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Friday, Mar. 29, 2024

Van Wert independent sports COLUMBUS GROVE — The Crestview Knights put the finishing touches on an outright Northwest Conference boys’ basketball championship with a 75-49 road victory against Columbus Grove on Friday night. It’s the 18th NWC basketball title for Crestview, and the Knights finished the regular season with 15 consecutive wins and a record […]

POSTED: 02/24/18 at 8:24 am. FILED UNDER: Sports

Drew Bagley moves in for two of his 20 points, as the Van Wert Cougars closed the regular season with a 52-45 Western Buckeye League victory over Defiance on Friday night. Jacoby Kelly added 17 for Van Wert (11-10, 5-4 WBL). The Cougars will begin Division II sectional tournament action against Maumee at Findlay High […]

POSTED: 02/24/18 at 8:23 am. FILED UNDER: Sports

VW independent/submitted information Vicki Profit, Republican candidate for county commissioner will be having a “Meet and Eat” event today from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the 133 Bistro in downtown Van Wert. Local residents can come out and meet Profit and have lunch at the restaurant. The event is casual and well-wishers can come […]

POSTED: 02/24/18 at 7:09 am. FILED UNDER: News

Cheryl A. McPhail, 70, of Van Wert, passed away at 9:36 p.m. Thursday, February 22, 2018, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born July 27, 1947, in Van Wert, the daughter of Bertram E. and Zelma L. (Harter) Crates, who both preceded her in death. On August 17, 1974, she married […]

POSTED: 02/23/18 at 10:10 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries

Crestview Knight-Vision, along with the high school chorus, jazz band, and middle school swing choir will be presenting their annual dinner theater March 23 & 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the Crestview auditeria.  Tickets for this year’s “Dancing through the Decades” dinner theater will go on sale Monday evening, February 26, to the general public […]

POSTED: 02/23/18 at 8:11 am. FILED UNDER: Youth

VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County of Developmental Disabilities (VWCBDD) has been in the community for over 50 years, providing services and funds to meet the needs of those with disabilities. The board has a network of over 100 dedicated employees providing an array of services for individuals and families in the community. It […]

POSTED: 02/23/18 at 8:04 am. FILED UNDER: News

VW independent/submitted information A second student is in custody for making threatening social media posts targeting Crestview students, according to Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach. The sheriff announced that his office has arrested a Crestview student in connection with two Instagram posts that contained threats toward Crestview Local Schools and its students. During […]

POSTED: 02/23/18 at 8:01 am. FILED UNDER: News

VW independent/submitted information Van Wert Rotary Club is now accepting applications for the project, or projects, to be funded by its annual charity auction. Annually since 1988, the club has provided resources to community organizations, government entities, and other not-for-profit groups under the auspices of the Van Wert Rotary Foundation, a charitable organization. Projects to […]

POSTED: 02/23/18 at 7:53 am. FILED UNDER: News

Lincolnview High School senior basketball player Olivia Gorman has been chosen as this week’s Van Wert independent/Northwest Ohio Welch Trophy Student Athlete of the Week. The 5-7 guard is a three year starter, a second team All-NWC selection for the 2017-2018 season and she maintains a 3.62 grade point average. “She is a leader on […]

POSTED: 02/23/18 at 7:10 am. FILED UNDER: Sports

Van Wert independent sports ROSSFORD — Van Wert High School freshman Lorrie Decker’s score of 578 was enough to qualify her for the Division II OHSAA state bowling tournament. Decker rolled games of 169-182-227 at Thursday’s district competition at Interstate Lanes in Rossford to move on to Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl on March 3. Teammate […]

POSTED: 02/23/18 at 7:09 am. FILED UNDER: Sports