VW independent/submitted information Jane Schmid has joined the staff of the Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation (VWAEDC) as the workforce development manager reporting to Executive Director Stacy Adam. Schmid will work to support efforts to retain and attract the workforce talent needed by current and future employers. She will manage data to track current […]
POSTED: 11/20/20 at 2:33 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Betty J. (Miller) Evans, 91, of Van Wert, passed away at 7 a.m. Thursday, November 19, 2020, at Van Wert Manor. She was born December 5, 1928, in Middle Point, the daughter of Austin E. “Bus” and Alice (Coombs) Miller, who both preceded her in death. On December 26, 1947, she married Lloyd E. Evans, […]
POSTED: 11/20/20 at 2:24 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Roger D. Gerold, 89, of Van Wert, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, at his residence. He was born December 7, 1930, in Sandusky, the son of Wilbert and Neva (Irvin) Gerold, who both preceded him in death. He served our country as a proud U.S. Navy veteran during the Korean War and earned his bachelor’s […]
POSTED: 11/20/20 at 12:07 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Harry Allen Bancroft, 93, of Inlet Shores, New Smyrna Beach, Fl, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at Halifax Hospice Southeast Volusia Care Center in Edgewater, Florida, after a 3½-year battle with bone cancer. He was born June 11, 1927, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Harry Spencer Bancroft and Anna Elizabeth Peterson, who […]
POSTED: 11/20/20 at 11:13 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert’s postseason will come to an end against Mentor Lake Catholic in the Division IV state championship game in Massillon on Sunday. The Cougars have enjoyed an impressive run throughout the postseason, with wins over Port Clinton, Keystone, Bellevue, Shelby and Cincinnati Wyoming. Enjoy these playoff pictures taken by Bob Barnes during Van Wert’s […]
POSTED: 11/20/20 at 4:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor The 2020-2021 girls’ high school basketball season is upon us and if all goes as planned, Van Wert and Lincolnview will tip off their respective seasons this weekend, while Crestview’s season will start on December 1. Below is a preview of each of the three teams. Crestview Fifth-year head coach Mark […]
POSTED: 11/20/20 at 4:50 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer The Lincolnview Board of Education made quick work of a light agenda, moving through Thursday night’s meeting in just 34 minutes. Superintendent Jeff Snyder and board member Mark Zielke were absent from the meeting, but Treasurer Troy Bowersock presented the latest five-year financial forecast and called it a good financial planning tool […]
POSTED: 11/20/20 at 12:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Ohio Arts Council (OAC) announced on Thursday 296 economic relief grant awards totaling $20 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for the arts and culture sector. The CARES Act funds were made available through the initiative of Governor Mike DeWine and state legislative leaders, as well […]
POSTED: 11/19/20 at 11:50 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) has learned of a potential scam targeting current and past recipients of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. The notifications appear to be from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, and contain the agency’s logo, but they are not legitimate. They instruct those targeted to […]
POSTED: 11/19/20 at 11:46 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Veterans Service Office and Cooper Farms will be distributing free smoked boneless turkey breasts to honorably discharged U.S. service veterans for the Christmas holiday season. Van Wert County military veterans can sign up from Monday, November 30, through Friday, December 11 (closed weekends), from 8:30 a.m.-noon and 1-4 […]
POSTED: 11/19/20 at 11:45 pm. FILED UNDER: News