SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer Vantage officials will soon learn how a proposed new school funding formula will affect the local career center. During Thursday’s Vantage Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Rick Turner said he and Treasurer Laura Peters will head to the state capital next week to learn more about the bipartisan funding proposal authored by […]
POSTED: 04/05/19 at 2:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
JOHN VINING/for the VW independent The trio of Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten have made quite a name for themselves by writing plays that are especially applicable for production by community theater and dinner theater troupes. Off Stage Productions has presented several “Jones, Hope, Wooten” plays in past years, and does so again this […]
POSTED: 04/05/19 at 2:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Lima Symphony Orchestra will be taking a new and innovative program, “Symphony Storytime,” on the road next week. As part of Brumback Library’s National Library Week celebration (more information on other related activities on Saturday), the LSO String Quartet will make an appearance at Brumback’s main library in Van Wert at […]
POSTED: 04/05/19 at 1:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
Vickie L. Trisel, 69, of Van Wert, passed away at 6:16 a.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019, after an eight-month battle with colon cancer. She was born February 11, 1950, in Celina, the daughter of Loyd and Dora (Krick) Simpson, who both preceded her in death. On November 12, 1966, she married Danny L. Trisel, who […]
POSTED: 04/05/19 at 12:10 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Lincolnview freshman Landon Price and sophomore Collin Overholt are the first Van Wert independent/Northwest Ohio Student Athletes of the Week of the 2019 spring sports season. The two were nominated by head baseball coach Eric Fishpaw. In his first varsity start on opening day against Fort Recovery, Price (pictured above) pitched five innings and struck […]
POSTED: 04/04/19 at 10:04 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Baseball Van Wert 7 Bryan 2 Parker Conrad had two hits and drove in a pair of runs to help Van Wert defeat Bryan 7-2 at Smiley Park on Thursday. Conrad’s fifth inning single to center field scored Hayden Maples and Nathan Temple and gave the Cougars a 4-1 lead. Maples […]
POSTED: 04/04/19 at 10:03 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Not only do you need to develop the knack of observing interesting things around you and creative ways to capture them in a photo, but also to become so familiar with your equipment’s settings and features that the situation almost triggers a “setting reaction”. As an illustration of what I’ve tried to say, think of […]
POSTED: 04/04/19 at 8:43 am. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
The first and second grade musical was performed this past Thursday night. The musical was titled ”The Bremen Town Jam.” Jen Slusher, Lincolnview elementary music teacher, had students performing at their best. These students put in a lot of hard work to remember their lines and the songs they had to sing. The audience was […]
POSTED: 04/04/19 at 8:37 am. FILED UNDER: Lancer Lines
I thought now might be a good time to give an update on our building addition to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. We haven’t been hitting it real hard as of late because of the intense activity during the month of March. We had five different concert events with a total of seven shows during this past […]
POSTED: 04/04/19 at 8:31 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information CONVOY — Seventeen members and guests attended a March 26 get-together at Gibson’s Barnyard BBQ in Convoy. Good meals and fellowship were enjoyed by all. Tim Hoghe brought a high school Excalibur yearbook to allow members to reminisce. Mike Long brought old high school newspapers he found among his mother’s things. One, […]
POSTED: 04/04/19 at 8:26 am. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles