VW independent sports/submitted information MINSTER — Van Wert is district bound after finishing fourth out of 13 teams at the Division II Minster girls bowling sectional at Community Lanes on Saturday. The Lady Cougars started fast and were second after the first traditional game but after the second and third traditional games, they found themselves […]
POSTED: 02/17/20 at 4:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Monday Mailbag features questions about Van Wert’s boys basketball team, the running clock rule, a new NWC member, Dusty Baker and the Cincinnati Reds. Q: How far can the Van Wert boys go in the tournament? Name withheld upon request A: Van Wert is playing better at the right […]
POSTED: 02/17/20 at 4:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Anna Ruth McClure, 95, of Grover Hill, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020, at the Van Wert Manor. She was born February 29, 1924, in Van Wert County, the daughter of Otto L. Mohr and V. Ilo (Gatshall) Mohr, who both preceded her in death. On April 15, 1949, she married Clinton Carl McClure, […]
POSTED: 02/15/20 at 5:19 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent The Van Wert Police Department has arrested a recent prison parolee for an armed robbery that occurred Friday evening at the Brookside Drive-Thru on West Ervin Road. Anthony J. Hoskinson, 46, was arrested on a preliminary charge of aggravated robbery, with the case then being turned over to the Van Wert County […]
POSTED: 02/15/20 at 12:12 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Area residents with some free time on their hands today should head out to KAM Manufacturing, 1197 Grill Road, for the company’s sixth annual Stephanie Dawn Fabric & Handbag Sale. The event allows KAM to sell its excess Stephanie Dawn material, as well as second-hand styles, retired or discontinued handbags, totes, specialty […]
POSTED: 02/15/20 at 2:31 am. FILED UNDER: News
There was romance in the air on Valentine’s Day as Belinda Davids brought her critically-acclaimed “Greatest Love of All” Whitney Houston tribute to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio on Friday. While temperatures outside were arctic, Davids and her backup band and singers created plenty of warmth inside the Niswonger for the lucky […]
POSTED: 02/15/20 at 2:24 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information First United Methodist Church is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser from February 17 to May 1 to raise funds for national and international mission trips. First UM Church youth group will earn funds based on the total weight of the pairs of gently worn, used, and new shoes collected, with Funds2Orgs issuing […]
POSTED: 02/15/20 at 2:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
Shown above is Van Wert County Foundation Executive Secretary Seth Baker presenting a $2,300 check to Fran Neiswander, a member of the Convoy Historical Society, and Ray Hertz, Historical Society treasurer. The money, from the Gertrude E. and Clarence L. Friedly Memorial Fund, will be used to help make the Opera House handicap accessible. The first […]
POSTED: 02/15/20 at 2:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor LIMA — Make it four wins in five games for the Van Wert Cougars. Behind 38 points by Owen Treece and 19 by Clayton Proffitt, the Cougars rallied for a 72-59 win over Western Buckeye League foe Bath on Friday. The victory improved Van Wert’s record to 7-13 (3-5 WBL), while […]
POSTED: 02/15/20 at 12:18 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor CONVOY — Junior Kalen Etzler scored 21 points and freshman Gavin Etzler added 17 to help Crestview shake off a pair of losses with a convincing 65-51 Northwest Conference win over Paulding on Friday. Last weekend, the Knights (10-11, 3-4 NWC) struggled from beyond the three point arc, going just 1-25 […]
POSTED: 02/15/20 at 12:18 am. FILED UNDER: Sports