Van Wert independent sports Van Wert moved to 2-0 on the young girls’ tennis season with a dominating 5-0 home sweep of Sidney Lehman Catholic on Tuesday. Allie Etter won her first singles match over Liann Traney 6-0, 6-0, and Grace Lott defeated Annie Stiur by an identical score at second singles. At third singles, […]
POSTED: 08/12/20 at 3:53 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lincolnview’s Annie Mendenhall eyes the green during the Colonial Golfers Club Tournament in Harrod on Tuesday. Mendenhall ended the day with a 115, and the Lady Lancers finished with a team score of 423 and a 13th place finish. Winter Boroff led Lincolnview led the team with an 88 and Dylann Carey shot a 114. […]
POSTED: 08/12/20 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports There will be no Ohio State football, or any Big 10 football this fall, while Ohio high school football remains in limbo. Less than a week after presenting a 10-game conference-only schedule, Big 10 university presidents voted on Tuesday to cancel all fall sports, including football, which may be played in […]
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VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted on Tuesday provided the following updates on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio. Return to schoolGovernor DeWine continued to stress the importance of masks, social distancing, and proper hygiene as Ohio’s school students approach the start of the upcoming […]
POSTED: 08/11/20 at 3:54 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information As of Tuesday, the Van Wert County General Health District reports the death of the second Van Wert County resident who tested positive for COVID-19. The Van Wert County General Health District staff expresses its deepest sympathies for the family and friends of the patient. The patient was in the age range […]
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Judith Ann Sanderson, 74, of Grover Hill, passed away at 12:35 p.m. Thursday, August 6, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. She was born April 17, 1946, in Lima, the daughter of Woodrow W. and Claudeane C. (Wollet) Dotson, who both preceded her in death. She was previously employed by Federal […]
POSTED: 08/11/20 at 10:07 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Debora J. Kramer, 57, of Van Wert, passed away at 11:57 p.m. Saturday, August 8, 2020, in the Van Wert Health Emergency Room. She was born July 27, 1963, in Toledo, the daughter of Albert Errett, who preceded her in death, and Mary Jane (Clink) Davis, who survives. On July 18, 1998, she married the […]
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Van Wert Police August 8, 4:13 p.m. — Kelly M. McKenzie, 57, of 329 1/2 South Ave., was arrested near Franklin Park in connection with a warrant issued in Logan County Common Pleas Court. August 6, 10:53 a.m. — Jared A. Smith, 31, of 208 S. Wayne St., was arrested in the 500 block of […]
POSTED: 08/11/20 at 6:53 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Council adopted legislation Monday that finally allows Haven of Hope homeless shelter to officially operate. Council unanimously adopted emergency Resolution 20-08-041, which authorizes City Law Director John Hatcher to sign a consent agreement providing a settlement that ends the lawsuit Haven of Hope filed in Van Wert County Common […]
POSTED: 08/11/20 at 6:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor U.S. Representative Bob Latta was in Van Wert on Monday to tour two local companies who have managed to survive — and even prosper — in what has become an exceedingly challenging economic environment. Latta toured KAM Manufacturing and Universal Lettering, which share a building on Grill Road in Vision Industrial Park. […]
POSTED: 08/11/20 at 6:37 am. FILED UNDER: News