Get your tickets now!! This Saturday, we will host our Vintage Velvet Valentine’s Ball, featuring Distant Cousinz of Toledo! You remember them, that great headliner band from Town Creek Live 2017? Well, they are coming back for the third time, simply because they are awesome. As the name implies, vintage and velvet, any era, any […]
POSTED: 02/16/18 at 9:18 am. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A program aimed at providing Van Wert High School students with more local career opportunities is now going countywide. The announcement came at Thursday’s Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce Coffee program that Lincolnview, Crestview, and Vantage Career Center would be joining the CEO (Career Education Opportunity) program started last year at […]
POSTED: 02/16/18 at 8:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information LIMA — It’s been a costly week for snow and ice removal, as the Ohio Department of Transportation’s eight-county District 1 spent more than $1.5 million during the week for that purpose. Van Wert County used more than 1,300 tons of salt (total 6,963 tons) and 79,000 additional gallons of de-icing liquids (total […]
POSTED: 02/16/18 at 8:47 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), in collaboration with the Van Wert County Foundation, announces the availability of Summer 2018 educational camp scholarship opportunities for Van Wert County young women currently in sixth and seventh grades. Two camp scholarships will be awarded to Be Wise Camp, […]
POSTED: 02/16/18 at 8:46 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The YWCA of Van Wert County recently held a four-week accountability challenge. Throughout the four weeks, the more than 20 participants formed a private Facebook group to share wins, struggles, questions, recipes, etc. This helped with accountability, as did the weekly weigh-ins and measurement times offered. Each participant had access to the […]
POSTED: 02/16/18 at 8:08 am. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
Van Wert High School’s Drew Bagley is this week’s Van Wert independent/ Northwest Ohio Welch Trophy Student Athlete of the Week. The 6-4 junior, who was nominated by athletic director Craig Hershey, is averaging 11 points per game and six rebounds per game. Bagley carries a 3.69 GPA and wants to major in civil engineering […]
POSTED: 02/16/18 at 8:02 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports SPENCERVILLE — The Crestview Lady Knights extended their winning streak to 10 games, finished the regular season 16-6 (6-2 NWC) and played the role of spoiler on Thursday night. Crestview defeated Spencerville 56-43 and prevented the Lady Bearcats (14-8, 6-2 NWC) from winning at least a share of the Northwest Conference […]
POSTED: 02/16/18 at 8:02 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Abby Jackson hit the winning basket and free throw with one second left on the clock to boost Van Wert to a 55-52 win over Celina 55-52 on Thursday night. Jackson (pictured above) and Reagan Priest each finished with 13 points for the Van Wert. The Lady Cougars finished the regular season 8-14 (3-6 WBL) […]
POSTED: 02/16/18 at 8:00 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports It was a rough night from the floor for Lincolnview. The Lady Lancers were just 11-48 (22 percent) from the floor and fell to Paulding 44-35 in Thursday night’s regular season finale for both teams. Lincolnview trailed 13-5 after the first quarter, 17-14 at halftime and 29-22 after three quarters. Olivia […]
POSTED: 02/16/18 at 7:49 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports/submitted information KENTON — The Van Wert Lady Cougars placed fourth out of 10 teams at the Western Buckeye League bowling tournament held at Hillcrest Lanes in Kenton on Thursday. Van Wert finished behind league champion Wapakoneta, runner-up St.Marys and third place Lima Shawnee. The Lady Cougars got a little revenge by […]
POSTED: 02/16/18 at 7:48 am. FILED UNDER: Sports