DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Anyone despairing of the younger generation obviously hasn’t met Lincolnview fourth-graders Kendall Hoffman and Keira Breese. Not only did these well-spoken youngsters and their friends create a social club, the Hamiltinies — a name based on their love for the smash Broadway hit Hamilton — but they have been an active force […]
POSTED: 01/17/18 at 9:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information On December 12, 2017, law enforcement officials from Ohio and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) arrived in Texas to visit the DEA’s El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC). Housed on the grounds of Fort Bliss, EPIC coordinates the collection, analysis, and dissemination of drug-related intelligence with federal, state, local, and foreign law enforcement […]
POSTED: 01/17/18 at 9:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Optimist Club of Van Wert is encouraging area students to contemplate the phrase “Can Society Function Without Respect” as part of the Optimist International Essay Contest for the 2017-2018 school year. The contest is open to all Van Wert County students who were under age 18 as of October 1, 2017. […]
POSTED: 01/17/18 at 9:05 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information This weekend, the Van Wert Robotics Team is hosting the fourth annual Northwest Ohio Qualifier Robotics competition. The opening ceremony for the free event, which features approximately 28 teams from Ohio and nearby states, begins at 10:15 a.m. Saturday in the Van Wert High School gym. The local event comes on the […]
POSTED: 01/17/18 at 9:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor CONVOY — They don’t usually get the headlines, but good assistant coaches in any sport are just as valuable to an athletic program as the head coach and the athletes themselves. With a record of 249-108 at Crestview, head basketball coach Jeremy Best believes in the power of good assistant coaches. […]
POSTED: 01/17/18 at 7:59 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Van Wert’s defense forced 33 turnovers and held Paulding to just eight second half points on the way to a 46-29 girls’ non-conference basketball win on Tuesday night. The game was tied at 21 at halftime, but Sierra Shaffer’s layup at the 4:45 mark of the third quarter gave the Lady […]
POSTED: 01/17/18 at 7:57 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Antwerp 47 Lincolnview 46 Two free throws by Hope Smith gave Antwerp a hard fought 47-46 win over visiting Lincolnview on Tuesday. The winning foul shots came with 4.6 seconds left, as the Lady Archers improved to 7-5, while Lincolnview fell to 5-9. The game was tied at 12 at the […]
POSTED: 01/17/18 at 7:57 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information DEFIANCE — Van Wert High School’s swim teams traveled to Ayersville High School to compete in a dual meet on Tuesday night, and the Cougar girls were victorious over the Pilots 111-37, while the boys lost a hard fought battle, 60-59. Girls Results (all distances in yards) 200 Medley Relay: 1st (2:14.18 –Emma […]
POSTED: 01/17/18 at 7:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor While his reasons for returning to Van Wert were to deal with the deaths of his mother and a brother, Matt Krol has again embraced the community he grew up in. After a varied career that included operating a chain of furniture stores for Warren Buffet’s company in Houston, Texas, from which […]
POSTED: 01/16/18 at 10:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information WASHINGTON, D.C. — In light of evidence that U.S. federal agencies have granted an excessive number of waivers to Buy American laws in the last few years, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) joined their colleagues, Senators Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), to introduce new legislation that […]
POSTED: 01/16/18 at 9:59 am. FILED UNDER: News