VW independent/submitted information In celebration of National Health Center Week, Family Health Care of Northwest Ohio will be hosting its seventh annual “31” Bag Bingo. The event will be held Wednesday, August 7, at The Knights of Columbus Hall, 425 Woodland Ave. in Van Wert. Doors will open at 5 p.m., early bird game is […]
POSTED: 08/03/19 at 6:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information MIDDLE POINT — The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association, along with Friends of the NRA, is hosting a Men’s Fun Shoot on August 10. There will be two sessions: A morning session, from 10 a.m. to noon, is for inexperienced or novice shooters. The afternoon session, from 1 to 3 p.m., is […]
POSTED: 08/03/19 at 6:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert High School’s football team took the field for practice on Friday morning. Players spent the morning going through various drills on offense, defense and special teams. The Cougars will scrimmage at Parkway on August 10, at Allen East on August 16, and home against Crestview on August 23. The season opener is August […]
POSTED: 08/02/19 at 7:24 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
The YMCA and Hickory Sticks recently held their second annual free youth golf clinic. Daily attendance was over 70 children. The free golf clinic included instruction on chipping, putting, driving and course etiquette. Hickory Sticks members as well as other volunteers led the youth clinic. For additional photos of the week, visit the Hickory Sticks […]
POSTED: 08/02/19 at 7:23 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Urban Conrad Fuerst, 97, of Delphos, passed away Friday, August, 2, 2019, at Vancrest Health Care Center. He was born June 9, 1922, in Delphos, the son of Hank and Rosa Saum Fuerst, who both preceded him in death. His mother remarried Gus Fuerst, and his stepfather also preceded him in death. He married Ann […]
POSTED: 08/02/19 at 4:04 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent/submitted information Crestview bus routes have been updated for the 2019-2020 school year. Descriptions of each route are described below. Route 1: (Driver: Dave Springer, Bus 9) AM/PM Routes Leave Crestview. West on Tully Street to Main Street (becomes Ohio 49). North on Ohio 49. Cross U.S. 30 to Lincoln Highway. West on Lincoln Highway, […]
POSTED: 08/02/19 at 8:50 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
Georgia M. Fry, 93, formerly of Van Wert, died Wednesday July 31, 2019, at the Perham Living Nursing Home in Perham, Minnesota. She was born December 15, 1926, in Dixon, the daughter of George A. and Zelda M. (Wise) Pierce, who both preceded her in death. On December 23, 1944, she married Elzie Wayne Fry, who […]
POSTED: 08/02/19 at 8:16 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Believe it or not, the 2019 high school fall sports season is right around the corner, and the VW independent is ready for extensive coverage. The Sports page will once again feature complete game stories and recaps of all fall sports – football, soccer, volleyball, golf, tennis and cross country. Our […]
POSTED: 08/02/19 at 4:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer The Vantage Career Center Board of Education made short work of a light agenda on Thursday, wrapping up the August monthly meeting in just 26 minutes. High School Director Mike Knott told the board that enrollment is at 473 students and he said staff members are preparing for the upcoming school year, […]
POSTED: 08/01/19 at 8:49 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Updated information from Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach notes that the investigation into criminal activity in the County Auditor’s Office stems from a complaint about alleged criminal activity that is believed to have occurred in May of this year. The investigation does not involved the former county auditor, Nancy Dixon, […]
POSTED: 08/01/19 at 3:33 pm. FILED UNDER: News