VW independent/submitted information Van Wert gasoline prices are all at least 7 cents lower than the state average, with the low price locally — $2.55 a gallon on Monday at the Murphy USA station in the Towne Center shopping center — 22 cents lower than the state average. The Pak-A-Sak Marathon station and Lassus Handy […]
POSTED: 06/03/19 at 8:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribboncutting ceremony Saturday to celebrate the new ownership of Sisters Bridal Boutique in downtown Van Wert. Jenna Daley, new owner of the store, said she has worked as a bridal stylist there for the past 1½ years before taking advantage of an opportunity to purchase the […]
POSTED: 06/03/19 at 8:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information MIDDLE POINT — The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association will be hosting an M-1 Garand match on Saturday, June 8, at the 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. Any modern military rifle, such […]
POSTED: 06/03/19 at 8:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor COLUMBUS — Van Wert brought back one state champion, a runner up, third, fourth and fifth place finishes, and a 16th place finish from the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s State Track and Field Tournament held Friday and Saturday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus. Junior Kirsten Clay won the […]
POSTED: 06/03/19 at 5:47 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert’s Jill Gemmer (above) was the Division II state runner up in the shot put at Saturday’s Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships in Columbus. Teammate Kirsten Clay (below), who won the state championship in the discus on Friday, placed fifth in the state in the shot put during Saturday’s competition. Photos by […]
POSTED: 06/03/19 at 5:46 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports/submitted information Van Wert will face the defending state champion Dayton Chaminade Julienne in the Division II baseball state semifinals. The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced on Sunday that the No. 8 Cougars (27-2) and No. 1 Eagles (25-2) will square off at 1 p.m. Saturday at Canal Park in Akron. […]
POSTED: 06/03/19 at 5:46 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Lincolnview’s Jaden Youtsey was named Division IV First Team All-Ohio as an infielder, while teammate Gavin Carter earned Second Team honors as a utility player. The two helped lead the Lancers to a school record 21 wins (21-4), a sectional title and a district semifinal appearance. In Division II, Van Wert’s […]
POSTED: 06/03/19 at 5:45 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Van Wert American Legion Post 178’s new baseball began over the weekend. Playing shorthanded because of Van Wert and Coldwater’s extended success, the team went 1-2, falling to Findlay Post 3 2-1 and Chillicothe 10-1, before rebounding with an 11-7 win over Toledo Adams Township Post 533 11-7. Crestview’s Brant Richardson […]
POSTED: 06/03/19 at 5:44 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Monday Mailbag includes questions about tournament sites, Dayton Chaminade Julienne, Sunday championship games and Van Wert and Antwerp. Q: It doesn’t seem fair that Bowling Green got to play a regional semifinal game at their home stadium. Can’t something be done to prevent this in the future? Name withheld […]
POSTED: 06/03/19 at 5:44 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Jeffrey M. Ebel, 66, of Grover Hill, passed away the evening of Friday, May 31, 2019, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. He was born May 14, 1953, in Breckenridge, North Dakota, the son of Earl and Ethel (Medenwalt)) Ebel, who both preceded him in death. A 1971 graduate of Van Wert High School, […]
POSTED: 06/01/19 at 6:17 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries