Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, recently recognized Debra Laudick as Van Wert Lodge’s “Elk of the Year” for the 2020-2021 Lodge Year. Laudick was presented with a special certificate issued by the Grand Lodge and signed by Grand Exalted Ruler Paul R. Ryan. The “Elk Of The Year” is awarded by […]
POSTED: 09/29/21 at 9:43 pm. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Piqua man will spend between 25 and 30½ years in prison after being convicted of charges related to an armed robbery at the Brookside Carryout earlier this year. A jury found Anthony Hoskinson, 48, guilty of two counts of aggravated robbery, each a felony of the first degree, following a trial […]
POSTED: 09/29/21 at 11:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor When it comes to a possible Western Buckeye League title, outright or shared, the No. 9 Van Wert Cougars control their own destiny. If the Cougars (5-1, 4-1 WBL) win out they’ll capture a share of the league championship, while the same be said for Wapakoneta (4-2, 4-1 WBL). Those two […]
POSTED: 09/29/21 at 4:00 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor CONVOY — A tough challenge – the toughest of the season – awaits Crestview on Friday as the Knights will travel to Columbus Grove to face the three-time defending Northwest Conference champions. The Bulldogs, ranked No. 8 in Division VI, are the only undefeated NWC team (6-0, 3-0) while Crestview enters […]
POSTED: 09/29/21 at 3:57 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Volleyball Crestview 3 Allen East 0 CONVOY — Crestview improved to 10-4 (4-1 NWC) with a 25-13, 26-24, 25-18 win over Allen East on Tuesday. Cali Gregory had 28 assists, seven kills, three blocks and was 16-of-18 with two aces from the service line. Laci McCoy had 11 kills while Myia […]
POSTED: 09/29/21 at 3:55 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent staff For the first time in its nearly 20 years of existence, The Van Wert independent is getting a new editor. Effective October 1, Editor Dave Mosier will be retiring from the position he has held since the independent’s first edition hit the Internet in early January 2002. “It has been a great run and […]
POSTED: 09/28/21 at 11:59 pm. FILED UNDER: News
PERRY LUHN/for the Van Wert independent It has been almost two years since a musical hit the stage at Van Wert Civic Theatre. That’s too long. But now VWCT has chosen to partner with Encore Theatre in Lima to produce something relatively new. Motherhood the Musical is the story of a woman in the throes of […]
POSTED: 09/28/21 at 11:49 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Rotary Club has donated $1,000 to the Van Wert County Humane Society’s capital campaign. Shown are (from the left) Jeff Hood, Humane Society board member; Tara Bonifas, Rotary treasurer; Vicki Smith, Rotary president; and Sarah Burden, Humane Society board member. Donations can still be made to the humane society’s new building project by […]
POSTED: 09/28/21 at 10:50 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Independent staff and submitted information CONVOY — The Convoy Historical Society will host Jim Pickett, author of the Bones of Kekionga trilogy, on Sunday, November 7, starting at 1:30 p.m., at the Convoy Opera House, 111 S. Main St. in Convoy. Pickett has a connection to Convoy, as his mother was born there and a […]
POSTED: 09/28/21 at 10:45 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Loretta Anne Siders, 86, passed away at 8:20 a.m. Monday, September 27, 2021, at her residence in Van Wert. She was born July 27, 1935, in Columbus Grove, the daughter of Frances V. and Lydia M. (DeCamp) Searfoss, who both preceded her in death. Survivors include her sons, Westley (Cheryl) Jenkins of Cleveland, Tennessee, and […]
POSTED: 09/28/21 at 12:49 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries