VW independent/submitted information The low gasoline price in Van Wert has remained the same for the past two weeks, with the price at the Murphy USA station the same as two weeks ago at $2.359 a gallon. The two Pak-A-Sak Marathon stations are selling unleaded gasoline at $2.369 a gallon, as are the One Stop […]
POSTED: 01/15/18 at 8:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information On Friday, February 2, the Dental Center of Northwest Ohio/Van Wert Smiles is hosting its second annual Give Kids a Smile Day, an annual event initiated by the American Dental Association and endorsed by the Ohio Dental Association. On Give Kids a Smile Day, local dentists donate their time and expertise to […]
POSTED: 01/15/18 at 8:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Marion Local broke open a close game with a 13-1 third quarter run and went on to defeat Van Wert 55-52 on Saturday night. The Cougars (3-6) have lost six of their last seven games, while Marion Local improved to 6-3 on the season. A basket by Blake Henry gave Van […]
POSTED: 01/15/18 at 7:26 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Two second half scoring droughts were the difference in Van Wert’s 49-45 non-conference girls’ basketball win over Lincolnview on Saturday. After taking a brief 35-33 lead with 3:48 left in the third quarter, Lincolnview was unable to score again in the period. In the fourth quarter, the visitors knotted the contest […]
POSTED: 01/15/18 at 7:23 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Basketball: Crestview 76 Arlington 36 The Crestview Knights cruised to a 76-36 win over Arlington at Ray Etzler Gymnasium on Saturday. The Knights lead 19-8 at the end of the first quarter, 39-19 at halftime and 61-27. As a team, Crestview was 28 of 46 (60 percent) from the floor, 14 […]
POSTED: 01/15/18 at 7:22 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports/submitted information LIMA — The Lincolnview Lancers finished 16th out of 17 teams at the Spartan Wrestling Invitational held at Lima Senior High School on Saturday. Leading the Lancers was Luke Bullinger (113 pounds), who went 2-3 on the day and placed fourth. In the opening round, Bullinger pinned Max Sell of […]
POSTED: 01/15/18 at 7:21 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Here is this week’s high school basketball broadcast schedule for radio stations WKSD 99.7FM and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. All games also stream live at www.thevwindependent.com. Unless otherwise noted, coverage will begin at approximately 7 p.m. with tipoff at 7:30 that evening. Please note the schedule is subject to change. Monday, January 15 […]
POSTED: 01/15/18 at 7:20 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports All area winter sports coaches — bowling, basketball, swimming and wrestling — along with athletic directors are encouraged to send nominations for the Van Wert independent/Northwest Ohio Welch Trophy Student-Athlete of the week to: sports@thevwindependent.com. Due to this week’s holiday, the time to send nominations has been extended by one day […]
POSTED: 01/15/18 at 7:19 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Erma Louise (Dougal) Hoover, 89, of Harrison Township, passed away at 8:40 a.m. Saturday, January 13, 2018, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. She was born March 21, 1928, in Van Wert County, the daughter of Waldo and Matilda (Shockensee) Dougal, who both preceded her in death. On June 11, […]
POSTED: 01/14/18 at 2:35 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent/submitted information Sandra Freeman, coordinator of gifted education for the Western Buckeye Educational Service Center (ESC), announced that the 2018 Journal Gazette Van Wert County Spelling Bee will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, February 5, in the Marsh Foundation School Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Thirteen contestants representing […]
POSTED: 01/13/18 at 8:49 am. FILED UNDER: News