SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer CONVOY — Masks will be optional when classes begin in the Crestview Local Schools. During Monday night’s monthly Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Kathy Mollenkopf confirmed the plan of optional masks hasn’t changed and she called the decision to wear a one a personal choice. During the brief meeting, board members heard […]
POSTED: 08/16/21 at 11:29 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Independent staff and submitted information Build Your Future, a hands-on experience for local freshmen and sophomores from all three Van Wert County schools, will take place from 9 a.m. until noon Tuesday, September 14, at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. Students will perform tasks in welding, construction, carpentry, HVAC, and electrical disciplines and gain an […]
POSTED: 08/16/21 at 11:27 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Our beloved mother, Carol A. (Erdenberger) Prill Mounts, 88, of Van Wert, passed away peacefully to her eternal home at 10:10 a.m. Thursday, August 12, 2021, at Park Place Assisted Living in Fort Wayne, Indiana, under the care of Heartland Home Health Care and Hospice. She was born April 14, 1933, in Mansfield and was […]
POSTED: 08/16/21 at 5:39 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Alice Ann (Fawcett) Morris, 89, of York Township, died at 3 a.m. Sunday, August 8, 2021, at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born November 28, 1931, in Clarenceville, Michigan, the daughter of Ben H. and Zelia Magdalene (Crone) Fawcett, who both preceded her in death. On June 17, 1956, she married Calvin […]
POSTED: 08/16/21 at 5:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent news The Van Wert City Board of Education took care of some last minute personnel items during a special meeting held Monday morning. In a meeting that lasted less than 10 minutes, board members accepted the resignations of Aimee Bassett, math teacher at the Van Wert School at the Goedde; middle school […]
POSTED: 08/16/21 at 2:25 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Independent staff and submitted information The Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a business presentation on “why 80 percent of your training doesn’t stick, and what you can do about it,” led by John Kolditz, a senior learning consultant with Rapid Learning Institute from 11:30 a.m.-noon Wednesday, August 25. Rapid Learning offers a unique […]
POSTED: 08/16/21 at 2:20 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Harold Louis Rosendahl, 97, of Van Wert, died at 7:40 p.m. Sunday, August 15, 2021, at his residence. He was born August 23, 1923, in Livingston County, Illinois, to Louis Andrew and Lilly Alma (Baehler) Rosendahl, who both preceded him in death. On February 6, 1949, he married Phyllis Margaret (Shaw) Rosendahl, who died November […]
POSTED: 08/16/21 at 12:38 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Monday Mailbag features questions about Van Wert football, Crestview’s projected finish in the Northwest Conference, Paulding in the Green Meadows Conference and the Ottawa-Glandorf Titans. Q: It was nice to see Van Wert picked to win the WBL and it’s the right pick. How far do you see this […]
POSTED: 08/16/21 at 3:55 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Here are this week’s football broadcast schedules for 99.7FM WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. Both games are scheduled to air live. WKSD will once again carry Ohio State football once the season kicks off on September 2, while WERT will again air University of Toledo football games starting September 4. Friday, August […]
POSTED: 08/16/21 at 3:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Independent staff and submitted information MIDDLE POINT — A second tornado apparently struck Van Wert County last Wednesday afternoon, according to information received over the weekend from County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy. The tornado reportedly struck two miles southwest of Middle Point just prior to 3 p.m. Wednesday. According to McCoy, a resident on […]
POSTED: 08/15/21 at 11:59 pm. FILED UNDER: News