SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Monday Mailbag features questions about re-starting spring sports, the new OHSAA schedule, state track and field, Major League Baseball’s proposed schedule and spring sports previews. Q: Here’s a question for you: what if schools re-open after May 4, say May 11 – will the Ohio High School Athletic Association […]
POSTED: 04/13/20 at 3:48 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — To address one of the biggest challenges truck drivers face, access to a hot meal, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is temporarily opening the state’s 86 rest areas — including the ones in Van Wert County — to food trucks. “Truck drivers are the lifeblood of the economy and their jobs […]
POSTED: 04/11/20 at 1:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Foundation serves as a philanthropic vehicle for individuals, corporations, and organizations by administering grants to charitable organizations. Together, those organizations create a well-resourced and thriving quality of life for the community. “We are in a period of time that creates many unknowns for our non-profit organizations,” said VWCF […]
POSTED: 04/11/20 at 1:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. MedicaidGovernor DeWine announced on Friday that Medicaid, the managed care plans, and MyCare Ohio plans have come together to remove barriers for members receiving Medicaid […]
POSTED: 04/10/20 at 4:16 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information CERT is also still operating a call center at the County Emergency Management Agency office. Anyone living in Van Wert County that is quarantined, concerned about leaving their home, or elderly persons that should not be out during the COVID-19 event can call 419.623.1095 or 419.623.4177 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through […]
POSTED: 04/10/20 at 3:24 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Some great talent was lost to graduation but that doesn’t mean the cupboard is bare for Lincolnview head baseball coach Eric Fishpaw. Jaden Youtsey (first team All-Ohio), Thad Walker, Reece Farmer, Ethan Kemler, Brayden Evans, Sam Meyers and Braxton Fox have moved on from a team that went 21-4 (7-1 NWC) […]
POSTED: 04/10/20 at 3:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports COLUMBUS — More information has been released about Ohio High School Athletic Association spring sports tournaments, should the season begin next month. Most notably, instead of Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at Ohio State University, state track and field will be split between three different sites. The move is necessary, because all […]
POSTED: 04/10/20 at 3:50 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
To the Editor: In honor of National Telecommunicators week April 12 to 18, 2020, I would like to recognize our local 9-1-1 dispatchers. This is the week we publicly honor them that have dedicated their lives to serving the public. 9-1-1 dispatchers do not expect to be recognized they are happy to remain anonymous behind […]
POSTED: 04/09/20 at 9:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Letters to the Editor
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Department of Job and Family Services will be accepting PRC (Prevention, Retention, and Contingency) fund applications as funding is available from county families with minor children whose employment has directly been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Call 419.238.5430 from 8 a.m.-noon Monday through Friday to request an application packet. The […]
POSTED: 04/09/20 at 9:24 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, provided updates Thursday on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the governor commending Ohioans on staying at home and keeping their social distance. “You have squashed this and stretched this curve,” DeWine noted on Wednesday […]
POSTED: 04/09/20 at 4:24 pm. FILED UNDER: News