SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Random Thoughts center around Vince Koza, Ohio State basketball, high school basketball rankings, a big matchup in store, Mike McCarthy, Dallas and Cleveland, and the snake bitten New Orleans Saints. Vince Koza As you know, 93.1 The Fan’s Vince Koza passed away last week after a short battle with […]
POSTED: 01/07/20 at 4:56 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Area Performing Arts Foundation has announced a new emerging entertainment brand. “Van Wert LIVE” events will be the brand associated with all events presented by the Van Wert Area Performing Arts Foundation. This supports the VWAPAF vision for Van Wert to become the entertainment destination of choice by delivering […]
POSTED: 01/07/20 at 12:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
Michelle Gorman and Brad Coil take the oath of office during Monday night’s organizational meeting of the Lincolnview Local Board of Education. Gorman, who was elected board president for 2020, is beginning her third term, while Coil is starting his first term. Board members elected Lori Snyder as vice president and agreed to meet at […]
POSTED: 01/07/20 at 12:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Homeowners throughout Ohio now have the opportunity to apply to receive reimbursement for the purchase and construction/installation of a tornado safe room inside or outside their homes. The Ohio Emergency Management Agency began accepting applications for its Ohio Safe Room Rebate Program today. A safe room is a structure specifically designed to […]
POSTED: 01/07/20 at 12:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Federal Savings Bank completed its 2019-20 United Way Campaign with is employees The bank also gave a generous donation to help support United Way’s 29 agencies. Van Wert Federal Bank not only donates through the campaign, it donates all year long. The financial institution is also active in the Day of Caring Bank […]
POSTED: 01/07/20 at 12:05 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Board of Health will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, January 13, in the health department conference room, 1179 Westwood Drive, Suite 300, in Van Wert.
POSTED: 01/07/20 at 12:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
Mary “Kay” (Hill) Karnes, 68, of Oakwood, passed away at 4:45 a.m. Monday, January 6, 2020, at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born January 7, 1951, in Paulding, the daughter of Anson and Adella (Deroy) Hill, who both preceded her in death. She is survived by two children, Shane (Amy) Shaffer of Oakwood […]
POSTED: 01/06/20 at 11:40 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Joan K. Bartz, 68, of Yakima, Washington, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Yakima. Born on April 19, 1951, in Van Wert, she is the daughter of Verne Cadell Bartz and Marilyn Sue (Edwards) Bartz, who both preceded her in death. Joan was a 1969 graduate of Van Wert […]
POSTED: 01/06/20 at 4:20 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent According to letters sent out by Van Wert County Treasurer Nathan Vandenbroek, he will be resigning his position as of January 31. In addition, according to an updated primary election ballot distributed by the Van Wert County Board of Elections, Vandenbroek has also removed his name from the ballot and will not […]
POSTED: 01/06/20 at 1:29 pm. FILED UNDER: News
It would have been easy to simply plug in 1940s pop standards. But, instead, Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor created a swinging original score that not only captures the period style but also digs deep into the characters. The music is so tightly integrated into the script that Bandstand becomes unusually powerful musical theater. Its […]
POSTED: 01/06/20 at 7:51 am. FILED UNDER: News