Van Wert independent sports CONVOY — Crestview athletic director Matt Perkins has announced changes to the girls’ and boys’ basketball schedule. Thursday’s junior varsity/varsity girls’ basketball game against Bluffton has been postponed and rescheduled for Tuesday, January 5. Friday’s junior varsity/varsity boys’ basketball game at Bluffton has been postponed and rescheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, […]
POSTED: 12/17/20 at 4:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer Teachers and staff in the Van Wert City Schools are preparing to do a remote learning test run on Monday and Tuesday, December 21 and 22, and Superintendent Mark Bagley said it will allow the district to see how far it’s come since March, when e-learning was hastily assembled statewide due to […]
POSTED: 12/16/20 at 10:05 pm. FILED UNDER: News
William C. Gallaway, 83, of Van Wert, passed away at 4:40 p.m. Monday, December 14, 2020, at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born November 4, 1937, in Van Wert, the son of M. Carl and Flo (Williamson) Gallaway, who both preceded him in death. On August 10, 1968, he […]
POSTED: 12/16/20 at 9:48 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Three people were sentenced and one person arraigned during hearings held this past week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Richard Curtis Moore, 23, of Middle Point, was sentenced to two years of community control on a charge of endangering children, a misdemeanor of the first degree. The community control term […]
POSTED: 12/16/20 at 3:34 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Sandra Kay Zeigler, 75, of Van Wert, died at 3:34 a.m. Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at Mercy Health in Lima. She was born November 15, 1945, in Van Wert County, the daughter of Thurman and Mary Marguerite (Searight) Carr, who both preceded her in death. Survivors include her two sons, Alan (Dawn) Zeigler of Ohio […]
POSTED: 12/16/20 at 3:06 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent/submitted information For the 11th year in a row, The Brumback Library has been recognized as one of the best public libraries in the United States. The library has again been given a star designation by Library Journal, one of only 31 libraries in Ohio to be so honored. “The Brumback Library is truly honored […]
POSTED: 12/15/20 at 11:56 pm. FILED UNDER: News
As a new United Way agency in 2020, Synergy Learning Center held its first ever staff campaign and raised $1,000. The center was awarded funding this year for its Caring Closet, which provides students with basic hygiene needs and clothes, as well as a food pantry for families in need. United Way funding is also […]
POSTED: 12/15/20 at 11:53 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided the following updates Tuesday on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccinations continue in OhioSeven hospitals in Ohio received their first vaccine shipments on Tuesday, bringing the total number of vaccine doses delivered to Ohio over the past two days […]
POSTED: 12/15/20 at 11:49 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor CONVOY — Toledo Christian shot well from long distance and took full advantage of foul shot opportunities in the fourth quarter, and the Eagles went on to defeat Crestview 60-52 at Ray Etzler Gymnasium on Tuesday night. Leading 47-44, the Eagles, who replaced Fort Jennings on the schedule, converted 13-of-14 free […]
POSTED: 12/15/20 at 10:03 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports HAVILAND — A slow start came back to haunt Van Wert against Wayne Trace in non-conference girls’ basketball action at The Palace on Tuesday. The Cougars found themselves trailing 14-0 after the first quarter and went on to lose to the Lady Raiders 56-43. The loss dropped Van Wert’s record to […]
POSTED: 12/15/20 at 10:00 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports