Crestview High School’s Brody Brecht is this week’s Van Wert independent/Northwest Ohio Welch Trophy Student Athlete of the Week. The junior running back/linebacker, who was nominated by Athletic Administrator Trent Kreischer, has 319 yards rushing and three touchdowns, a touchdown catch, nine tackles and a 3.4 GPA. “Brody is one of the hardest workers I […]
POSTED: 09/13/19 at 3:33 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview’s Laci McCoy (4) and Lexi Gregory (3) go up for a block during Thursday’s match against Columbus Grove The match featured the 2018 NWC co-champions, and the Lady Knights won a five set thriller, 25-10, 21-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-12. Maddy Lamb had 50 assists and was 19-20 serving with three aces. Gregory had 20 […]
POSTED: 09/13/19 at 3:33 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Van Wert’s girls’ tennis picked up a WBL win while the volleyball team fell at home and the soccer team lost on the road. Lincolnview’s soccer and golf teams were in action, and Crestview’s soccer game was suspended. Tennis Van Wert 5 Elida 0 Van Wert bounced back from Tuesday’s loss […]
POSTED: 09/13/19 at 3:31 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Helping to take in photography entries for the 163rd County Fair’s Photo Exhibit and awarding a $10 check to each of the four Best of Show winners may have been the Van Wert Area Photography Club’s last community service project. The VWAPC can trace its roots back to an organizational meeting at the old Wassenberg […]
POSTED: 09/12/19 at 8:51 am. FILED UNDER: Camera Club News
When Kris Kristofferson was given the open ended title for a song, he roosted on it to see where it would take him. The title came from producer and Monument Records founder Fred Foster. Kris Kristofferson shares: “Fred called one night and said, ‘I’ve got a song title for you. It’s ‘Me and Bobby McKee.’ […]
POSTED: 09/12/19 at 8:46 am. FILED UNDER: News
This Thursday, September 12, from 6-9 p.m., we will host a closing party for our Smith-Fiely-Artful Codgers exhibit. Currently on-view through this Sunday, we feature the ceramic works of Steve Smith and paintings and prints of Doug Fiely. Both artists are former professors of art of Defiance College and often have created collaborative works. Doug […]
POSTED: 09/12/19 at 8:32 am. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
Stephan R. Lay, 63, of Grover Hill, passed away at 2:49 p.m. Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, while surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 25, 1955, in Van Wert, the son of Richard F. and Olive M. (Stemen) Lay, who both preceded him in death. He […]
POSTED: 09/12/19 at 8:18 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Week No. 3 of the high school football season brings with it a couple of key matchups in the Western Buckeye League, the second week of MAC games and final non-conference games for members of the Northwest Conference and Green Meadows Conference. Last week, I went 18-8 (69 percent) with my […]
POSTED: 09/12/19 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer Two finalists for the open district treasurer’s position were interviewed Wednesday night by the Van Wert City Board of Education. The interviews took place in executive session, after the board’s regular monthly meeting. Board members also scheduled a special meeting for 11:30 a.m. Monday, September 16, at the S.F. Goedde Building to […]
POSTED: 09/11/19 at 9:35 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information With the Van Wert County Solid Waste Management District (SWMD) in need of additional operating funds, fees for recycling collections will increase, beginning next year. County officials noted in a news release Wednesday that the cost of administering a countrywide recycling program has increased — especially the cost of labor, fuel, and […]
POSTED: 09/11/19 at 9:25 pm. FILED UNDER: News