SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Crestview scored seven runs in the second inning and seven more in the seventh in a 14-3 Northwest Conference softball win over rival Lincolnview on Tuesday. Avery McCoy doubled in Caitlin O’Hagan and Olivia Cunningham for a 2-1 lead, then McCoy score on a pop up by Breena Grace. Codi Miller […]
POSTED: 05/07/19 at 10:37 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports ELIDA — Van Wert scored eight runs in the first inning and went on to stun Elida 20-0 in Division II sectional semifinal softball action at Dorothy Edwards Field on Tuesday. The victory came five days after Elida beat the Lady Cougars 7-3. Van Wert led 9-0 after two innings, 17-0 […]
POSTED: 05/07/19 at 10:35 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview’s Kaden Short tries to turn a double play during Tuesday’s Senior Day game against Paulding. The Panthers won the game 3-1, with Crestview’s lone run coming in the fifth on an RBI single by Korbin Hartman that scored Griffin Painter. The Knights (8-11) will play at Lincolnview today. Wyatt Richardson/Van Wert independent
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Lincolnview baseball student manager Noah Wyatt was honored by the Lancers on Tuesday. The team wore special T-shirts with a special Superman style “N” emblem on the front. “We love him,” head coach Eric Fishpaw said. “He’s got high energy and he celebrates us a lot, so it’s good to celebrate him.” Scott Truxell/Van Wert […]
POSTED: 05/07/19 at 10:34 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information A West Carrollton man faces several charges related to an accident and high-speed chase that ended in Mercer County on Tuesday. Antonio Love, 34, was charged with failure to comply with a lawful order, a felony of the third degree; leaving the scene of an accident, a misdemeanor of the first degree; […]
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SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer Marsh Foundation officials broke ground Monday on the agency’s new fitness and dining facility. During a brief ceremony attended by administrators, staff members, the Board of Trustees and Marsh students, Marsh Foundation Director of Education Robbie Breese shared details about the addition, which will be located behind the administration building on the […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Today is Election Day, but it’s more of a ho-hum day for many voters in Van Wert County, with only a Van Wert mayor’s race, and six issues on the ballot. Incumbent Mayor Jerry Mazur is being challenged by veteran politician Ken Markward for the Republican nomination for mayor. Mazur, who is […]
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Former Van Wert mayor Don Farmer filed his petitions on Monday as an independent candidate for city mayor. Farmer and his wife, Nancy, presented to the Van Wert County Board of Elections several signed petitions to qualify him for the November 2019 General Election. Farmer is looking forward to the coming months to outline priority […]
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VW independent/submitted information Wassenberg Art Center and Main Street Van Wert have been planning for this year’s fifth annual Town Creek Live! Festival in downtown Van Wert. The festival will be held the second week in July. The festival includes the Duck Derpy rubber duck race fundraiser that offers the chance to win up to […]
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Avangrid Renewables Inc. donated $7,500 on Monday to Science Central in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to provide opportunities for approximately 600 fifth-grade students in Van Wert and Paulding counties to attend a free day of enhanced activities at Science Central in the coming school year. Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 05/07/19 at 7:53 am. FILED UNDER: News