Music means something different to everyone. To some it is the lifeblood that gets them through the day. Yet for others, it’s like a grand novel that sits on the coffee table never to be opened. Music is not demanding. It relishes being the context of life but is also quite pleased to rest in […]
POSTED: 10/16/19 at 10:43 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor We are heading down the home stretch of the 2019 high school football regular season and some interesting area games are on tap this Friday night, including one in the Northwest Conference and a couple in the Midwest Athletic Conference. Last week, I posted my second straight 17-3 record, which boosted […]
POSTED: 10/16/19 at 10:08 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Soccer season came to an end on Wednesday for the Van Wert Lady Cougars and the Lincolnview Lancers. St. Marys Memorial 9 Van Wert 0 ST. MARYS — The No. 4 seed Lady Riders (13-3-3) topped No. 9 seed Van Wert 9-0 in the Division II sectional semifinals at Roughrider Field. […]
POSTED: 10/16/19 at 10:05 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A man sentenced to prison on drug-related charges was one of 11 people who appeared for criminal hearings in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Adam Hector, 32, of Van Wert, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on each of two counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs, each a felony of […]
POSTED: 10/16/19 at 2:20 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information CONVOY — Crestview High School will be performing the musical The Addams Family at 7 p.m. Saturday, November 2, and 3 p.m. Sunday, November 3. The Addams Family is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. In the kooky, upside-down world of the Addams family, to be sad is to be happy, […]
POSTED: 10/16/19 at 6:17 am. FILED UNDER: News
First Federal Savings & Loan of Van Wert recently made a pledge to the Business Development Corporation’s Accelerate Van Wert — a strategic economic growth initiative designed to address three specific challenges facing the Van Wert County economy. Those who would like to learn more about this initiative can contact Andy Czajkowski at andy@statewideford.com. Shown presenting a check […]
POSTED: 10/16/19 at 6:13 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information On Sunday, October 20, and Monday, October 21, Van Wert Civic Theatre and director Jonathan Hodges will be holding auditions for the comedy drama Making God Laugh, a play by Sean Grennan. Auditions will begin at 7 p.m. both days at the theatre, 118 S. Race St. in Van Wert. The show follows […]
POSTED: 10/16/19 at 6:09 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Soil & Water Conservation District is hosting a meeting on Tuesday, December 3, that addresses winter manure and fertilizer spreading. The meeting will take place at the Kenn Feld Group (John Deere) training center, 10305 Liberty Union Road west of Van Wert. Parking is available on the north side […]
POSTED: 10/16/19 at 6:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information First United Methodist Church, corner of Central Avenue and Jefferson Street, will host its yearly Trunk or Treat event Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m.-noon, in the city parking lot across from the church. Vehicles will need to be in place by 9:30 a.m. and plan for more than 500 children to […]
POSTED: 10/16/19 at 6:04 am. FILED UNDER: News
Timothy Charles “Buck“ Kohnen, 61, of Celina, passed away Monday, October 14, 2019, in the Emergency Room at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. He was born August 27, 1958, in Celina, to Norbert J. and Mary Evelyn (Meier) Kohnen, who both preceded him in death. On July 19, 2019, he married the former Tracy (Taylor) Lautzenheiser, who survives. Other survivors include six children, Corey […]
POSTED: 10/16/19 at 5:35 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries