Submitted information BOWLING GREEN –Certain Medicare providers can now apply to receive Provider Relief Fund payments from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS is distributing $175 billion to hospitals and health care providers on the front lines of the coronavirus response. This includes many Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and dental providers […]
POSTED: 08/20/20 at 7:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor After Governor Mike DeWine announced on Tuesday that the 2020 high school football season is a go, the Northwest Conference is set to play a season unlike any other in NWC history. NWC teams will play six regular season games before an all-in playoff format in Week No. 7, but unlike […]
POSTED: 08/19/20 at 8:43 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports COLUMBUS – New rules and regulations are out for the number of fans attending fall high school athletic events and as expected, attendance will be limited for the games. In an order released on Tuesday, the Ohio Department of Health said seating at indoor events (volleyball) will be limited to the […]
POSTED: 08/19/20 at 8:43 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Radio stations 99.7FM WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM have released revised broadcast schedules for the 2020 high school football season. Games are subject to change and games on and after October 9 are TBA. WKSD August 28: Paulding at Delphos JeffersonSeptember 4: Crestview at PauldingSeptember 11: Spencerville at PauldingSeptember 18: Wayne Trace […]
POSTED: 08/19/20 at 8:42 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Ohio High School Athletic Association interim executive director Bob Goldring addressed several subjects related to fall sports during a Wednesday afternoon teleconference with sportswriters and broadcasters from around the state. Those subjects included moving fall sports to the spring, delaying fall sports, football playoffs, Harbin computer ratings, where and when state […]
POSTED: 08/19/20 at 2:17 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Nancy Cox, 68, of Van Wert, passed away at 5:10 p.m. Monday, August 17, 2020, peacefully at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born March 22, 1952, in Celina, the daughter of Chester L. Grimm and Sally (Hay) Grimm, who both preceded her in death. Nancy graduated from Celina High School. She […]
POSTED: 08/19/20 at 9:25 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Editor’s note: This is one of a series of articles related to Paulding County’s Bicentennial celebration. This is the second of a two-part series on the life of escaped/freed slaves who lived in Paulding County. KIM SUTTON/for the Van Wert independent PAULDING — This continues the narrative of Loyd Phillips, an escaped slave, and his […]
POSTED: 08/19/20 at 6:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Several people were injured in a three-vehicle accident that occurred at the intersection of Ohio 116 and Middle Point Road in Ridge Township. Those injured include all three drivers, John Bill Jr., 43, of Van Wert, Edwin Eickholt, 62, of Venedocia, and Stacy Strick, 55, of Van Wert, who were taken to […]
POSTED: 08/18/20 at 8:54 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Marilyn Morgan Butler, 93, of rural Rockford, passed away Monday, August 17, 2020, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born May 7, 1927, in Van Wert County, the daughter of Telford and Edith (McGinnis) Morgan, who both preceded her in death. Marilyn was the beloved wife of Charles “Irvin” Butler. They were married on February 23, 1947, and he preceded […]
POSTED: 08/18/20 at 8:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor CEDARVILLE — Governor Mike DeWine made a long-awaited announcement from his home in Cedarville on Tuesday – all OHSAA fall sports may be played, including contact sports. The order will officially go into effect on Friday and COVID-19 testing will not be mandatory for student-athletes to participate. Golf and girls’ tennis […]
POSTED: 08/18/20 at 4:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports