Crestview CC teams ready to roll in 2017

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor CONVOY — Coming off Northwest Conference runner-up finishes in 2016, big things are expected from Crestview’s Cross Country teams this season. That’s due to a wealth of returning talent and some promising newcomers. On the girls side, head coach Jeff Bagley lost just one letter winner to graduation, and has six […]

C’view golf team opens with a win

Van Wert independent sports OTTAWA — The Crestview Knights started their 2017 golf season in impressive fashion by winning Monday’s tri-match at Country Acres Golf Club. Scores were as follows: Crestview 188; Columbus Grove 206; Ada 262. Crestview’s Colton Lautzenheiser fired a team best 44, while Caden Hurless carded a 45. Other Knight golfers and […]

City clinic to help renovate old buildings

VW independent/submitted information Main Street Van Wert Inc., the Van Wert County Historical Society, and the Ohio History Connection’s State Historic Preservation Office will sponsor a Building Doctor Clinic for  owners of old buildings in the Van Wert area Thursday and Friday, August 17-18. The clinic features Building Doctors Nathan Bevil and Kathy Fortener of the […]

‘When Pigs Fly’ winners

United Way of Van Wert County had a very successful When Pigs Fly event, selling all 600 pigs. The Van Wert Fire Department came out to help drop the pigs onto the target area. Kendra Goodlin, a United Way Board of Trustee member, dropped the pigs over the side of the ladder truck at 4 […]

Auditions scheduled for ‘Queen of Bingo’

VW independent/submitted information Off Stage Productions, a community theatre company providing quality and affordable dinner theatre, announces open auditions for its fall production The Queen of Bingo, a comedy written by Jeanne Michels and Phyllis Murphy. This full length play will be co-directed by Matt Kroll and Whitney Nihiser. Open auditions are set for 7 […]

Leadership Class nominations accepted

VW independent/submitted information Excel. Give back. Grow. The Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce is building local leaders with its Leadership Van Wert County Program. The Chamber is now accepting nominations for the Class of 2018 through Friday, September 15. Van Wert area companies with vision make it a priority for their employees to develop […]

Convoy Historical Society plans cruise-in

VW independent/submitted information CONVOY — The Village of Convoy Historical Society will be sponsoring a “Cruise-In Under the Water Tower” on Saturday, August 12, from 5-8 p.m. in Convoy. The first 25 cars will receive a dash plate (be sure to sign up for giveaways at the registration table). There will be a $10 participation […]

Courts to be closed for staff meetings

Submitted information The Van Wert Probate and Juvenile Courts, as well as the Juvenile Probation Department, will be closed this Friday, August 11, for staff meetings.

Dorotha Ann Davis

Dorotha Ann Davis, 74, of Delphos passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos. She was born August 3, 1943, in Kentucky to Robert and Elizabeth (Shackleford) Maxwell, who both preceded her in death. She is survived by four sons, Michael Davis of California, Daniel Davis Delphos, Eugene “Ray” Davis […]

Crime Stoppers 8/7/17

Crime Stoppers will pay you cash for information if it will help the Van Wert Police Department solve a break-in to a storage shed that occurred at 717 E. Sycamore St. in Van Wert. Sometime between July 27 and August 6, someone entered a locked shed and stole two handguns. The handguns are described as […]