Emergency Management Agency information It’s that time of year again when the severe weather season starts ramping up again in northwest Ohio. According to Van Wert County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy, each year storms start hitting shortly after Labor Day and continue through approximately Thanksgiving. “It’s considered the secondary tornado season for Ohio and […]
POSTED: 09/09/14 at 7:31 am. FILED UNDER: News
According to local resident Anita vanden Berg, one of these bald eagles was perched outside her residence on Hickory Sticks Golf Club for a couple of days, when the second bald eagle flew in to join it. vanden Berg quickly grabbed her camera and got this photo of the two majestic birds
POSTED: 09/09/14 at 7:23 am. FILED UNDER: News
Gasoline price information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have fallen 7.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.43 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 gas outlets in Ohio. This compares with the national average that has increased 1.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.44 […]
POSTED: 09/09/14 at 7:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
Information submitted The American Legion Riders’ second annual Poker Run will be held this Saturday, September 13, with registration starting at 10:30 a.m. and the first bike heading out at noon. Cost of the event is $15 for each biker, $20 for motorcycles with riders. The poker run will be held at the American Legion […]
POSTED: 09/09/14 at 7:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert girls’ tennis team finished second at the Elida Tennis Invitational held Saturday. Ali Moreland won the singles division, while Katie Trittschuh and Sydney Felger finished in third place at No. 1 doubles, and the No. 2 doubles team of Hannah Stemen and Kali Agler also finished third. On Monday, the Cougar girls […]
POSTED: 09/09/14 at 7:19 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert golf information CELINA — The Van Wert golf team continued its Monday doldrums, shooting a 191 at the Fox’s Den to lose by 15 strokes to Celina in a Western Buckeye League match-up. Van Wert had one bright spot in freshman Jared Hernandez, who shot four-over 40, with two birdies, in the nine-hole […]
POSTED: 09/09/14 at 7:16 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lincolnview girls’ golf information The Lincolnview Lady Lancer golf team hosted a quad match on Monday evening at Hickory Sticks Golf Club against Minster, Allen East, and Hicksville. Minster was the best team on this night, with a team score of 198. Lincolnview tallied a 201 to take second place, with Hicksville shooting a 208 and […]
POSTED: 09/09/14 at 7:15 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Kick for the Cure information CONVOY — The Crestview and Van Wert girls’ soccer teams will once again be teaming together to kick for an end to breast cancer at their fifth annual Kick for the Cure game on Saturday, September 27, starting at 1 p.m. at Crestview High School. The teams will be selling […]
POSTED: 09/09/14 at 7:15 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Opal Colegrove, 78, of Convoy, died at 6:10 a.m. Monday, September 8, 2014, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. She was born February 25, 1936, in Harlan County, Kentucky, the daughter of the late David and Catherine (Taylor) Wilson. On March 20, 1956, she married Orbie Melvin Colegrove, who preceded her in death […]
POSTED: 09/08/14 at 8:23 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Marilyn L. Kwascigroh, 81, of Van Wert, died at 12:40 a.m. Monday, September 8, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born November 19, 1932, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Carmen and Wilma (Lake) Long. Survivors include two children, John Kwascigroh of Kimmel, Indiana, and Sharon Flint […]
POSTED: 09/08/14 at 8:22 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries