VW independent/submitted information As of Monday, May 11, the Van Wert County General Health District, reports three confirmed cases of Covid-19. All three of the confirmed cases have recovered. There are currently no confirmed cases hospitalized. Due to changes in reporting guidelines and more private laboratories testing individuals, at this time we are unable to […]
POSTED: 05/11/20 at 3:22 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Editor’s note: This is one of a series of articles related to Paulding Count’s Bicentennial celebration this year. KIM SUTTON/for the VW independent PAULDING — All aboard, as readers travel through a brief history of Paulding County’s railroads and some of the communities that sprang up beside them. Over time, the names of the railroad […]
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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 the Indiana state line and the city of Van Wert, will have lane restrictions for drainage maintenance. The […]
POSTED: 05/11/20 at 7:23 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information OHIO CITY — Harvey Lewis Post 346 in Ohio City has decided to cancel its annual Memorial Day service and luncheon due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and future uncertainties. Since there are usually 125–175 persons in attendance, it is not in the best interests of the health of the community to […]
POSTED: 05/11/20 at 7:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information OHIO CITY — College students may be eligible to apply for a scholarship established through an endowment provided by Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jones and awarded by Harvey J. Lewis American Legion Post 346. Applicants must have completed their freshman year of college with a minimum grade point average of 2.75 and […]
POSTED: 05/11/20 at 6:45 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
VW independent/submitted information The John George Schumm Family Reunion, originally scheduled for Sunday, August 2, has now been postponed until Sunday, August 1, 2021. With more than 250 individuals attending the reunion two years ago, it was felt to be safer to postpone due to the COVID-19 virus. The location will remain the same next year […]
POSTED: 05/11/20 at 6:37 am. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Monday Mailbag includes questions about Ohio high school team activities, Oregon/Ohio State, no prime time games for the Colts, ACME and American Legion Baseball and hot spot cancellations. Q: Indiana has said high school sports activities can resume July 1 – will Ohio do the same or continue the […]
POSTED: 05/11/20 at 3:50 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Elizabeth Louise Kephart, 97, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020, in her home in Venice, Florida. She was born October 27, 1922, in Van Wert, the daughter of Frank and Clara May (Inness) McGannon, who both preceded her in death. On November 30, 1941, she married Herb Kephart for nearly 70 years of marriage. Herb passed […]
POSTED: 05/09/20 at 10:36 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Spring planting is going well in most areas of Van Wert County, but, as usual, there are always concerns about the weather and its effect on crops. Curtis Young, county agriculture educator for the Ohio State University Extension Service, said Friday that he had traveled extensively around the county on Wednesday and […]
POSTED: 05/09/20 at 6:23 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The 2020 Peony Pageant, originally scheduled for April 3, had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to crown a queen and award scholarships, the contestants will be competing virtually this year and will be scored by a panel of judges. Queen Jubilee XLV will be crowned at a later date, […]
POSTED: 05/09/20 at 6:15 am. FILED UNDER: News