Linda was born June 15, 1946, Van Wert County, the daughter of Herbert L. and Laura M. (Kreischer) Schaadt, who both preceded her in death. She passed away at 4:20 p.m. Sunday, December 13, 2020, surrounded by her daughters. On March 4, 1967, she married Ned A. Springer, who survives in Van Wert. Linda raised […]
POSTED: 12/15/20 at 2:19 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Denise Marie Smith, 60, of Van Wert, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 13, 2020, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Denise was born July 3, 1960, in Van Wert, the daughter of Donald and Joan (Silvers) Smith, who both preceded her in death. She was a graduate of Van Wert High School and a longtime employee of Van […]
POSTED: 12/15/20 at 9:12 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert officials discussed the city’s financial position, while Mayor Ken Markward honored the Division IV state champion Van Wert High School football team with a proclamation during Monday’s Van Wert City Council meeting. City Auditor Martha Balyeat noted that, with income tax revenues down 3.5 percent (nearly 8 percent down from […]
POSTED: 12/15/20 at 8:35 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s edition of Random Thoughts centers around Saturday’s Lincolnview-Wayne Trace game, Van Wert girls’ basketball, Crestview wrestling, the College Football Playoff and the Cleveland Indians. Lincolnview-Wayne Trace What a game it was on Saturday night. Lincolnview and Wayne Trace traded baskets in an old-fashioned shootout at The Palace. The Lancers […]
POSTED: 12/15/20 at 4:53 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The YMCA of Van Wert County recently completed the Fundamental Basketball Clinic for first through sixth graders. The three-day clinic was well attended with over 40 children attending both sessions and it taught Van Wert’s future star athletes skills such as dribbling, passing and shooting. In addition, the fundamental league introduced the athletes to the […]
POSTED: 12/15/20 at 4:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Here are this week’s high school basketball broadcast schedules for 99.7FM WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. All games will be broadcast live. Please note that games are subject to change due to COVID-19. WKSD Tuesday, December 15: Toledo Christian at Crestview (boys)Thursday, December 17: Hicksville at Wayne Trace (girls)Friday, December 18: Wayne […]
POSTED: 12/15/20 at 4:50 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer CONVOY — A new school funding plan has passed the Ohio House, but Crestview Superintendent Kathy Mollenkopf is among those who doubts it will pass the Ohio Senate by the end of this month. During Monday night’s Crestview Local Board of Education meeting, Mollenkopf said the Senate believes the Fair School Funding […]
POSTED: 12/14/20 at 11:12 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided the following updates Monday on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccinations begin in OhioGovernor DeWine announced Monday that the first COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered in Ohio. Shipments of 975 doses were delivered this morning to both The Ohio State […]
POSTED: 12/14/20 at 8:08 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Jeannette June Waltmire, 87, of Van Wert, passed away at 2 a.m. Sunday, December 13, 2020, at the Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born June 6, 1933, in Payne, the daughter of George Alerton and Nora Almeda (Little) Burris, who both preceded her in death. On September 1, 1951, she married Harold F. Waltmire, […]
POSTED: 12/14/20 at 12:34 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor HAVILAND — Collin Overholt was the man of the hour for Lincolnview on Saturday night. The 5-10 senior guard helped the Lancers rally from a 10-point deficit, forced overtime, then scored five points in the extra session as Lincolnview topped Wayne Trace 81-80 at The Palace. The win improved Lincolnview’s record […]
POSTED: 12/14/20 at 4:53 am. FILED UNDER: Sports