VW independent/submitted information In a press conference held on Monday, April 20, Governor Mike DeWine announced all Ohio schools will remain closed through the end of the school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Van Wert City Schools will continue to educate students through distance learning and teachers will be in contact with parents and […]
POSTED: 04/21/20 at 1:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
Bonnie Isabel (Adam) Wallace, most recently residing at Wesley Glen in Columbus, but formerly of Van Wert County, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 18, 2020, at Wesley Glen Retirement Community after a brief illness. Bonnie was born July 18, 1921, in Jackson Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of George A. and Nellie C. […]
POSTED: 04/20/20 at 5:49 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, provided updates Monday afternoon on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. K-12 schoolsGovernor DeWine announced Monday that K-12 schools in Ohio will remain closed for the rest of the 2019-2020 academic year. “We balanced many issues in arriving at this […]
POSTED: 04/20/20 at 4:15 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information On Monday, April 20, the Van Wert County General Health District reports three confirmed cases, six pending, and 32 negative tests. Two of the confirmed cases have recovered. There are currently no confirmed cases hospitalized. As of Sunday, Ohio reported 11,292 confirmed cases, 2,565 hospitalizations and 453 deaths. This information is updated […]
POSTED: 04/20/20 at 1:31 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Monday Mailbag includes questions about athletic scholarships, summer shootouts and team camps, OHSAA’s handling of cancellations and postponements and Legion baseball. Q: With spring sports certain to be canceled, how will this affect kids who are or were in line for an athletic scholarship? I have to think it […]
POSTED: 04/20/20 at 3:49 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Three Van Wert Cougars have been named to prepbaseballreport.com’s preseason Division II All-Ohio team, while five Lincolnview Lancers earned the same honor in Division IV. Van Wert junior Owen Treece was named to the Division II second team as pitcher. As a sophomore, Treece was 9-0 with a 1.14 ERA and […]
POSTED: 04/20/20 at 3:47 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer It’s a primary election unlike any other in Ohio history. The 2020 presidential primary was originally scheduled for Tuesday, March 17. Early voting had already taken place and the polls were scheduled to be open for in-person voting on the third Tuesday of the month, but the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything. After […]
POSTED: 04/19/20 at 10:37 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — As the state faces a critical shortage of personal protective equipment, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a lawsuit against an individual from northeast Ohio and his co-conspirators for hoarding N95 respirator masks and selling them online for nearly 18 times the retail price. Mario F. Salwan of Chagrin Falls and others operated […]
POSTED: 04/19/20 at 10:36 pm. FILED UNDER: News
To the Editor: My name is Alex Sherer. I am working on my Communications Merit Badge in Boy Scouts. I want to help kids with knowing about good communication and bad communication. Kids get bored when they are in lockdown. We spend more time playing games and stuff on the Internet. Parents need to remember […]
POSTED: 04/19/20 at 10:04 pm. FILED UNDER: Letters to the Editor
VW independent/submitted information LIMA — The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Van Wert County this week according to the Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 1. All outlined work is weather permitting. U.S. 30, between Ohio 49 and the Indiana state line, will be restricted to one lane through the work zone for […]
POSTED: 04/19/20 at 10:00 pm. FILED UNDER: News