SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Crestview and Delphos St. John’s reached Tuesday’s Division IV district semifinal game at Elida in different ways. The No. 1 seed Knights (22-1) cruised past Temple Christian 57-22 in Friday night’s upper bracket sectional championship game at Van Wert High School, then the No. 5 seed Blue Jays (16-7) used a […]
POSTED: 03/04/19 at 1:52 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
To the Editor: It was late in the evening on Labor Day 2014 when the ambulance transporting my Mom from Parkview Hospital stopped in front of the Inpatient Hospice Center. Earlier in the day, my family made the heart-wrenching decision, after hearing the latest results of the medical tests from my Mom’s traumatic brain injury, […]
POSTED: 03/04/19 at 8:27 am. FILED UNDER: Letters to the Editor
Country legend Travis Tritt entertained a sellout crowd on Saturday with nothing more than an acoustic guitar and his still-excellent voice as he sang a number of his hits for his cheering fans. Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 03/04/19 at 8:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Local gasoline prices are up overall, but remain under the state average, according to Monday’s prices listed on the GasBuddy website. Low gas price in Van Wert is $2.10 a gallon, down 4 cents from last week, while the high price of $2.24 a gallon is a nickel higher than last week. […]
POSTED: 03/04/19 at 8:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — The Ohio Emergency Management Agency recently posted the 2019 State of Ohio Hazard Mitigation Plan (SOHMP) draft for review and comment. The draft SOHMP contains information on natural hazards that could impact Ohio and the state’s blueprint for reducing risk posed by those hazards. The highest priority hazards in Ohio include: […]
POSTED: 03/04/19 at 7:59 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Just a reminder that State Representative Craig Riedel, R-Defiance, will be meeting with constituents this Friday, March 8, at Truly Divine Bread Company in downtown Van Wert. Called “Coffee with Craig”, the event will allow local constituents to sit down with Riedel from 9-10:30 a.m. Friday to discuss important state issues impacting […]
POSTED: 03/04/19 at 7:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
Gabe Steyer became Van Wert High School’s first ever district wrestling champion by going 4-0 at the Division II districts at Norwalk High School. The 138 pound junior went 2-0 on Friday, then defeated Jacob Koleszar of Vermilion 7-2 and Caden Blust of Tiffin Columbian 10-2 in Saturday’s semifinal and final matches to capture the […]
POSTED: 03/04/19 at 4:57 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports COLUMBUS — Van Wert’s Nathan Bidlack ended his high school bowling career by placing 25th at Saturday’s Division II State Tournament at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl. Bidlack finished with a 632 series (199, 207, 226), the same as St. Henry’s Noah Stammen. St. Marys Memorial won the team title a day […]
POSTED: 03/04/19 at 4:57 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Monday Mailbag features questions about Van Wert’s tournament chances, tournament seeding, the Elida district and an all-WBL district. Q: Here’s a question and don’t sugarcoat the answer. How far can Van Wert really go in the tournament? Name withheld upon request A: Here’s the non-sugarcoated response – if the […]
POSTED: 03/04/19 at 4:56 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced this week’s regional tournament pairings in girls’ basketball throughout the the state. Ottoville and Minster are the only area teams to qualify for the regionals, and both will compete in Division IV. Division I Region 1 – Canton Eastlake North (24-1) […]
POSTED: 03/04/19 at 4:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports