SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Monday Mailbag doesn’t have many questions per se, but it does include thoughts on last week’s VW independent preseason NWC and WBL football predictions. Q: I disagree with your pick of Van Wert finishing fourth in the WBL. St. Marys and Wapakoneta lost a lot to graduation. This is […]
POSTED: 08/18/19 at 9:19 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Donald J. “Jake” Baker, 85, of Convoy, died Friday evening, August 16, 2019, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born October 28, 1933, in Monroeville, Indiana, the son of Donald L. and Mazie (Clevenger) Baker, who both preceded him in death. On October 8, 1955, he married the former Betty L. […]
POSTED: 08/18/19 at 8:22 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent/submitted information The All-Twig board met July 17 in Conference Room A, with members of all of the three Twig groups present. Members presented a check to Ellen Rager on behalf of all three groups. Funds were generated from sales at the Hospital Gift Shop, Hospital Thrift Shop and the holiday poinsettia sales. Representatives […]
POSTED: 08/17/19 at 8:22 am. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor U.S. Representative Bob Latta was in Van Wert on Friday to talk with Van Wert Health personnel about the opioid crisis and how well federal legislation aimed at providing assistance has been working. Latta noted that one of the House committees he’s on, the Energy and Commerce Committee, passed 65 pieces of […]
POSTED: 08/17/19 at 8:05 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Thousands of blood donations are needed each and every day to help meet the needs of accident victims, cancer patients, children with blood disorders, and others. To help make a difference, the community is invited to give blood with the American Red Cross at the Van Wert Day of Caring blood drive […]
POSTED: 08/17/19 at 7:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has rejected the summary language for a proposed referendum seeking to repeal House Bill 6. On July 29, the attorney general’s office received a written petition from Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts. The attorney general’s role is to determine whether the petition summary is a fair and truthful […]
POSTED: 08/17/19 at 7:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
Vantage welcomes new staff for the 2019-20 school year. Shown are (from the left) Amy Wiechart-Bayliff, in-school discipline coordinator; Kathleen Tyler, Ohio Technical Center director; Jacob Wortman, maintenance; Chris Miles, Construction Equipment Technology instructor; Isaac McKanna, custodial; Tonya Temple, student services supervisor; and Janey Knittle, cook. Vantage photo
POSTED: 08/17/19 at 7:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Due to the drastic decline in monarch butterfly populations, the Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative (OPHI) and local soil & water conservation districts are again seeking public involvement to collect common milkweed seed pods from established plants September 1 through October 30. This is an annual event and organizers hope local residents can […]
POSTED: 08/17/19 at 7:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
Action was fast and furious during Friday’s Wiffleball Tournament at Wrenway Park in Wren, the Wiffleball Capital of Ohio. More games will be played today, including the championship game at 9:30 p.m. tonight. Photos by Wyatt Richardson/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 08/17/19 at 5:26 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information The Van Wert High School varsity football team will host the Crestview Knights in a jamboree game on Friday, August 23. It’s the final preseason scrimmage before the two open the regular season on Friday, August 30. The gates at Eggerss Stadium will open at 6:30 p.m., with game time scheduled for 7 […]
POSTED: 08/16/19 at 9:22 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports