VW independent/submitted information Van Wert City Council will be holding a special meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday, September 24, in Council Chambers on the second floor of the Municipal Building, 515 E. Main St., to discuss the Home Guard Building.
POSTED: 09/24/20 at 12:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Van Wert City Schools is currently accepting bids for snow removal for the 2020-2021 school year. Those interested should contact Director of Maintenance Randy Stemen at the VWCS Superintendent’s Office, 419.238.0648, or by email at r_stemen@vwcs.net by Wednesday, October 7.
POSTED: 09/24/20 at 12:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Out of 20 games on last week’s area high school football schedule, three weren’t played. Ada and Spencerville was canceled after the Bulldogs pulled the plug on the season because of low numbers, while Bluffton and Crestview was called off because of a positive COVID-19 case at Bluffton High School. Lima […]
POSTED: 09/23/20 at 8:45 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent Van Wert City School Superintendent Mark Bagley announced Wednesday that a Van Wert High School student tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Bagley said the school district is working closely with the Van Wert County General Health District, and anyone identified as a close contact has been notified by health officials as […]
POSTED: 09/23/20 at 1:58 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information St. Mary of the Assumption Church and School in Van Wert are announcing that their weekly Bingo games, held at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Woodland Avenue, will resume Sunday, September 27. At this time, only Sunday games will be restarting with the hope that Thursday Bingo will soon follow. Similar […]
POSTED: 09/23/20 at 7:19 am. FILED UNDER: Church
VW independent/submitted information Haviland resident Ronald Bendele Jr., joined Ohio’s “Saved by the Belt” Club on Tuesday after his safety belt saved him from sustaining life-threatening injuries. The accident occurred August 4 on U.S. 127 in Paulding County. Lieutenant Jonathan A. Gray, commander of the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Van Wert Post, presented him with […]
POSTED: 09/23/20 at 7:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted gave the following updates Tuesday on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Demographic dashboardGovernor DeWine unveiled a new case demographics dashboard on coronavirus.ohio.gov. The new dashboard gives citizens access to COVID-19 case data by race or ethnicity. The data can be broken down […]
POSTED: 09/23/20 at 6:59 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Tailgate Tour Recking Crew’s annual golf outing scheduled for September 26 has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a date yet to be determined in 2021. Each year as part of the golf outing, football players and coaches work and participate in the outing to meet and thank community […]
POSTED: 09/23/20 at 6:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Board of Elections reminds county residents that voter registration for the November 3 general election will end Monday, October 5. The board office at 1362 E. Ervin Road will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. that day. Those people not registered in Van Wert County, or […]
POSTED: 09/23/20 at 6:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor If the previous three matchups are any indication, Friday’s Van Wert at Ottawa-Glandorf football game should be an interesting one. In 2017, The Cougars pulled out a 19-17 road at Eggerss Stadium, then escaped with a 40-34 overtime road win in 2018. Last season, the Titans turned the tables and won […]
POSTED: 09/22/20 at 8:30 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports