Van Wert independent sports Van Wert High School and Elida High School will serve as regional basketball tournament sites, according to information released by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Elida will host Northwest Division II and III boys basketball regional tournament games, while Van Wert will host Division IV regional semifinal and championship games. […]
POSTED: 02/18/21 at 7:27 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Radio stations 99.7 WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM have set broadcast schedules for Saturday. Both stations will broadcast doubleheaders that day. WKSD has picked up the Antwerp-Perry boys’ basketball regular season finale and will go on the air with live pregame coverage at 1:45 p.m., followed by the game at 2:30 p.m. […]
POSTED: 02/18/21 at 7:27 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information As of Thursday, the Van Wert County General Health District reports an increase of 56 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since Thursday, February 11, for a total of 2,194 confirmed cases. Health officials said they were happy to report no known hospitalizations this week, adding that they appreciate the efforts of the community […]
POSTED: 02/18/21 at 4:53 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Due to the winter weather this week, COVID-19 vaccine shipments were delayed across the state of Ohio and parts of the United States. The Van Wert County Health Department did not receive its COVID-19 vaccine shipments needed for the second dose clinics that were scheduled for this Friday (19th) at the Van […]
POSTED: 02/18/21 at 4:34 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Gary Peters (D-Michigan), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led 33 of their colleagues in pressing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on persistent mail delays and what action he is taking to restore on-time mail delivery. While Congressional oversight efforts and public […]
POSTED: 02/18/21 at 4:30 pm. FILED UNDER: News
George W. Dumm of Van Wert died in hospice care in Defiance after a long battle with COPD on Monday, February 15, 2021. George was born December 16, 1929, in Lima, the son of Chester and Della Dumm, who both preceded him in death. On June 16, 1950, he married his high school sweetheart, the […]
POSTED: 02/18/21 at 2:13 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Two people were arraigned on grand jury indictments and one person was sentenced during hearings held this past week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Amanda Wortman-Krick, 41, of Lima, pleaded not guilty to one count of receiving stolen property, a felony of the fourth degree. She was released on an […]
POSTED: 02/17/21 at 11:29 pm. FILED UNDER: News
To the Editor: Americans are problem-solvers. When we are confronted with a challenge, we figure out how to overcome it or when we see that something isn’t working, we rethink our approach. Replacing outdated practices with new, smarter ways of doing things is the key to our nation’s economy and overcoming recent and historical public […]
POSTED: 02/17/21 at 11:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Letters to the Editor
VW independent/submitted information CONVOY — Crestview Local Schools will hold online kindergarten registration Monday, March 1, through Friday, March 5. Parents or guardians residing in the Crestview Local School District who have children 5 years of age on or before August 1 may register them for kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year. Parents can register […]
POSTED: 02/17/21 at 11:22 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor LIMA — No. 9 seed Van Wert had no answer for the freshman duo of Zoe Best and Grace Freiberger, as the two combined for 47 points in No. 6 seed Shawnee’s 68-43 Division II sectional semifinal win at Lappin Gymnasium on Wednesday. Best finished with 27 points and Freiberger had […]
POSTED: 02/17/21 at 10:47 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports