SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Could superstitions be a part of Van Wert’s run to Saturday’s Division II district championship game at Ohio Northern University? “Coaches are wearing everything the same,” Van Wert head coach Mark Bagley explained. “In our sectional semifinal, sectional final and district semifinal games we wore gray pants and red shirts, and […]
POSTED: 03/08/19 at 5:16 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports COLUMBUS — Van Wert’s Gabe Steyer won his opening round match of the OHSAA Wrestling State Tournament at the Jerome Schottenstein Center on Thursday. The 138-pound junior improved to 41-2 by pinning Ethan Mueller of Minerva in 1:24. Steyer’s next opponent will be Wade Monebrake of Eaton in the Division II […]
POSTED: 03/07/19 at 9:14 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Two old Vaudevillians who haven’t spoken to each other in more than a decade are asked to reunite for a television comedy retrospective. What could go wrong? That’s the premise of Neil Simon’s classic comedy, The Sunshine Boys, which begins tonight at Van Wert Civic Theatre. Veteran VWCT actor Rick Workman is Willie […]
POSTED: 03/07/19 at 8:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Van Wert man sentenced to prison was one of 11 people who appeared for criminal hearings this past week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Anthony Sexton, 54, changed his plea to guilty to one count of robbery, a felony of the second degree. Judge Martin D. Burchfield then sentenced […]
POSTED: 03/07/19 at 8:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert fans (above) were out in force for the Cougars’ thrilling overtime win over Defiance in a Division II district semifinal game played Wednesday at Ohio Northern University. Game story and photo on Sports Page. Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 03/07/19 at 8:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Westwood Behavioral Health Center will be holding its next session in the Community Learning Series from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, March 11. Bob Lippi, program director of the Turn Right and Go Straight (TRAGS) program, will be presenting that evening. The TRAGS program is a Christ-based addiction and recovery program and family support group. Westwood […]
POSTED: 03/07/19 at 8:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The YWCA of Van Wert County will be offering Spring Break activities for kids. From March 18-21, children in grades K-5 can participate in structured activities led by YWCA Youth Enrichment staff while school is out. The program will run from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Thursday of that week. Breakfast, lunch, […]
POSTED: 03/07/19 at 8:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 1 has announced that Ohio 81, between Mendon Road and Thomas Road, west of the village of Elgin, is expected to close March 19 for approximately 45 days for the replacement of twin culvert structures. The project also includes drainage work on both sides of the […]
POSTED: 03/07/19 at 8:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
Melvin W. Kloeppel, 98, of Delphos, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at Vancrest Health Care Center of Delphos. He was born June 19, 1920, in Putnam County, the son of Walter and Flora (Allemeier) Kloeppel, who both preceded him in death. On July 9, 1946, he married the former Alma Heidlebaugh, and she […]
POSTED: 03/07/19 at 7:15 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor ADA — It came down to one play, and it was perfectly executed. Owen Treece fired a perfect alley oop pass to Nate Place who scored off the glass with three seconds left in overtime to give Van Wert a 27-25 win over Defiance in the Division II district semifinals at […]
POSTED: 03/07/19 at 12:34 am. FILED UNDER: Sports