Cougars defeat the Blue Jays

Van Wert independent sports DELPHOS — The Van Wert Cougars continued their winning ways, with a 3-0 ACME baseball win over Delphos St. John’s. Van Wert improved to 9-0 in summer league play. Friday’s game was scoreless until the fourth inning, when Jake Lautzenheiser crossed home plate on a passed ball. James Acquaviva scored in […]

Helmut Breitwieser

Helmut Breitwieser, 74, husband of Janice Huffine Breitwieser, died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at his home in Sumter, South Carolina. Born March 11, 1943, in Yugoslavia, he was a son of Henry Breitwieser and Katharina Dietrich Breitwieser, who both preceded him in death. He was a very active member of First Southern Methodist Church, where he taught […]

Red Cross celebrates century of service

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The West Central Ohio Chapter of the American Red Cross celebrated 100 years of service to its communities on Thursday evening at Lifehouse Church in Van Wert. It was 1917, and the United States was preparing for entry into World War I when the American Red Cross established a presence in west […]

Chamber Coffee

Pete Weir and Ron Scozzari of Northwest State Community College talk about Northwest State’s hybrid training program during a Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce Coffee event held Thursday morning in the First Federal Lecture Hall of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio. Rolls and doughnuts were provided by Truly D’Vine bakery. Van […]

Business Day donation

Jan Tinnel of Citizens Wealth Management will be sponsoring a Business Day at the Camp Clay Aqua Park this summer. Local businesses purchase the day for the Van Wert community; access includes swimming, a floating playground, zipline, paddleboats, a half-acre beach, and the 3,600-square-foot splash pad. New features include water cannons at the splash pad and […]

PUCO provides outage preparation tips

Submitted information COLUMBUS — With summer approaching, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) is reminding consumers of important outage preparation information. While the electric distribution system in Ohio is typically safe and reliable, weather conditions such as thunderstorms and high winds can cause service interruptions. The PUCO offers these tips for being prepared in […]

Red Cross proclamation

U.S. Representative Bob Latta issued a proclamation in honor of the local chapter of the American Red Cross’s centennial celebration. Shown are (from the left) are Red Cross volunteers Sandy Lane and Carol Hennis, Jenna Peper (district representative for Congressman Latta’s office), and Red Cross volunteers Nancy Friemoth and Mark Klausing. (photo submitted)

Latta votes for VA reform legislation

Submitted information WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has joined his colleagues in passing S. 1094, the bipartisan Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act by a vote of 368-55. The legislation will now head to the President’s desk to be signed into law. S. 1094 reforms the agency and allows the VA […]

New information on Heintz

Van Wert independent sports KENT — Preliminary autopsy results show a former Kenton High School football player likely died from hyperthermia, or a high body temperature. Tyler Heintz died Tuesday, a short time after collapsing at Kent State’s Dix Stadium. Heintz and his teammates had just finished a morning workout, and were in the process […]

Two WBL players drafted by MLB teams

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor CELINA — The reigning Western Buckeye League Player of the Year, and Division II Co-State Player of the Year has a decision to make: whether to play baseball at the collegiate level, or professionally. Seth Lonsway is widely considered the top prospect in Ohio State’s incoming recruiting class, but the 2017 […]