SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor It’s been several days since the 2018-2019 basketball season came to a heartbreaking end for the Van Wert Cougars. The team had No. 1 seed Shawnee on the ropes in the Division II district championship game at Ohio Northern University, but the Indians managed to pull out a 58-54 overtime win. […]
POSTED: 03/14/19 at 4:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Crestview girls’ basketball program concluded its season with head coach Mark Gregory, along with his coaching staff, recognizing the team’s accomplishments throughout the season that ended in sectional finals. Scholar Athletes include: (above, left to right) – Row 1 – Olivia Cunningham, Haley Speith, Kaylee Wolford, Bailey Gregory, and Aleigh Chesbro. Row 2 – […]
POSTED: 03/14/19 at 4:53 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information COLUMBUS — The Division I and II girls basketball All-Ohio teams were announced Wednesday by members of the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. Area players are listed in bold. On Tuesday, the Division III and IV All-Ohio teams were announced (see related story). 2019 DIVISION I GIRLS BASKETBALL ALL-OHIO Player of the Year: Kierstan […]
POSTED: 03/14/19 at 4:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information Paul Hoverman, coordinator of Performing Arts at The Van Wert County Foundation, announces the list of concerts for the 2019 Fountain Park Summer Music Series. The 2019 edition of the popular and lively summer series takes you on a journey through genres of rock from the birth of rock and roll to […]
POSTED: 03/13/19 at 11:16 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The YMCA of Van Wert County will be hosting its annual Good Friday Prayer Breakfast at 7 a.m. Friday, April 19, at Hickory Sticks Golf Club. This year’s featured speakers are Carole Motycka and Jason Stechschulte. Motycka is a native of Van Wert and founder of {bloom.}. Motycka attended Van Wert High […]
POSTED: 03/13/19 at 11:04 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information CLEVELAND — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced his recommendation that Ohio invest more than $10 million over the next two years to address lead poisoning in Ohio. “It is unconscionable to me that in 2019, there are still children whose opportunities are stifled because they live in homes where they are exposed to […]
POSTED: 03/13/19 at 11:02 pm. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Eight people were arraigned this week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court, while other criminal hearings were also held. Jason Allen, 45, of Middle Point, pleaded not guilty to four counts of felonious assault, each a felony of the second degree; four counts of obstructing official business (creating a risk of […]
POSTED: 03/13/19 at 5:15 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information GKN Freight Services has been in Van Wert since January 2000, and is likely the best kept secret in town. The team in Van Wert is small (approximately 37 people), but has a global scope. The Van Wert office is one of three control towers for freight services globally, and has employees in […]
POSTED: 03/13/19 at 7:54 am. FILED UNDER: Business
In photography, the terms portrait and landscape can mean types of photographs. They can also refer to the mode in which the photo was taken. Portrait mode means holding the camera perpendicular to the horizon and landscape mode indicates supporting the camera parallel to the horizon. Only the situation or how the image will be used […]
POSTED: 03/13/19 at 7:48 am. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
Join us this Saturday, March 16, from 6-9 p.m., for great art, snacks, music, awards, good company, and a cash bar. We all have something important to say. We are saying it with art. This all media exhibit is about your visual interpretation of the word or meaning of the word SoapBox. Free entry and […]
POSTED: 03/13/19 at 7:42 am. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?