VW independent/submitted information The Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio, along with Enrich Series Presenting Sponsors Unverferth Family Dentistry and Roger and Kay Okuley, announce the addition of a second show for the vastly popular “I am, He Said-Celebrate the Music of Neil Diamond” concert on March 21, 2020. With the 7:30 p.m. show […]
POSTED: 10/04/19 at 6:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County guidance counselors are sponsoring a College Night event to be held at Vantage Career Center from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 16. A cooperative project of guidance counselors from Crestview, Lincolnview, Vantage, and Van Wert school districts, the October 16 event is an open forum to assist students and […]
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Van Wert High School tennis players Kaylee Jennings and Jada Buckner are this week’s Van Wert independent/Northwest Ohio Welch Trophy Student Athletes of the Week. The second doubles team finished the regular season with a perfect 20-0 record and the two were named to the All-WBL team. Jennings is also the band’s field commander and […]
POSTED: 10/04/19 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lincolnview celebrates after clinching at least a share of the 2019 NWC volleyball championship with a 25-18, 25-18, 25-18 victory over defending co-champion Crestview on Thursday. The Lady Lancers (18-2, 7-0 NWC) will travel to New Knoxville on Monday, can capture an outright title with a win over Ada at home on Tuesday. Crestview dropped […]
POSTED: 10/04/19 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Van Wert’s Gavin Flickinger and Lincolnview’s Evan Miller hit the links in district golf action on Thursday morning, and Van Wert’s volleyball and girls’ soccer teams were in action at night. District golf Gavin Flickinger’s season and high school golf career came to an end in the Division II golf district […]
POSTED: 10/04/19 at 3:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Charles E. “Charlie” Buettner, 83, of Delphos, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at Vancrest Health Care Center of Delphos. He was born August 11, 1936, in Delphos, the son of Everett and Eleanor (Hesseling) Buettner, who both preceded him in death. On September 12, 1959, he married the former Doris Robinson, and she survives […]
POSTED: 10/03/19 at 2:49 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Six people changed their pleas to criminal charges during hearings held this week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Chad Harter, 41, of Willshire, changed his plea to guilty to one count of felonious assault, a felony of the second degree. Judge Martin D. Burchfield ordered a presentence investigation and scheduled […]
POSTED: 10/03/19 at 8:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The YWCA of Van Wert County Victim Services Department has several community events slated for the Domestic Violence Awareness month in October. Purple is the international awareness color for domestic violence and 1 in 4 women will experience some sort of intimate partner violence. All month long, purple lights will shine in […]
POSTED: 10/03/19 at 7:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information People walk or run for various reasons. Whether it is exercise or out of necessity, safety should be a primary concern. That is why the Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding both pedestrians and motorists that pedestrian safety is a shared responsibility. “Pedestrians and motorists each have an important role in safety,” said […]
POSTED: 10/03/19 at 7:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Reservations are now open for members and the general public for Off Stage Productions’ next dinner theatre show A Doublewide Texas Christmas, a two-act comedy written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten. Performances will again be held at Vantage Career Center, 818 N. Franklin St. in Van Wert. Show dates are […]
POSTED: 10/03/19 at 6:52 am. FILED UNDER: News