Van Wert independent sports Van Wert rallied for a big Western Buckeye League baseball win on Tuesday while the softball and tennis teams fell on the road, and Lincolnview’s baseball and softball split non-conference games. Baseball Van Wert 5 Shawnee 4 TJ Stoller’s RBI single in the seventh inning gave Van Wert a dramatic 5-4 […]
POSTED: 04/27/21 at 9:53 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Council heard better than expected financial news from City Auditor Martha Balyeat and discussed some changes in zoning for an area of the downtown during its meeting on Monday. The auditor noted that the city has taken in $27,000 more so far this year than has been spent, which […]
POSTED: 04/27/21 at 1:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
Staff and submitted information Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, has selected Jamie Burenga, a senior at Van Wert High School, and Sarah Thomas, a senior at Crestview High School, as “Students of the Month” for April. Students are nominated by their high schools to receive this award. Each Student of […]
POSTED: 04/27/21 at 1:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
Staff and submitted information The recipients of the 2021 Farm Focus Inc. scholarships are Brooke Bockey and Hanna Scaggs, who were awarded $1,000 each, and Jake Bowersock and Elaina O’Neill, who were awarded $500 each. Bockey is a 2019 Spencerville High School graduate attending The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster. She is […]
POSTED: 04/27/21 at 1:13 am. FILED UNDER: News
Staff and submitted information Van Wert Safety-Service Director Jay Fleming reminds city residents that there will be a brush pick-up starting this coming Monday, May 3. Brush should be placed next to the curb by 7 a.m. that Monday. Do not place brush near poles, trees, or other obstructions. The city will not pick up: […]
POSTED: 04/27/21 at 1:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police April 25, 1:04 a.m. — Dillon S. Nihiser, 25, of 815 W. Main St., Apt. 20, was cited for having physical control of a motor vehicle while impaired, and possession of drug abuse instruments while in the 800 block of North Washington Street. April 24, 6:13 a.m. — Seth A. Jump, 20, […]
POSTED: 04/26/21 at 11:13 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Van Wert independent sports Crestview and Lincolnview enjoyed baseball and softball sweeps of Ada and Allen East, while Van Wert fell to Fairview’s state ranked softball team on Monday. Softball Crestview 12 Ada 1 ADA — Crestview’s Laci McCoy and Kali Small each homered and drove in four runs in a 12-1 victory over Ada […]
POSTED: 04/26/21 at 8:58 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s edition of Random Thoughts centers around the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s expanded football playoff format, reaction by coaches, Western Buckeye League football coaches and the College Football Playoffs. Expanded playoffs Yes, I know it’s baseball, softball, track and tennis season, but I’m going to focus on football today. […]
POSTED: 04/26/21 at 8:56 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Three Western Buckeye League teams are ranked in the second weekly statewide poll released on Monday by the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association. Defiance is tied for No. 3 with Hamilton Badin, Shawnee ranked No. 6 and Van Wert is ranked No. 14 in this week’s Division II poll. The […]
POSTED: 04/26/21 at 8:55 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Richard Alan Bowen, 78, of rural Wren, passed away at 11:30 a.m., Sunday at Hearth & Home in Van Wert. He was born on June 6, 1942, in Celina, the son of Herman Gayle and Ida Emma (Schaadt) Bowen, who both preceded him in death. On July 20, 1963, he married Jill Lee (Moser) Bowen […]
POSTED: 04/26/21 at 3:11 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries