SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor COLUMBUS — The state’s top two teams in Division IV will meet for the state title in Columbus on Saturday. Berlin Hiland (28-1) finished No. 1 in the final Associated Press poll of the season, followed by Crestview (27-1) The Hawks were down by eight in the second quarter, but rallied […]
POSTED: 03/22/19 at 6:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Rosalie (Thatcher) Kirkland, 96, of Berne, Indiana, passed away at 7:19 a.m. Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Swiss Village Retirement Community. She was born in Hoaglin Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of Herbert and Goldie (Carmean) Thatcher, who both preceded her in death. Rosalie married Floyd W. Kirkland in 1945, a marriage and partnership […]
POSTED: 03/22/19 at 4:12 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent/submitted information CONVOY — Warren and Marilyn Reed Scholarship Fund has been established to acknowledge and honor the contributions the Reeds have made to the Crestview School District and Van Wert County agriculture. Anyone wanting to contribute to the fund may send tax-deductible donations to the Convoy Community Foundation, P.O. Box 482, Convoy, […]
POSTED: 03/22/19 at 8:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The City of Van Wert was awarded the Certified Local Government designation by Nathan Bevil, community planning and preservation manager. The responsibilities of the Certified Local Government include maintaining an historic preservation commission. The National Historic Preservation Act established a nationwide program of financial and technical assistance to preserve historic properties-buildings, […]
POSTED: 03/22/19 at 7:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released the second installment of State Opioid Response (SOR) grants that includes a $29,122,692 grant to the Ohio Department of Health to address Ohio’s opioid epidemic. […]
POSTED: 03/22/19 at 7:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association will be hosting an M-1 Garand match. This match will be held Saturday, March 30, at the Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Club, 9093 Ringwald Road near Middle Point. The safety briefing will be held at 9:15 a.m. and the match will start at 9:30 that morning. […]
POSTED: 03/22/19 at 7:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
Connie Jean Bolenbaugh, 64, of Van Wert, died Tuesday afternoon, March 19, 2019, at Van Wert Health. She was born November 8, 1954, in Van Wert, the daughter of Eileen (Knittle) Rice, who survives in Van Wert, and George Rice, who preceded her in death. On June 19, 1987, she married Merl L. Bolenbaugh, who […]
POSTED: 03/22/19 at 7:31 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Xenia High School senior Samari Curtis has been named as Ohio Mr. Basketball by a statewide media panel. Curtis will receive the Mr. Basketball award Friday night at the OHSAA boys basketball state tournament. Headed to the University of Cincinnati, the 6-4 Curtis averaged 34.4 points per game this season to […]
POSTED: 03/22/19 at 3:53 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports COLUMBUS — Here are the probable starters for Friday’s Ohio High School Athletic Association Division IV Final Four basketball game between Richmond Heights and Crestview. Tipoff time is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center at Ohio State University. Richmond Heights (21-6) Starters G – […]
POSTED: 03/22/19 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
POSTED: 03/21/19 at 8:00 am. FILED UNDER: News