NOAH KRITES/special to the VW independent The first meeting of the Clever Clovers was held February 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the Van Wert Middle School Healthy Choices classroom. The meeting included the election of officers, and they are as follows: President, Gabby Perkins; vice president, Maria Bagley; secretary, Grace Linton; treasurer, Kayla Krites; media […]
POSTED: 03/25/19 at 5:49 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor COLUMBUS — For the second time in five seasons, the Crestview Knights are OHSAA Division IV state basketball champions. The No. 2 ranked Knights handily defeated No. 1 Berlin Hiland 58-38 at the Jerome Schottenstein Center at Ohio State University on Saturday. Along the way, Crestview shot 21 of 36 (58 […]
POSTED: 03/23/19 at 10:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
The celebration was on after OHSAA Executive Director Jerry Snodgrass presented the Division IV state championship trophy to Crestview, after the Knights defeated Berlin Hiland 58-38 at the Schottenstein Center on Saturday. Video by Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 03/23/19 at 9:25 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information CONVOY — There will be a Welcome Home celebration for the Crestview boys’ basketball team Saturday night when the Knights return from Columbus. Fire trucks from Wren and Convoy and Van Wert County Sheriff’s deputies will escort the bus through Convoy. The team will then be welcomed back in the Ray Etzler Gymnasium […]
POSTED: 03/23/19 at 10:32 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor LIMA — The Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 1 has released an update on 2018-19 winter operations for each separate county, as well as the district as a whole. With the exception of Van Wert County, area counties’ and the districtwide winter operations costs were lower than last winter. Overall, with the […]
POSTED: 03/23/19 at 8:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
POSTED: 03/23/19 at 8:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County 4-H Program is participating in “A Bench for Caps” (ABC) program with Green Tree Plastics to help replace wooden benches on the fairgrounds with 100-percent recycled plastic lumber made from caps, lids, and otherwise unusable plastic tops. Each 4-H club in the county has been challenged to collect […]
POSTED: 03/23/19 at 8:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information ST. MARYS — After paying back nearly $1.5 million to members late last year, Midwest Electric is returning another $1 million in patronage cash back to members in late March due to having a strong financial year. Checks will be mailed March 21, with the average residential member receiving a $71 check. Last November’s $1.5 million was […]
POSTED: 03/23/19 at 8:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor COLUMBUS — Here are some observations and key moments from Friday’s 59-49 Crestview win over Richmond Heights in the Division IV state semifinals at the Jerome Schottenstein Center. Foul trouble Both teams had to deal with foul trouble. Javin Etzler sat down with his second personal foul 30 seconds into the […]
POSTED: 03/23/19 at 4:22 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor COLUMBUS — Javin Etzler scored 25 points, all in the second half, and pulled down 12 rebounds to power Crestview past Richmond Heights 59-49 in the Division IV state semifinals at the Jerome Schottenstein Center on Friday. The Knights (27-1), ranked No. 2 in the state, will play No. 1 Berlin […]
POSTED: 03/22/19 at 6:42 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports