We are getting to the point where the Niswonger Performing Arts Center season is coming to an end, at least as far as our scheduled performances are concerned. It would be easy to think that late April and the month of May are times of inactivity at the PAC. Our final scheduled concert of this season is […]
POSTED: 04/05/18 at 7:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Seven people who entered changes of plea to criminal charges were among the 12 people who appeared for criminal hearings this week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. An Ohio City man was given a lengthy prison sentence after changing his plea to guilty to three drug-related charges on Tuesday. Thomas […]
POSTED: 04/05/18 at 7:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, 745 Fox Road, celebrated its grand reopening with a Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce ribboncutting event on Wednesday. New owner Jared Tomlinson (shown cutting the ribbon above), a lifelong local resident, recently purchased the store and plans to do some renovations at the Fox Road facility, […]
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Soybeans have now been added to the list of American products slated for tariffs in China, a move expected to hurt Ohio farmers in a state whose main crop and agricultural export is soybeans. China is Ohio’s most important soybean export market, so a tariff on American soybeans likely would drive […]
Let’s face it, Van Wert County like most rural communities in the United States, is no stranger to the opioid epidemic. Mental health, school safety, and workforce development are also at the forefront of small communities across the nation. In a time where Van Wert is losing population and our median age is climbing, what […]
POSTED: 04/05/18 at 6:23 am. FILED UNDER: Opinions
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Is it winter or spring? It’s been hard to tell since late March. Is there a solution to avoid or at least cut down on sports postponements and cancellations? Those topics and more are addressed below. Rain (and snow) go away It’s certainly nothing new, especially in Ohio – unpredictable and […]
POSTED: 04/05/18 at 12:01 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Paul J. Fetzer, 73, of Delphos, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at Kindred Hospital. He was born August 22, 1944, in Delphos, the son of Alfred and Gwendolyn (Dunlap) Fetzer, who both preceded him in death. On May 20, 1967, he married the former Diana Cooley, who survives. Other survivors include a son, Doug […]
POSTED: 04/04/18 at 9:10 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Rib Fest Committee has announced the line-up of musical entertainment for this year’s event, which will take place at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds on Friday, August 3, and Saturday, August 4. Admission and parking will be free. Giving Friday night a country flair, entertainment will begin at 6 […]
POSTED: 04/04/18 at 8:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor CONVOY — The Crestview Local Board of Education hired a new elementary principal during a special meeting held Tuesday evening, while contract negotiations were also on the meeting’s agenda. Board members unanimously approved a two-year limited administrative contract for Jessica Schuette as the district’s new elementary principal. Schuette, who will replace Kathy […]
POSTED: 04/04/18 at 7:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine warns that more consumers are reporting tax scams ahead of the April 17 tax-filing deadline. In March, the Ohio Attorney General’s Help Center logged more than 340 reports of tax scams, compared to about 160 in January and 280 in February. “Scam artists cast a wide […]
POSTED: 04/04/18 at 7:50 am. FILED UNDER: News