VW independent/submitted information A First United Methodist Church Christmas tradition returns Sunday, December 9, at 7 p.m., when Handel’s Messiah will be performed in the church’s ornately decorated sanctuary. First United Methodist Church is teaming with The Van Wert County Foundation to help present this beloved oratorio depicting the story of Jesus’ birth through dramatic music. […]
POSTED: 12/04/18 at 9:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Area Boychoir will present a Christmas concert at 2 p.m. this Sunday, December 9, at Trinity Friends Church in Van Wert. The Christmas performance is entitled, “Fantasia Noel.” The boys will perform many popular numbers, including recognizable Christmas songs and new arrangements inspired by traditional carols. The choir has […]
POSTED: 12/04/18 at 8:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, held its annual memorial service on December 2. This service, held each year on the first Sunday in December, is a time for Elks to pause and pay their respects to those members who have passed away during the year. This year, the lodge remembered […]
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VW independent/submitted information SCOTT — Santa Claus will be making a stop at the Scott Lions Club this coming Saturday, December 8, from 10 a.m. until noon. Area children should bring their Christmas lists for Santa, while their parents and others should bring their appetites for the special Saturday home-style breakfast of biscuits and gravy, […]
POSTED: 12/04/18 at 8:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Random Thoughts center around the start of the high school basketball season, the 1,000 point club, along with high school and college football. Season starts with a bang What a way to begin the 2018-2019 boys’ high school basketball season. Lincolnview rallied for an incredible 58-57 win over Van […]
POSTED: 12/04/18 at 5:23 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King duel, as mice and tin soldiers battle it out during a scene from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker ballet performed by the Ballet Theatre of Toledo at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio. The famed holiday ballet was performed using a live orchestra during two shows Saturday at the […]
POSTED: 12/03/18 at 8:13 am. FILED UNDER: News
Lincolnview player Ethan Kemler (10) is mobbed by fellow players and fans after he sank a buzzer beater in the final seconds to cap a fourth-quarter rally and give the Lancers an improbable 58-57 non-league victory over the Van Wert Cougars (see a game story and photo on the Sports Page). Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 12/03/18 at 8:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Van Wert gasolines prices fell 19 cents in the past week, but were still at least 10 cents higher than the state average as of Monday morning. According to the GasBuddy gasoline price website, the Murphy’s USA service station had the lowest price in town at $2.23 a gallon, while both Pak-A-Sak […]
POSTED: 12/03/18 at 7:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
First Bank of Berne has pledged $5,000 to the Van Wert Regional Airport Authority/Van Wert County Foundation. Shown are (from the left) FBB Van Wert Branch Manager Becky Stepleton, Airport Authority Board member Mike Keysor, and FBB Business Banker Gary Reichert. Serving Van Wert for more than 75 years, the airport is a door to […]
POSTED: 12/03/18 at 7:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association will be hosting its annual Pearl Harbor Commemorative Match to remember American heroes, both past and present. This CMP-sanctioned match will be held Saturday, December 8, at the Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Club, 9093 Ringwald Road near Middle Point. The safety briefing will be held at […]
POSTED: 12/03/18 at 7:50 am. FILED UNDER: News