Submitted information The Wren Ballpark Association has announced it’s summer sign up date – Sunday, March 7, from 3 until 5 p.m. at the Eagles Nest Community Building at the Wren Ballpark. The ballpark offers baseball and softball for children ages 4-15. Cost for t-ball and coach pitch is $25, and all other teams are […]
POSTED: 02/12/21 at 5:03 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information ROCKFORD — Ohio marketing agency Brand It Marketing has received another first-place award for Best of Region VI through the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA). The Region VI first-place award is for the work the firm produced for its client, Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM), in the category of three‐dimensional direct mail for dealers, […]
POSTED: 02/12/21 at 12:07 am. FILED UNDER: Business
VW independent/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. Vaccine distribution updateGovernor DeWine announced that Ohio received a total of 214,525 first doses of vaccine this week. A total of 223,025 first doses are scheduled to arrive in […]
POSTED: 02/11/21 at 11:55 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information On Thursday, the Van Wert County General Health District reports an additional death of a resident of Van Wert County who tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths for county residents to 49. The Van Wert County General Health District staff expressed its deepest sympathies for the family and friends […]
POSTED: 02/11/21 at 11:45 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Thursday that Ohio Department of Health Director Stephanie McCloud signed the Addendum to Director’s Third Amended Order that Reopens Restaurants, Bars, Banquet and Catering Facilities and Services to Dine-In Service, with Exceptions. This amended order reopens self-service food stations in restaurants, bars, banquet and catering facilities, and […]
POSTED: 02/11/21 at 11:44 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information This Sunday, February 14, at 12:20 p.m., there will be a presentation on Celebrate Recovery in Trinity Friends Church’s Fireside Room. Celebrate Recovery, a national, 12-step biblically based recovery program, is returning to Van Wert an absence of several years. The program operated for approximately four years locally and provided a safe place […]
POSTED: 02/11/21 at 11:40 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Kimberly Ann “Kim” Eickholt, M.D., of Akron, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at the age of 39. Kim was born in Lima on March 13, 1981. Her parents are Donna (Myers) and Larry Clouse and Michael L. and Michelle Eickholt, who all survive. Kim grew up in Van Wert County and was a […]
POSTED: 02/11/21 at 4:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
The Midwest Buckeye Umpires Association will be hosting a training course for prospective baseball umpires interested in earning OHSAA certification for the upcoming 2021 season. Anyone age 14 or older is eligible to enroll in the class. Cost of the course is $135, which includes all instructional materials, OHSAA membership fees, rule books, and annual MBUA membership. Classes will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday […]
POSTED: 02/11/21 at 5:02 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
As we begin a new year, citizens, workers, and small businesses in Ohio still need relief from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Small businesses in Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District have faced many challenges throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. After speaking with restaurant owners, health care professionals, and others in Findlay, Cygnet, Stryker, Elmore, Maumee, Paulding, Napoleon, Van […]
POSTED: 02/10/21 at 11:28 pm. FILED UNDER: Opinions
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Three people were arraigned on grand jury indictments Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court, while a total of six people appeared on criminal hearings this week. Those arraigned include the following: Brandi Runyon, 29, of Van Wert, pleaded not guilty to one count each of possession of heroin and Aggravated […]
POSTED: 02/10/21 at 11:21 pm. FILED UNDER: News