DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Nearly 100 Van Wert High School seniors had the opportunity to learn about local businesses during tours conducted Thursday as part of the school’s Career Education Opportunity (CEO) program. The tours were supposed to have been held on Wednesday, but inclement weather that led to school closings that day also postponed the […]
POSTED: 02/22/19 at 8:33 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Two people received prison terms during hearings held Thursday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Vicki Young, 64, of Van Wert, was sentenced to 17 months in prison on each of two counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs, both felonies of the fourth degree. Judge Martin D. Burchfield ordered the sentences […]
POSTED: 02/22/19 at 8:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Paulding County will be getting its fourth wind farm later this year, according to an announcement by the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) on Thursday. The OPSB authorized Paulding Wind Farm IV LLC to construct the Timber Road IV Wind Farm near Payne. The Timber Road IV Wind Farm […]
POSTED: 02/22/19 at 8:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced the recipients of its 2018 Leadership Awards during a ceremony recognizing dozens of state and district award winners for their valuable contributions to the state and local communities. Administrative Professional 1 Beth Stewart Bullinger of the Van Wert Post received the 2018 State Employee Recognition Award […]
POSTED: 02/22/19 at 8:24 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert High School cheerleader Avery Cowan is this week’s Van Wert independent/Northwest Ohio Welch Trophy Student Athlete of the Week. The senior, who was nominated by interim athletic director Ben Collins, has been a cheerleader for three seasons and also plays volleyball. Cowan is involved in a number of other activities, including National Honor […]
POSTED: 02/22/19 at 6:19 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor He caught over 120 passes in two seasons for the Van Wert Cougars and he’ll continue his academic and athletic career at the collegiate level. Van Wert High School senior Drew Bagley, the son of Mark and Rachelle Bagley, signed a letter of intent on Thursday to play football at Taylor […]
POSTED: 02/22/19 at 6:17 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Here is the updated girls’ basketball sectional championship broadcast schedule for WKSD 99.7FM and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. All games will air live. Saturday, February 23 WKSD Division IV at Defiance: Delphos St. John’s vs. Lincolnview, 12:25 p.m. pregame, 1 p.m. tipoff Division IV at Defiance: Ottoville vs. Antwerp, 2:45 p.m. tipoff Division III at Lincolnview: Ottawa-Glandorf […]
POSTED: 02/22/19 at 6:15 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information HAVILAND — Victims of a house fire that occurred late Thursday morning in Haviland were left homeless by the blaze. At 11:45 a.m. Thursday, the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) was dispatched to Haviland for a house fire that left the house a total loss and two adults and four children homeless. […]
POSTED: 02/21/19 at 6:24 pm. FILED UNDER: News
It’s obvious that the average eye and a photographer’s eye are the same other than the usual differences in near or farsightedness, cataracts, and the like. So what does make a difference? I suggest that the difference lies not in the mechanics of seeing, but in the purpose of seeing. Most of us are focused on completing […]
POSTED: 02/21/19 at 8:31 am. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
Call for entries! We all have something important to say! Say it with art. This all media exhibit is open to artists 18 years and up and will be all about your visual interpretation of the word or meaning of the word “soapbox” or about a subject near and dear to your soapbox heart. Do […]
POSTED: 02/21/19 at 8:25 am. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?