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. Updated county risk levelsGovernor DeWine released this week’s Ohio Public Health Advisory System map. New health data compiled by the Ohio Department of Health indicates that seven counties currently have a very […]
POSTED: 09/03/20 at 5:08 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Health District is reporting a total of 88 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of 3 p.m. Thursday, September 3 — an increase of 10 cases since last Thursday, August 27. The new cases fall into the following age ranges: three in the 20-29 age range, one in the […]
POSTED: 09/03/20 at 4:57 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Three people were injured in a pickup-semi tractor-trailer rig accident that occurred at the intersection of U.S. 224 and Lincoln Highway on Thursday morning. Troopers from the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported that Donald L. Martin Jr., 50, of Ohio City, driver of a 1996 Ford F-150 […]
POSTED: 09/03/20 at 11:59 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor So far, so good when it comes to the 2020 high school football season. 19 area games went off without a hitch last weekend and hopefully the same will be said about this weekend. Last week, a couple of upsets occurred, and both were considered on the mild side – Celina […]
POSTED: 09/03/20 at 3:43 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports OTTAWA — Lincolnview shot a season best 163 in a nine-hole match and went on to defeat Lima Central Catholic (172) and Miller City (201) at Pike run Golf Course on Wednesday. Landon Price led the Lancers with a 39, followed by Dane Ebel (40), and Evan Miller and Grant Glossett, […]
POSTED: 09/03/20 at 3:42 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, from 2017-2019 there were 93,134 crashes on Ohio roadways in which a driver was either exceeding the posted speed limit or unsafe speed was a contributing circumstance on the crash report. During that same time, 15 percent of speed-related traffic crashes involved at least one […]
POSTED: 09/02/20 at 10:39 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Just a reminder that the YWCA of Van Wert County Victim Services Department staff will once again be bathing the town in purple lights for the month of October, and area residents can join them in their annual Purple Light Nights event. Purple lights are on sale now until noon this Friday, […]
POSTED: 09/02/20 at 10:35 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Foundation serves as a philanthropic vehicle for individuals, corporations, and organizations by administering grants to charitable organizations. Together, those entities create a well-resourced and thriving quality of life for the community. This grant cycle is the second round of the new application process and program that launched in […]
POSTED: 09/02/20 at 10:33 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information MIDDLE POINT — The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen will be hosting a CMP 800 Aggregate match on Saturday, September 5, starting at 9:30 a.m. Registration begins at 9 a.m. the first relay. All strings of fire will be shot at 200 yards, starting with standing, then sitting position. Next will be the […]
POSTED: 09/02/20 at 10:31 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information On Monday, September 7, the Van Wert County Agriculture Society will hold its election for directors for Jackson, Jennings, Liberty, Pleasant, and York townships. The election polls will be located at the Administration Building and will open at noon and close at 5 p.m. All members of the Van Wert County Agricultural […]
POSTED: 09/02/20 at 10:30 pm. FILED UNDER: News