished as poll champion in Division II. The Redskins received 16 of 30 first place votes, and 254 points to outdistance Sheridan (three first place votes, 217 […]
POSTED: 05/16/17 at 3:09 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Sandra Kay Eutsler, 72, of Decatur, Indiana, and formerly of Ohio City, passed away at 4:12 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2017, at Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur. She was born February 21, 1945, in Van Wert, the daughter of Clifford H. and Margaret Ellen (Dixon) Kline, who both preceded her in death. On January 15, […]
POSTED: 05/16/17 at 2:07 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent sports SHERWOOD — The Van Wert Cougars knocked off state ranked Fairview 6-3, in a game that began April 10, and was completed yesterday. The Cougars led the Apaches (No. 6 in Division III) 3-1, when played resumed in the fourth inning. Neither team scored in the fourth, but the Cougars plated […]
POSTED: 05/16/17 at 8:01 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports KALIDA — The Lincolnview Lancers closed their baseball season on a high note on Monday, with a 4-1 victory over the host Kalida Wildcats. All four runs came in the fifth inning. Sam Myers opened with a single, then Chayten Overholt reached first on an error. A double by Brayden Evans […]
POSTED: 05/16/17 at 7:59 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Things (rabbits, actually) were hopping at the fairgrounds this past Saturday during the annual Van Wert County Spring Rabbit Show hosted by the Van Wert County Youth Rabbit and Bunny Hoppers 4-H rabbit clubs. This show was American Rabbit Breeders Association sanctioned and drew hundreds of adult and youth exhibitors, friends, and rabbit enthusiasts from a five-state region. The clubs […]
POSTED: 05/16/17 at 7:40 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor CONVOY — The Crestview Local Board of Education covered a lot of ground in a nearly two-hour meeting that included a presentation and discussion on the district’s master site plan, a reception for retiring Food Service Supervisor Mary Strickler, and approval of a number of summer and supplemental contracts. The board spent […]
POSTED: 05/16/17 at 7:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
CLAIRE CLAY/for the Van Wert independent Going to college 12 hours and 600 miles away from home isn’t for everyone, but one Lincolnview senior is gearing up to have the full Ivy League experience. Nick Motycka, son of Trent and Carole Motycka, will be attending Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, next fall. “Of the […]
POSTED: 05/16/17 at 7:12 am. FILED UNDER: News
Don Vonderau, president of the Convoy Conservation Club/Fox Hunters, presented a check for $500 to Vicki Saylor, board member of the Village of Convoy Historical Society, for the Convoy Opera House restoration project. The society has been awarded $60,000 from the State Capital Improvements Fund to begin the project, and has raised $30,000 to complete […]
POSTED: 05/16/17 at 7:09 am. FILED UNDER: News