DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Five people were sentenced, six appeared for change-of-plea hearings, and three were arraigned on grand jury indictments in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court over the past week. A total of 23 people appeared for criminal hearings in the court during the past week. Jesse Miller, 30, of Convoy, was sentenced to […]
POSTED: 02/25/21 at 12:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The registration of kindergarten children attending Van Wert City Schools for the 2021-2022 school year will be held Monday, March 1, through Friday, March 26, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Superintendent’s Office in the S.F. Goedde Building, 205 W. Crawford St. Kindergarten registration forms can be found on our website at […]
POSTED: 02/25/21 at 12:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Students in the Career Education Opportunity (CEO) program participated in their own private “hidden spaces” event on Tuesday as Van Wert County Foundation (VWCF) Executive Secretary Seth Baker and his staff provided tours of buildings purchased as part of the Van Wert Forward downtown development project. The spaces toured included the upper […]
POSTED: 02/24/21 at 8:23 am. FILED UNDER: News
The YWCA of Van Wert County is a community partner with the Van Wert Middle School Cougar Leaders. This year, the YWCA has started a new initiative at the middle school level to bring attention to various awareness months that the YWCA recognizes as pertaining to its mission. February is Black History Month. Shown are […]
POSTED: 02/24/21 at 8:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — In remembrance of the more than 500,000 Americans who have died due to COVID-19, including more than 14,000 Ohioans, Governor DeWine has ordered that the flags of the United States and the State of Ohio be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout the state until sunset on […]
POSTED: 02/24/21 at 8:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
Westwood Car Wash, owned by Kent and Cathy Kundert of Ohio City, recently donated $300 to the Van Wert County Humane Society’s capital campaign. “In addition to the monetary donation, our employees donated over one hundred items for the shelter’s current needs,” said Westwood General Manager Trista Parsons. Items donated included hand sanitizer, disinfectant, and […]
POSTED: 02/24/21 at 8:13 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Fifth-seeded Lincolnview harassed No. 13 seed Patrick Henry into 20 turnovers and held the Patriots to just 35 percent shooting in a 61-45 Division IV sectional semifinal win at home on Tuesday night. The victory improved Lincolnview’s record to 17-5 and it set up a rematch against Kalida for the sectional […]
POSTED: 02/23/21 at 10:13 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Crestview’s Kalen Etzler and Lincolnview’s Collin Overholt and Creed Jessee are among the players named to the Northwest Conference boys’ basketball first team. Joining Etzler, Overholt and Jessee are Columbus Grove’s Blake Reynolds, who was also named NWC Player of the Year and Tayt Birnesser, and Blake McGarvey of Paulding. All-NWC […]
POSTED: 02/23/21 at 10:13 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information Van Wert Youth Baseball has a league for 8, 9 and 10 year olds and a league for 11 and 12 year olds. The season will run from April to July. Registration will be held at the Jubilee Park Office, 137 Gleason Ave from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 7; 6-8 p.m. on […]
POSTED: 02/23/21 at 10:12 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports/submitted information COLUMBUS — UD Arena at the University of Dayton will be the site of the upcoming Ohio High School Athletic Association’s girls and boys basketball state tournaments. The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon, and it came after the Ohio Department of Health and Public Health – Dayton and Montgomery County approved […]
POSTED: 02/23/21 at 3:48 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports