The Crestview High School Student Council is hosting the 2019 Winter Homecoming this Saturday, January 26. This weekend, the Crestview Knights take on the Celina Bulldogs. The crowning ceremony will take place between the junior varsity and varsity games, with a Hawaiian luau-themed dance to follow in the high school auditeria. The 2019 Homecoming Court includes junior Aleigh […]
POSTED: 01/24/19 at 2:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information There have been some changes ongoing at the Hospital Thrift Shop, 131 Central Ave. in Van Wert, as the building has been undergoing outside renovations. While weather has been a factor, the nice weather in December and early January allowed contractor Dick Hayes to get the project underway, installing steel siding to […]
POSTED: 01/24/19 at 2:12 am. FILED UNDER: News
Slippery conditions caused a pickup truck to skid off the road, hit a utility pole and roll over near the intersection of Lincoln Highway and Boroff Road. The accident occurred shortly before 8:30 this morning and according to the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office, the driver declined treatment. Traffic was delayed while crews safely removed […]
POSTED: 01/23/19 at 9:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Local resident Thomas Staup was honored Tuesday by city officials, including Mayor Jerry Mazur, Safety-Service Director Jay Fleming, and Fire Chief Jon Jones, for saving the life of an elderly neighbor in December 2018. It was a cold winter’s day on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, and Staup, who lives in the 500 […]
POSTED: 01/23/19 at 9:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
Congratulations to Cody Gaham, a senior in the Criminal Justice program from Parkway. He took first place for the second year in a row in the statewide 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Art, Writing, & Multimedia Contest sponsored by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission. Only one winner out of hundreds of entries is selected […]
POSTED: 01/23/19 at 8:06 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
VW independent/submitted information LIMA — The Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 1 is advising residents living on state highways to not leave snow plowed from private driveways on the highways. “Placing snow from your driveway onto a highway creates a hazard for motorists and it is against the law,” said Kirk Slusher, Ohio Department of Transportation District […]
POSTED: 01/23/19 at 7:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Van Wert City Schools has announced some possible changes to its calendar for the 2018-19 school year. District schools will not be in session on Thursday, April 18, as the calendar originally indicated. This day will be used as a staff professional development day with no school for students. There is no […]
POSTED: 01/23/19 at 7:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information This Saturday, Van Wert High School will host the fifth annual Northwest Ohio Qualifier Robotics competition. The opening ceremony for the event, which features approximately 28 teams from Ohio and nearby states, begins at 10:15 a.m. in the VWHS gymnasium. The VWHS Robotics program is in its eighth year and is made […]
POSTED: 01/23/19 at 7:49 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert High School Athletic Booster Club will hold its annual flower sale beginning Friday, January 25. Sales will run through Tuesday, March 5, with a delivery date for the flowers, fruits, and vegetables on Wednesday, May 8. Order forms can be picked up at the remaining home high school boys’ […]
POSTED: 01/23/19 at 7:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Nate Place scored 29 points and Owen Treece was fouled on a steal, hit a pair of game winning free throws, then intercepted an inbounds pass to preserve a 62-60 double overtime win over Kalida on Tuesday. Treece’s one-and-one foul shots came with 3.2 seconds left in the second overtime and […]
POSTED: 01/22/19 at 11:46 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports