VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Parks & Recreation Department recently completed two projects at Jubilee Park, with help from several local groups and businesses. A new batting cage facility has been installed at Jubilee Park to help meet the growing need of local youth and high school teams using the baseball and softball fields […]
POSTED: 08/05/20 at 10:19 pm. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Van Wert man was sentenced to prison on a drug count, while a city woman was convicted following a jury trial, and three people were arraigned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Danny Mullins, 62, of Van Wert, was sentenced to 12 months each for aggravated trafficking in drugs, a […]
POSTED: 08/05/20 at 10:08 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The YWCA of Van Wert County Victim Services Department will once again be bathing the town in purple lights for the month of October, and local residents can join the YW in its annual Purple Light Nights event. Purple is the international awareness color for domestic violence and 1 in 4 women […]
POSTED: 08/05/20 at 10:06 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information MIDDLE POINT — The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association will be hosting a CMP-sanctioned Modern Military match on Saturday, August 15, at the Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Club, 9093 Ringwald Road. The safety briefing will be held at 9:15 a.m. and the match will start at 9:30 that morning. Any modern military […]
POSTED: 08/05/20 at 10:01 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Call for art! Whoa … isn’t life weird (and a little scary)? Impact! We are now accepting art for our next exhibit Impact!. Bring us your musings, your art work, doodles, crochet work, any creative results you use to cope in these weird, weird times. Whether the pandemic has you down, the political climate has you […]
POSTED: 08/05/20 at 9:38 pm. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
VW independent/submitted information LATTY TOWNSHIP — One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash that occurred Wednesday afternoon on Ohio 114 in Paulding County. According to troopers from the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a 2010 Chevrolet Impala driven east on Ohio 114 by Citali Montiel, 39, of Van Wert, at […]
POSTED: 08/05/20 at 3:46 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent sports Ohio State’s revised 10-game conference-only football schedule for 2020 was released on Wednesday morning by the Big Ten. The schedule, if played, consists of five home games and five away games. The Buckeyes are currently scheduled to open the season on Thursday, September 3, at Illinois. The first home game will […]
POSTED: 08/05/20 at 8:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor COLUMBUS – It appears a decision on whether or not to play high school contact sports in Ohio may come at the 11th hour. During Tuesday’s press briefing in Columbus, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine admitted the status of contact sports like football and soccer is unknown. Cross country was also classified […]
POSTED: 08/05/20 at 3:49 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information CONVOY — The Crestview athletic Ddpartment will conduct its annual Meet the Team night at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 6, using YouTube Live. All 7th-12th grade fall student-athletes and parents are requested to attend. Athletic Administrator Matt Perkins said a link to the event will be emailed to coaches and then forwarded on […]
POSTED: 08/05/20 at 3:48 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided the following updates Tuesday on the status of the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Masks in schoolsGovernor DeWine announced Tuesday that the Ohio Department of Health will issue a health order requiring that K-12 children wear face coverings while […]
POSTED: 08/04/20 at 11:03 pm. FILED UNDER: News