VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert SWCD held its 70th Annual Meeting by co-hosting with the Van Wert Farm Bureau at the Ag Banquet on August 6 at the Council on Aging Senior Center in Van Wert. An SWCD election was held for two supervisor positions on the five-member SWCD Board of Supervisors, and Craig […]
POSTED: 08/13/19 at 8:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
During the U.S. 127 garage sale, three sisters — Mycaela, Myleaka, and Myalynn Massey — sold bottled water and flavoring to raise money for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus. Their baby sister, Mykinley, was a patient there for 200 days and came home right before the sale. The sisters were able to raise $349.69 […]
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Lincolnview finished third out of seven teams at the Lincolnview Golf Invitational held Monday at Hickory Sticks Golf Course. St. Henry captured first with 329 team points, followed by Allen East (351), the Lancers (373), Parkway (375), Crestview (431) and Lima Sr. (482). Pictured above are Lincolnview’s Avery Slusher (97), Cole Binkley (93), Dane Ebel, […]
POSTED: 08/13/19 at 4:05 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Van Wert opened the dual match portion of the golf season with a win over Wayne Trace at Willow Bend Country Club on Monday. The Cougars won 177-185, with Van Wert’s Jace Fast, Zane Fast and Wayne Trace’s Kaden Sutton tying for match medalist honors, with each shooting a 43. Also […]
POSTED: 08/13/19 at 4:05 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Former Ohio State quarterback Tate Martell, Major League Baseball scheduling, instant replay for OHSAA football finals, fantasy football, Dak Prescott, and preseason rankings for the Northwest Conference and the Western Buckeye League are among this week’s Random Thoughts. Tate Martell It was announced on Monday that former Ohio State backup quarterback […]
POSTED: 08/13/19 at 4:04 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Several hundred people attended the first annual Walmart/Lee Kinstle wiffleball tournament at Jubilee Park on Sunday. 15 teams made up of over 150 young people from as far away as Germany competed for first place in two different divisions. The tournament raised $3000 for Van Wert Youth Baseball. All- Ohio Ichiro Elite won the Rookie […]
POSTED: 08/13/19 at 4:03 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Judy Eileen (Johnson) Etzler, 74, of Paulding, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019, at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born July 9, 1945, in Paulding County daughter of the late Harry and Eunice (Sonnigsen) Johnson. On October 22, 2003, she married James “Jim” Etzler, who survives. She was a 1963 Paulding High […]
POSTED: 08/12/19 at 3:51 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Linda A. Engle, 54, of Delphos, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. She was born November 28, 1964, in Toledo, the daughter of John and Earline (Osting) Williams, who both survive in Delphos. On January 7, 2007, she married Jason Engle, and he also survives in Delphos. Other […]
POSTED: 08/12/19 at 3:46 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
More than 100 people attended a memorial service for Jasmine Coleman Saturday evening in Fountain Park. The young woman died Friday at the age of 25. Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 08/12/19 at 7:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
YMCA Camp Clay is grateful to the Dental Center-Van Wert Smiles for sponsoring a 2019 Aqua Park Day. Admission will be $3 per person for the public on Tuesday, August 13. Shown with YMCA Camp Clay Director Kevin Morrison are Mickey Rockhill and Kim Jordan with patients of Van Wert Smiles.YMCA photo
POSTED: 08/12/19 at 7:49 am. FILED UNDER: News