SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Some people saw it coming, others didn’t. Regardless, the Van Wert Cougars are off to a 3-1 (2-1 Western Buckeye League) start heading into Friday’s game at Shawnee. The Cougars have enjoyed victories over Bryan, Wapakoneta and Ottawa-Glandorf, and head coach Keith Recker believes the defense made key plays at crucial […]
POSTED: 09/21/17 at 6:40 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor CONVOY — Friday night will mark the midway point of the high school football season, and the state-ranked Crestview Knights (No. 5 in Division VII) have a collective eye on a 5-0 start. The Knights turned in a second straight dominating performance during last week’s 40-20 victory over Bluffton. Crestview led […]
POSTED: 09/21/17 at 6:39 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information Presale tickets for Friday’s Crestview at Columbus Grove football game will be available from 7:45 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. Friday in the Crestview Athletic Office. Advance sale tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students. All tickets at the gate will be $6.
POSTED: 09/21/17 at 6:39 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information DELPHOS — Spencerville won the Northwest Conference golf tournament in an 18-hole tournament played at the Delphos Country Club in Delphos on Wednesday. The first-place tournament finish also clinched the overall 2017 conference golf championship for the Bearcats. The Bearcats had a team total 341 to defeat tournament runner-up Lincolnview (353) by 8 […]
POSTED: 09/21/17 at 6:38 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has offered updated information for consumers following the recent announcement by Equifax of a major data breach affecting over 5 million Ohioans. Equifax, one of the nation’s three major credit reporting bureaus, has stated that its system was compromised between May and July of this year […]
POSTED: 09/21/17 at 6:04 am. FILED UNDER: Business
Twig I met on Thursday, September 14, at the hospital in Conference Room A with 23 members present. Chairperson Mae Stoller welcomed everyone. The meeting was opened with “The Pledge of Allegiance”, followed by prayer by Loretta Grove. Chairman Mae Stoller opened the business meeting and gave the report for the Executive Committee meeting. A […]
POSTED: 09/20/17 at 9:17 pm. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
The Van Wert Area Photography Club held its regular meeting on Thursday, September, 14, at 114 S. Race St. Members viewed photos taken on the club’s September 9 photo shoot and learned that the club’s $10 checks to the fair’s Best of Show for Junior Color and Senior B/W photos had not been cashed yet. […]
POSTED: 09/20/17 at 9:12 pm. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
Foam Forge Costume Design Class: EVA Foam Forge ~ Basic Helmet 101 Tuesday, September 24, and October 3, 10, and 17, at 6:30-9 p.m. Instructor: Matt Temple. Ages: 12 and Up Cost: $40 WAC member/$45 Regular price This is a four-week class meeting weekly on Tuesday evenings at 6:30-9 p.m. Matt will be teaching you the basic skills of […]
POSTED: 09/20/17 at 9:09 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
Obviously, I know we are still more than a month away from Halloween, but after last week, it was beginning to feel like we made a hard left into autumn. This got me thinking about a big show we have coming to the Niswonger over Halloween. It is perhaps the most known and loved musicals ever written: […]
POSTED: 09/20/17 at 9:06 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information A Minster man was killed in a three-car accident that occurred on U.S. 30 west or Richey Road. Bert Helsel, 63, was pronounced dead at the scene from injuries sustained during the accident by a representative of the Van Wert County Coroner’s Office. According to troopers from the Van Wert Post of […]
POSTED: 09/20/17 at 7:26 pm. FILED UNDER: News