Eggerss Stadium unique football facility

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor It’s a high school football stadium that is unique in many ways. While located in downtown Van Wert, some say Eggerss Stadium resembles a small college stadium with its sheer amount of concrete along the home side, the concrete wall, and its seating capacity (over 3,000). It also has its share […]

Community Days a tradition in Convoy

VW independent/submitted information CONVOY — The first Convoy Fair was in 1923, a two-day event with displays of poultry, grain, vegetables, fruit, baked goods, fancy work of all kinds, horses, mules, rabbits, and dogs. There were also concessions, horseshoe pitching, and other special features. The fair died out, due to the cost and loss of […]

Ohio unemployment up slightly in July

VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio’s unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in July 2017, up from 5.0 percent in June 2017, according to figures released Friday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in July was 300,000, up 9,000 from 291,000 in June. The number of […]

Junior Fair Still Project Silent Auction set

Submitted information Sunday, September 3, at 3 p.m., will be the first ever Junior Fair Still Project Silent Auction in the Junior Fair Building. The Junior Fair Board presents this opportunity for the local community to come invest in local youth as they offer their outstanding award-winning projects for sale. The auction helps Junior Fair […]

Public records training session offered

VW independent/submitted information Van Wert County Prosecuting Attorney Eva Yarger notes that all elected officials who have not met their statutory public records/Ohio Sunshine Law training can do so during a program presented by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office at Wright State University-Lake Campus in Celina on Tuesday, September 14. The program will run from […]

VWHS program gives seniors internships

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The high cost of a college education, coupled with the changing job market, has led school districts to rethink how they’re preparing students for future success. At Van Wert High School, guidance counselor Kerry Koontz, with support from VWHS Principal Bob Priest, Assistant to the Superintendent Bill Clifton, and former superintendent Ken […]

Marsh summer equestrian program ends

VW independent/submitted information The youths at The Marsh Foundation recently concluded their summer equestrian program with a show for staff, trustees, families, and guests. The program, which began in May, gave the youngsters opportunities to ride at least four times per week. For the program, The Marsh leases horses from The University of Findlay and […]

Schools urged to apply for trip grants

Submitted information COLUMBUS — State Representative Craig S. Riedel (R-Defiance) has announced that the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board and Capitol Square Foundation will open their online application process for school transportation grants on Tuesday, September 12, starting at 9 a.m. The grants are available to help Ohio schools, which receive state funding, defray […]

Lincolnview drops soccer scrimmage

Lincolnview and Ottoville scrimmaged at Lincolnview High School on Thursday, with the Big Green winning 4-1. Clayton Leeth scored Lincolnview’s lone goal. The Lancers will scrimmage Liberty Center tomorrow. The Lady Lancers will take the field at 10 a.m., followed by the boys at 11:45 a.m.  Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent 

L’view finishes 2nd at own Invite

Submitted information/Van Wert independent sports Mother Nature altered Thursday’s 11-team Lancer Invitational at Hickory Sticks Golf Club. Thunderstorms rolled through more than halfway through the outing, so the decision was made to count the golfers’ first nine holes, and the lowest team scores relative to par were used to tally final scores. Only the four […]