SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor CONVOY — The one-two punch of Crestview’s Brody Brecht and Logan Gerardot was too much for Delphos Jefferson, as the Knights overwhelmed the Wildcats 42-6 on Friday. Brecht rushed 15 times for 195 yards and two touchdowns and Gerardot ran 10 times for 190 yards and a pair of scores and […]
POSTED: 09/11/20 at 11:54 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Here are final scores of Week No. 3 high school football games played in the Western Buckeye League, Northwest Conference, Green Meadows Conference and the Midwest Athletic Conference. WBL Van Wert 34 Wapakoneta 0Elida 27 Bath 7Kenton 51 Celina 28Ottawa-Glandorf 27 St. Marys Memorial 20 (2 OTS)Shawnee 7 Defiance 0 NWC […]
POSTED: 09/11/20 at 9:47 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Walter R. Dunham, 80, of Van Wert, passed away at 11:04 a.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at the Van Wert Health Emergency Room. He was born February 2, 1940, in Haviland, the son of Charles William and Laura Elizabeth (Schlatter) Dunham Sr., who both preceded him in death. On June 24, 1961, he married the […]
POSTED: 09/11/20 at 8:52 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Note: A wild win by Crestview during the 2014 high school football season is the focus of this week’s Friday Flashback. The Knights and Allen East took part in a Week No. 5 shootout that ended with a late Crestview touchdown and two-point conversion. Below is the story that appeared on the VW independent Sports […]
POSTED: 09/11/20 at 3:49 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Tennis Van Wert 5 Elida 0 ELIDA — Elida posed some challenges, but Van Wert was able to sweep the Lady Bulldogs on Thursday. Allie Etter defeated Ava Long 6-1, 6-3 at first singles, while Grace Lott earned a hard fought 6-4, 7-5 win over Maggie Little at second singles. At […]
POSTED: 09/11/20 at 3:49 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided the following updates Thursday on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other state information. Updated county risk levelsGovernor DeWine today released Ohio’s updated Public Health Advisory System map. New health data compiled by the Ohio Department of Health […]
POSTED: 09/10/20 at 11:23 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Hear nine influential change-makers in the Leadercast Live 2020 Positive Disruption Series presented by the Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce, courtesy of headline sponsors Van Wert Health, Central Insurance Companies, Kenn-Feld Group, and Lifehouse Church, and partner sponsors Van Wert Manor, Overholt Moorman Electric, TSC, Tenneco Inc., and Vantage Career Center. […]
POSTED: 09/10/20 at 11:17 pm. FILED UNDER: News
As of Thursday, the Van Wert County General Health District reported the third death of a county resident who tested positive for COVID-19. The patient was in the 70-79 age range. As of 4 p.m. Thursday, the county has reported a total of 98 confirmed cases of COVID-19, an increase of 10 cases since last […]
POSTED: 09/10/20 at 11:15 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Van Wert City Schools district participates in the National School Lunch Program and has received notification that the breakfast and lunch program will offer breakfast and lunch at no charge for all students in preschool through grade 12, regardless of free/reduced status. Breakfast and lunch will be free beginning September 14 and […]
POSTED: 09/10/20 at 11:13 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information According to Van Wert Safety-Service Director Jay Fleming, the Ohio Department of Transportation has informed him that it will be milling on Main Street, from the bridge to Washington Street, on Wednesday, September 16. The city is asking that no one park on that portion of Main Street so that work can […]
POSTED: 09/10/20 at 11:11 pm. FILED UNDER: News