DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The band played, students sang, and pretty much the entire school was on hand Friday as ground was broken on the Lincolnview Local School District’s new community center. The $5 million, 33,000-square-foot facility will feature two basketball/volleyball courts, three batting cages, a fitness center, an athletic training room, a concessions area for […]
POSTED: 09/16/17 at 8:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor State Senator Frank LaRose, a candidate for Ohio Secretary of State, was in Van Wert on Friday to talk to local Republicans at a luncheon held at Willow Bend Country Club. LaRose, an Eagle Scout as a boy and a former Special Forces Green Beret in the United States Army who served […]
POSTED: 09/16/17 at 7:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Van Wert Police Department, conducted an OVI checkpoint on Ohio 118, south of Fox Road in Van Wert. The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, was designed to deter and intercept impaired drivers. The checkpoint included nearby saturation […]
POSTED: 09/16/17 at 7:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Make it three wins in four games for Van Wert. The Cougars led state-ranked Ottawa-Glandorf 19-3 after three quarters, then held on for a 19-17 Western Buckeye League win Friday night at Eggerss Stadium. The victory was Van Wert’s first over the Titans since 2004. “This is an awesome feeling,” head […]
POSTED: 09/16/17 at 7:35 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert head coach Keith Recker, after his team’s 19-17 victory over the Ottawa-Glandorf Titans. Video by Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 09/16/17 at 7:34 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor BLUFFTON — Drew Kline completed 12-of-15 passes for 237 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score, and the Crestview Knights opened Northwest Conference play with a 40-20 victory over the host Bluffton Pirates. Five of Crestview’s six touchdowns were scored in the first two quarters, as the Knights rolled […]
POSTED: 09/16/17 at 7:33 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Michael L. Fox, 56, of Rockford, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at the University of Toledo Medical Center after a recent motorcycle accident. He was born May 30, 1961, in Mercer County, the son of Gary Fox, who preceded him in death, and Delight (Felver) Fox, who survives in Rockford. On November 19, […]
POSTED: 09/15/17 at 7:46 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Crime Stoppers will pay you cash for information if it will help Van Wert Police Department solve a theft that occurred at the Walmart store in Van Wert. At approximately 3 p.m. on September 6, a female went to the self-checkout isle and scanned 40-plus items. When it was time to pay for the items […]
POSTED: 09/15/17 at 4:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Crime Stoppers
R. Paul Bidlack, 92, of Grover Hill, passed away at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. He was born October 9, 1924, in Grover Hill, the son of Aaron Ray and Edna (McClure) Bidlack, who both preceded him in death. On October 2, 1943, he married Shirley […]
POSTED: 09/15/17 at 4:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Peggy Sue (Bockey) Adams, 58, of Delphos passed away Monday, September 11, 2017, due to a car accident while she was vacationing with her husband, Jack, in Ireland. She was born September 23, 1958, in Lima, the daughter of Ralph L. Bockey, who preceded her in death, and Beverly J. (Sawmiller) Bockey, who survives in […]
POSTED: 09/15/17 at 4:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries