Van Wert independent sports Crestview 5 Bluffton 1 (baseball) Crestview snapped a 1-1 tie with four runs in the top of the seventh, and the Knights defeated Bluftton 5-1 in Northwest Conference action on Monday. Riley Saylor’s bunt single scored Kaden Short, then Brant Richardson scored on a sacrifice fly by Derek Stout. Korbin Hartman […]
POSTED: 04/10/18 at 6:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Crestview boys’ basketball program recently concluded the season with boys’ basketball head coach Jeremy Best, along with his coaching staff recognizing the team’s accomplishments throughout the season that ended with a regional runner-up trophy and 23-4 record. Basketball Scholar Athletes include: (above, left to right) Row 1: Jace Vining, Derick Dealey, Wade Sheets, Kalen […]
POSTED: 04/10/18 at 6:53 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Crestview cheerleading program concluded their season with cheerleading coach Tori Metzger recognizing the squad’s accomplishments throughout the season. Cheer Scholar Athletes include (above, left to right): Alexandra Sefanek, Savannah Smith, Rosie Bogle, Chloee Case, Chelsea Taylor, Lauren Brecht, Emma Leary, and Krysden Sloan. Cheer Special Awards (below, left to right): Savannah Smith (Most Spirited), […]
POSTED: 04/10/18 at 6:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information Anyone interested in pitching horseshoes in the Van Wert Doubles League should contact Gary Giessler at 419.203.7085 or meet at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds Secretary’s Office on Monday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m.
POSTED: 04/10/18 at 6:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Gaylord E. “Gabe” Baker, 62, of Van Wert, passed away at 2:47 a.m. Monday, April 9, 2018, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He was born July 19, 1955, in Van Wert, the son of Golda M. (Trail) Baker, who survives in Van Wert, and Marion Eugene Baker, who preceded him in death. […]
POSTED: 04/09/18 at 11:06 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent A local man who went to the Van Wert County Correctional Facility to visit an inmate became an inmate himself soon after arriving in the lobby. When deputies saw Ryan L. Schaadt, 33, of Van Wert, come into the visitors area of the jail, they immediately arrested him on a fifth-degree felony […]
POSTED: 04/09/18 at 11:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor This week — National Library Week — is a special week for Brumback Library, which is celebrating its 117th year of existence, as well as its honored position as the first public county library in the United States. The man mostly responsible for the creation of the library — and for which […]
POSTED: 04/09/18 at 8:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Five area boys have been selected as finalists for the 2018 R.K. Thompson Self Reliance Award, according to Breanne Sudduth and Anthony Adams, co-chairs of the Van Wert Service Club’s selection committee. The awards banquet will be held Wednesday, April 18. The Self-Reliance Award program provides cash awards to Van Wert County […]
POSTED: 04/09/18 at 8:13 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and the Salvation Army are asking for support for those left homeless after a Thursday night house fire in Van Wert County. CERT and the Salvation Army have provided an avenue that people in the face of disasters can lean on in their times […]
POSTED: 04/09/18 at 7:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Local gas prices, while seeing some increases, still remain lower than the state average, as of this week. The lowest price in Van Wert is $2.37 per gallon at the Murphy USA station in the Towne Center retail center. Four local stations are selling gasoline at $2.39 a gallon. Those include the […]
POSTED: 04/09/18 at 7:55 am. FILED UNDER: News