Van Wert independent sports ST. HENRY — In a meeting of two state ranked teams, Van Wert held off a late charge to defeat St. Henry 8-5 on Monday. The Cougars (23-2, No. 8, Division II) enjoyed an 8-1 lead entering the bottom of the sixth, but the Redskins (No. 7, Division IV) plated four […]
POSTED: 05/20/19 at 9:56 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Van Wert’s Charlie Witten and Defiance’s Tom Held were named Western Buckeye League co-Coaches of the Year, and the Cougars placed six players on the All-WBL baseball team. Witten led the Cougars to a WBL co-championship with the Bulldogs. It was the school’s first league baseball championship in 35 years. Van […]
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Grandlake Crocs 13 year old club volleyball team competed in Columbus over the weekend for their regional tournament, and the team came in first place their division. Local members are (front row, left to right): Reagan Dunlap, Lincolnview, Abigail Sheets, Parkway; Madison Pugh, Lincolnview; Emma Bowersock, Lincolnview, and Ashlyn Price, Lincolnview. Back row (left to […]
POSTED: 05/20/19 at 9:55 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports TIFFIN — Thursday’s Division II district semifinal baseball game between Van Wert and Lexington has been moved from Heidelberg University to the University of Tiffin. Game time remains unchanged, 4 p.m. The change of venue was necessary because Heidelberg’s baseball team qualified for the NCAA Division III baseball tournament and is […]
POSTED: 05/20/19 at 2:39 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Despite no losses last week, Van Wert fell from No. 3 to No. 8 Division II, while Lincolnview finished No. 2 in Division IV in the final statewide baseball poll released Monday by the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association. After losing back to back games to Lincolnview and Van Wert, […]
POSTED: 05/20/19 at 9:07 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Hundreds of people took advantage of a sunny, humid day to help the Van Wert County Regional Airport celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first-ever trans-Atlantic flight in 1919 by the U.S. Navy’s Curtiss NC-4 “flying boat”, with Van Wert native Walter Hinton as one of its two pilots. The ceremony celebrated […]
POSTED: 05/20/19 at 7:59 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Lincolnview High School held its 59th Commence Service Sunday afternoon in the high school auditorium. A total of 65 seniors received diplomas from members of the Lincolnview Local Board of Education. Class member Lakin Brant gave the invocation to begin the ceremony, while Principal Brad Mendenhall presented welcomed family and friends of […]
POSTED: 05/20/19 at 7:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
The 11 members of the Van Wert Area Boychoir entertained a crowd that include friends and family Sunday afternoon during its spring concert held at First United Methodist Church in Van Wert. The concert included a mixture of religious and secular music, including “Adiemus” by Karl Jenkins, “Benedictus” by Brian Lewis, “Kyrie” by Greg Gilpin, […]
POSTED: 05/20/19 at 7:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The 58th Van Wert County Jubilee Flower Show will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9, during the Peony Festival. This show takes place with the combined efforts of the Evergreen Garden Club and Wren Garden Club. The flower show was named “Jubilee” after a snow-white peony developed in the […]
POSTED: 05/20/19 at 7:03 am. FILED UNDER: News
Richard M. “Zeke” “007” Zirkle, 72, of Celina, and formerly of Venedocia, passed away peacefully at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the Laurels of Shane Hill Care Center in Rockford, with his family at his side following an extended illness. He was born June 14, 1946, in Van Wert, the son of James […]
POSTED: 05/20/19 at 5:21 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries