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Tuesday, Jul. 28, 2026

Van Wert independent sports In Monday’s non-conference softball game at Lincolnview High School, the Lady Lancers fell to Coldwater, 6-1. Lakin Brant paced Lincolnview with two hits, while Macala Ashbaugh, McKenzie Davis, and Zoe Miller each finished with a hit. Haley Overholt had two stolen bases. On the mound, Ashbaugh took the loss. Lincolnview (0-2) will […]

POSTED: 04/04/17 at 7:09 am. FILED UNDER: Sports

Freda J. Lay, 91, of Celina, passed away at 11:19 a.m. Monday, April 3, 2017, at the Gardens in Celina. She was born September 9, 1925, in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Eugene and Hilda (Bahl) Mathewson, who both preceded her in death. On February 21, 1946, she married Paul Eugene Lay, who died August […]

POSTED: 04/04/17 at 6:37 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries

Tammy Marlene Wood Morefield of Van Wert passed away at 1:54 a.m. Friday, March 31, 2017, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. She was born March 24, 1965, in Alexandria, Virginia, the daughter of Ray Wood Sr., who survives in Kentucky, and Phyllis Thatcher, who survives in Rockford. On June 12, 1982, she […]

POSTED: 04/03/17 at 4:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries

Van Wert independent sports (Please note: games/events subject to change) Monday, April 3 Softball: Coldwater at Lincolnview (5 p.m.) Baseball: Parkway at Van Wert (5 p.m.) Tuesday, April 4 Track and Field: Ottoville, Lincolnview at Crestview (4:30 p.m.) Track and Field: Van Wert, Paulding at Defiance (4:30 p.m.) Softball: Crestview at Hicksville (5 p.m.) Softball: […]

POSTED: 04/03/17 at 1:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports

Van Wert independent sports CONVOY –– The Crestview Lady Knights dropped two games, during Saturday’s softball quad at Owen Pugh Field. The Lady Knights first fell to Shawnee, 10-8. Kristen Etzler was three-for-four at the plate with three RBI and two runs scored, while Sydney Bowen went two-for-five with an RBI and two runs scored. […]

POSTED: 04/03/17 at 1:23 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor The Van Wert Cougars continued their winning ways Saturday, by sweeping a non-conference doubleheader against Bryan. The Cougars improved to 6-0 on the season, with 2-0 and 3-0 victories over the Golden Bears at Russell Fisher Field at Smiley Park. Lawson Blackmore went the distance in game one, allowing just two […]

POSTED: 04/03/17 at 8:56 am. FILED UNDER: Sports

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor The Lincolnview Lancers jumped out to an early lead, then held on to defeat the Wayne Trace Raiders 6-4 in a contest that was set up just hours before the first pitch. The game was added to the schedule around noon Saturday, then was played four hours later, after Lincolnview’s planned […]

POSTED: 04/03/17 at 8:55 am. FILED UNDER: Sports

Bernadette Peters (above on piano) provided her own inimitable style and virtuosity, while the Boston Pops Orchestra showed why it is “America’s Orchestra” as the two combined to put on a fabulous gala concert in honor of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio’s 10th anniversary. Adding to the excellence of the performance was pianist […]

POSTED: 04/03/17 at 8:38 am. FILED UNDER: News

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor It was a night of glamour and glitz, a night of fantastic entertainment, but — most of all — it was a night to remember, as the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio celebrated its 10th anniversary with a gala event that won’t long be forgotten. The idea of a performing […]

POSTED: 04/03/17 at 8:31 am. FILED UNDER: News

Submitted information Van Wert Medical Services welcomes Todd Gammill, M.D., as a physician in internal medicine. Dr. Gammill joins Christine Ulrich, C.N.P. and Scott Jarvis, M.D. in Suite 105 of the Van Wert Health Center, 140 Fox Road in Van Wert. Dr. Gammill is board certified in both internal medicine and cardiology. “One of the […]

POSTED: 04/03/17 at 8:21 am. FILED UNDER: News