In all the activity of completing the 20118-19 season at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center, it’s been difficult to think about Fountain Park concerts, but that time is quickly approaching. The concerts have all been selected, food vendors have all been drawn, and all the background preparation is in process. Perhaps the snow that just missed our […]
POSTED: 05/02/19 at 8:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
Our current exhibit running through May 12 is our annual High School Invitational. Please take a moment to check out the amazing work these young people are accomplishing. Award winners are: First place, Nate Miller (Bryan), Out of Focus; second place, Abigail Koester (Fort Jennings), Grandma’s Cat; and third place, Isaiah Taylor (Bryan), Feathers in […]
POSTED: 05/02/19 at 8:01 am. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Although all 10 finalists for the 2019 R.K. Thompson Self-Reliance Award display self-reliance in abundance, Hannah Kraner and Zachary Lape were named this year’s top winners during the 49th annual banquet held Wednesday evening in Vantage Career Center’s commons area. Despite the fact that Kraner, daughter of Mitchel and Robin Kraner, was […]
POSTED: 05/02/19 at 7:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Delphos man arraigned on several drug-related charges was one of 14 people to appear for criminal hearings in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Jesse Blackburn, 27, entered not guilty pleas to two counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs, each a felony of the third degree; and one count each of […]
POSTED: 05/02/19 at 7:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio City officials announce a new small business in the village, welcoming All American Food to the community. The business is located in the old ice cream shop on Ohio 118, across from the old school. All American Food’s menu consists of various sandwiches, including smoked pork, pulled pork, cheeseburger, breaded chicken, and harissa chicken, […]
POSTED: 05/02/19 at 7:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the Ohio State Highway Patrol reminds motorcyclists to ride trained and sober. As summer approaches, motorists should be aware of an increase in motorcycles on the roadways. In 2018, there were 3,317 traffic crashes involving motorcycles that resulted in 146 deaths and 2,842 […]
POSTED: 05/02/19 at 7:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information This year’s Senior King and Queen, who were unanimously chosen by the Peony Festival committee, are Max and Linda Gamble. The couple’s selection goes right along with the festival’s theme “Blooming with Tradition.”The Gambles enjoy gardening and sharing the abundance that God gives them with others. Max Gamble has been on the Van […]
POSTED: 05/02/19 at 7:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This bonus edition of Random Thoughts centers around postponements, baseball sectional draws, Van Wert’s Austin and Kirsten Clay, and injuries to Cleveland Indians pitchers. Rain Rain Go Away Mother Nature doesn’t seem to want Van Wert County baseball and softball teams to play. Wednesday’s lone baseball game – Delphos St. John’s […]
POSTED: 05/02/19 at 6:50 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A total of 56 seniors from Van Wert, Crestview, and Lincolnview high schools and 33 area businesses and organizations were honored Tuesday during a CEO (Career Education Opportunity) Breakfast Banquet held at Willow Bend Country Club. Kerry Koontz, the VWHS counselor who created the now countywide program and coordinates it, says it […]
POSTED: 05/01/19 at 7:58 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information EDGERTON — Cooper Farms is proud to announce the completion of its newest addition, Grand Republic Sow Farm. The new farm will be home to just under 6,000 mother pigs, which will give birth to 150,000 piglets per year. Grand Republic is Cooper Farms’ first hog farm in Williams County. The farm will […]
POSTED: 05/01/19 at 7:44 am. FILED UNDER: News