The Van Wert High School cheerleaders will travel to Columbus to compete in the OASSA State Cheerleading and Dance Competition to be held Sunday, March 1, at St. John’s Arena at Ohio State University. The squad, consisting of two seniors, two juniors, five sophomores and three freshmen competed in the regional cheerleading competition held at […]
POSTED: 02/18/20 at 4:47 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer CONVOY — Crestview Local Schools Superintendent Kathy Mollenkopf, along with Lincolnview Local Schools Superintendent Jeff Snyder and Van Wert City Schools Superintendent Vicki Brunn, will head to the Ohio Statehouse on Thursday to offer testimony on the state’s controversial EdChoice voucher program. Mollenkopf informed the Crestview board of the pending trip during […]
POSTED: 02/18/20 at 12:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent LIMA — A Van Wert woman was involved in a fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash that occurred near the intersection of Elida and Arthur avenues in Lima on Monday evening. According to investigating troopers from the Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Kisha Kelly, 29, of Van Wert, was driving a 2007 […]
POSTED: 02/18/20 at 12:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
Shultz, Huber & Associates recently wrapped up its 2019-2020 campaign for the United Way of Van Wert County, and the company’s employees worked together to donate generously. Shultz, Huber employees made donations in support of the 29 local agencies currently being funded by United Way. The company also participated in the Day of Caring food […]
POSTED: 02/18/20 at 12:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Democratic Central Committee will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 26, at The Black Angus on Main. Committee members are urged to attend, and other interested party members are also invited. Members with unpaid dues should also pay them at this time. Tickets for the seven-county Jefferson-Clinton-Carter Dinner will also […]
POSTED: 02/18/20 at 12:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles on the 200th celebration of Paulding County’s founding. This article talks about the Paulding County Courthouse. MELINDA KRICK/for the VW independent PAULDING — Paulding was not Paulding County’s first county seat, and the courthouse is not the first to be constructed here. Those topics will […]
POSTED: 02/17/20 at 9:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Local gasoline prices are mostly below the state average on Monday, according to online gas price site GasBuddy. Several stations share the low gas price in Van Wert, with Murphy USA in the Towne Center shopping center, both Pak-A-Sak Marathon stations on South Shannon and North Washington, the Lassus Handy Dandy station […]
POSTED: 02/17/20 at 8:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Creed Jessee scored a game high 28 points but Lincolnview was unable to overcome a fast start by Arlington in a 76-63 loss in the home finale on Saturday. The visiting Red Devils (17-4) jumped out to a 25-14 first quarter lead, forcing the Lancers to play catch up the rest […]
POSTED: 02/17/20 at 4:57 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor LIMA — Van Wert’s Gabe Steyer won his fourth Western Buckeye League wrestling title and the Cougars had two runner-up finishers and a third place winner at the WBL Championships at Bath High School on Saturday. Wrestling at 147 pounds, Steyer earned a first round bye then pinned Elida’s Dalton Swickrath […]
POSTED: 02/17/20 at 4:56 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports/submitted information COLUMBUS GROVE – Allen East scored 341 points to take the 2020 Northwest Conference wrestling championship at Columbus Grove High School on Saturday. It was Allen East’s fourth consecutive NWC wrestling championship and the school’s ninth overall. Spencerville finished second with 223 points while Bluffton took third at 218.5 points. Allen […]
POSTED: 02/17/20 at 4:55 am. FILED UNDER: Sports