SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Monday Mailbag features questions about competitive balance, the MAC, comparing regions, coaching records, Jim Harbaugh and Ohio State’s playoff chances. Q: Is OHSAA’s competitive balance plan actually working? Name withheld upon request A: It depends on how you look at it. Out of 28 teams that played in state […]
POSTED: 11/26/18 at 1:03 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association has released the pairings and schedule for the football state championship games, which kick off Thursday evening at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. Home teams listed first. Pairings include state rank and record. 7:30 p.m., Thursday, November 29 – Division II: No. […]
POSTED: 11/26/18 at 1:01 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Patricia E. (McCune) Burkheimer, 68, of Van Wert, was called home to be with Jesus at 2:23 a.m. Saturday, November 24, 2018, at Lima Memorial Hospital. She was born July 15, 1950, in Lima, the daughter of Miriam (Haller) Steinebrugge and Robert E. McCune, who both preceded her in death. A 1968 graduate of Spencerville […]
POSTED: 11/25/18 at 7:03 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Lowell “Pep” Pepiot, 85, of Delphos, passed away Friday, November 23, 2018, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born November 12, 1933, in Russia, the son of Ralph and Evelyn (Monnin) Pepiot, who both preceded him in death. On April 11, 1952, he married Miriam Jean Hansel, who died March 26, […]
POSTED: 11/24/18 at 10:22 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent sports The top games from the GMC and NWC, as well as important area non-conference games are included in WKSD 99.7FM’s 2018-2019 girls and boys high school basketball broadcast schedule. After the regular season, WSKD will broadcast a number of tournament games, along with the State Tournament in March. Below is the […]
POSTED: 11/24/18 at 9:33 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Once again, WERT 1220AM/104.3FM will serve as the “Voice of the Cougars” during the upcoming boys high school basketball season. WERT will broadcast all 22 Van Wert High School regular season games along with any and all tournament games. Below is the broadcast schedule for the 2018-2019 season. Saturday, December 1: […]
POSTED: 11/24/18 at 9:32 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Unemployment rose a bit in October — in Van Wert County and a majority of other Ohio counties — according to statistics released this week by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The jobless rate increased in 84 of Ohio’s 88 counties, while unemployment decreased in just one county and […]
POSTED: 11/24/18 at 8:46 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine joined a bipartisan coalition of 32 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court supporting states’ rights to regulate and address the rising cost of prescription drugs to ensure access to affordable prescription drugs. In Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, the attorneys general argue that, in order to protect […]
POSTED: 11/24/18 at 8:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent It has been two decades since Jennings Road Church of Christ first began its Live Nativity drive-through display at the church in 1998. This year’s event will be held Friday, November 30, and Saturday, December 1. The event is free, but donations will be accepted. The event features live animals, including camels, […]
POSTED: 11/24/18 at 8:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert’s Reagan Priest tries to dribble away from three Ottoville defenders during the season during Friday night’s season opener for both teams at Van Wert High School. Unfortunately for the Lady Cougars, powerful Ottoville posted a 52-34 victory. Van Wert will return to action Tuesday at home against Coldwater, while Ottoville will host Crestview […]
POSTED: 11/24/18 at 8:10 am. FILED UNDER: Sports