Central Mutual Insurance Company recently held its annual United Way Campaign. Employees donated a record-setting $89,508,36, which the company matched for a total contribution of $179,016.72. Central employees also participated in the United Way Day of Caring by completing a project at Wee Care Learning Center, donating food, and donating blood. Shown are (from the […]
POSTED: 10/27/18 at 7:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Seniors in Van Wert High School Biomedical program and Career Education Opportunity (CEO) program students participated in a mock disaster drill day at Van Wert Health on Wednesday. The drill simulated how the hospital would respond to a county-wide influx of patients with influenza. The 14 participating senior students were given a […]
POSTED: 10/27/18 at 7:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Today is when Halloween is being celebrated in Van Wert and most communities in the county — a day that many kids — and adults as well — look forward to each year. Trick or treating will take place at various times today in Van Wert and surrounding communities, while churches and […]
POSTED: 10/27/18 at 7:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Van Wert put the wraps on a fine 8-2 (7-2 WBL) regular season and clinched a home playoff game with a 37-0 victory over visiting Defiance on Friday. The Cougars will be the No. 3 seed in Division IV, Region 14, and will likely host the Huron Tigers (7-3) on Saturday […]
POSTED: 10/27/18 at 6:19 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor PAULDING – Drew Kline rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another to lead Crestview to a share of the Northwest Conference championship with a 50-8 win at Paulding on Friday. The Knights, Spencerville and Columbus Grove each claimed a piece of the title with 6-1 conference records. “This group hasn’t […]
POSTED: 10/27/18 at 6:18 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Area conference and league championships were decided on Friday night. Below is a brief synopsis of what happened in the Northwest Conference, the Western Buckeye League, the Green Meadows Conference and the Midwest Athletic Conference, along with area teams that qualified for the postseason. NWC Crestview (9-1), Spencerville (8-2) and Columbus […]
POSTED: 10/27/18 at 6:18 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Here are final scores of area high school football games played in Week No. 10 of the season. WBL Van Wert 37 Defiance 0 Wapakoneta 26 St. Marys Memorial 24 Ottawa-Glandorf 44 Elida 18 Kenton 44 Bath 18 Celina 28 Shawnee 21 NWC Crestview 50 Paulding 8 Spencerville 54 Delphos Jefferson […]
POSTED: 10/26/18 at 9:42 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Gary L. High, 70, of Van Wert, passed away early Friday morning, October 26, 2018, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born March 5, 1948, in Van Wert, the son of Glenn and Henrietta (Potter) High, who both preceded him in death. On August 7, 1976, he married the former Cathy […]
POSTED: 10/26/18 at 3:21 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent/submitted information LIMA – Van Wert High School students surprised a lot of people by winning the MakerFest competition and career event in Lima last year — the first year VWHS students competed in the event. This year, with a total of 82 students participating in the event, held this past week for the […]
POSTED: 10/26/18 at 9:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information PAULDING –Small coins make a big difference when Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative members join together to fund change in their communities. More than $12,400 in third-quarter grants was distributed to 12 local organizations, including three Van Wert County-based organizations, through the co-op’s Operation Round Upprogram. Grants for Van Wert County organizations include […]
POSTED: 10/26/18 at 9:41 am. FILED UNDER: News