Submitted information Van Wert Counseling Office is adding an art therapy practicum student. Jacey Eikenbary, CIT, is a practicing artist, educator, and art therapist in training. She has used art and the power of creating throughout her life as a form of self-expression and healing. She understands that art has the ability to unlock emotions, […]
POSTED: 05/21/24 at 7:12 pm. FILED UNDER: Business
Kelly R. Dye, 58, passed away on Monday, May 20 , 2024, at University of Toledo Medical Center after a brief but hard-fought battle with lymphoma. He was born April 19, 1966, in Willard to Merlin and Judith K. (Smith) Dye. Kelly attended Buckeye Central High School and was a proud member of the 1982-83 […]
POSTED: 05/21/24 at 5:37 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent sports Van Wert’s Brylen Parker has been named first team All-WBL, while three other Cougars also earned all-league honors. Hayden Davis and Sam Houg were named second team All-WBL, while Briston Wise was named honorable mention in balloting done by league coaches and released this week. Here is a breakdown of all-league baseball […]
POSTED: 05/21/24 at 1:21 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Monday May 20, 2024 12:40 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Blaine Street in the Village of Scott on a report of suspicious persons in area. 1:15 a.m. – Dispatched Van Wert EMS to a location on Towne Center Boulevard in the City of Van Wert for a subject with pain in their […]
POSTED: 05/21/24 at 7:35 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Special services and events are planned locally in observance of Memorial Day, which is Monday, May 27. The holiday weekend’s events will begin at 7 p.m. this Friday with a special free concert by the Van Wert Area Community Concert Band at Fountain Park in downtown Van Wert. Music will include various […]
POSTED: 05/20/24 at 10:19 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor CONVOY — Personnel items made up the majority of Monday’s Crestview Local Schools Board of Education agenda. Before the meeting, a reception was held to honor retiring employees – Crestview High School Principal Dave Bowen, bus driver/paraprofessional Linda Clay, elementary teacher Greg Rickard and special education teacher Diane Wilson. Each one was […]
POSTED: 05/20/24 at 10:18 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff and submitted information Van Wert High School Principal Chuck Rollins has announced that the school will be hold its graduation ceremony for the Class of 2024 at 2 p.m. this Sunday, May 26, in the high school gymnasium. Parking will be available in both the west parking lots (high school and middle […]
POSTED: 05/20/24 at 10:17 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — the Ohio Rail Development Commission approved a grant in the amount of $1,230,025 to RJ Corman Railroad to help with the rehabilitation of two of the railroad’s lines: Greenville and Spencerville-Elgin. The total project cost is estimated at more than $2.4 million. RJ Corman’s Western Ohio Lines consist of […]
POSTED: 05/20/24 at 10:17 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The latest installment of Random Thoughts includes good luck wishes to local athletes, an impressive feat, a ‘grand’ win, an OHSAA referendum item, the Indy 500 and a tasty non-sports thought. Good luck Best of luck to Lincolnview’s softball and baseball teams – they’re slated to play in the regionals and district […]
POSTED: 05/20/24 at 10:16 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Lincolnview scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and that was enough to defeat Parkway 4-3 on Monday. The two out, game winning hit was delivered by Reide Jackson, who doubled home Aiden Hardesty. Earlier in the fifth, trailing 3-1, Holden Price doubled home Chayse Overholt, then Price scored […]
POSTED: 05/20/24 at 10:15 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports