Elmer F. Dickman, 89, of Delphos, passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at The Meadows of Delphos. He was born February 23, 1929, in Ottoville, the son of Anthony and Magdalena (Miller) Dickman, who both preceded him in death. On January 3, 1950, he married Mary B. Warnecke, who died March 28, 1986. Survivors […]
POSTED: 09/17/18 at 7:36 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Submitted information/Van Wert independent sports LOUISVILLE (KY) — Van Wert High School’s boys’ cross country team and four individuals from the girls’ cross country team made competed at the Trinity Valkyrie Invitational in Louisville (KY) on Saturday. The Cougars partipicated in the highly competitive Varsity Race, placing 17th out of 31 teams in that field. […]
POSTED: 09/17/18 at 6:15 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Lincolnview Lancers won their second cross country invite of the week by placing first by nearly 50 points at the Ottawa-Glandorf Blue/Gold Invitational on Saturday. They were led by a runner-up finish by Alek Bowersock (17:06), followed by Karter Tow in 4th (17:12). Rounding out the varsity spots were Devon Bill in 12th, Jacob […]
POSTED: 09/17/18 at 6:15 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Lincolnview Lady Lancers took home the runner-up trophy finishing second behind Delphos St John’s by seven points. The girls were able to place four in the top 20 of the race, and were led by a ninth place finish by Madison Langdon (21:03). She was followed by Madeline Snyder in 13th, Julia Stetler in […]
POSTED: 09/17/18 at 6:14 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information GALION – Crestview’s boys’ and girls’ cross country teams finished 11th out of 26 teams at the Galion Cross Country Festival on Saturday afternoon. For the Knights, Wyatt Richardson recorded a 15th place finish with a time of 17:38. The No. 2 through No. 5 runners for Crestview had just 43 seconds between […]
POSTED: 09/17/18 at 6:14 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Soccer Lincolnview 3 Miller City 2 Clayton Leeth scored a pair of goals to help the Lancers secure their first win of the season with a 3-2 victory over visiting Miller City on Saturday. Jerron Taylor scored Lincolnview’s other goal, and Jared Pollack had two assists while Kyle Wallis had one. […]
POSTED: 09/17/18 at 6:13 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This edition of the Monday Mailbag centers around Pigskin Pick’Em, Crestview and the best football team in the area. Q: Why do you pick against the Cougars every week? Name withheld upon request A: I don’t. I picked Van Wert in Weeks No. 1 and 2 against Bryan and Wapakoneta, and […]
POSTED: 09/17/18 at 6:12 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Here are this week’s high school and college football broadcast schedules for radio stations WKSD 99.7FM and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. Friday, September 21 WKSD: Antwerp at Wayne Trace – 6:20 p.m. pregame, 7 p.m. kickoff WERT: Shawnee at Van Wert – 6:30 p.m. pregame, 7 p.m. kickoff Saturday, September 22 WKSD: Tulane […]
POSTED: 09/17/18 at 6:11 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Pleasant View Church will celebrate the completion of its building expansion with a dedication service Sunday, September 23. The church is on Ohio 49, two miles north of Wren and a mile south of U.S. 224. The sanctuary dedication service begins at 9 a.m., with an open house to follow from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Light refreshments […]
POSTED: 09/15/18 at 8:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information This week, the Van Wert County Health Collaborative, an initiative led by Van Wert Health and other supporting community organizations, will begin its survey of county residents as part of a community health assessment process. The Van Wert County Health Collaborative is working closely with the Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio and […]
POSTED: 09/15/18 at 8:06 am. FILED UNDER: News