SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer CONVOY — Personnel matters were at the forefront of Monday night’s meeting of the Crestview Local Board of Education. Three-year administrative contracts were approved for High School Principal Dave Bowen, Middle School Principal Trent Kreischer, Food Service Supervisor Penny Clark, Program Services Director Amy Eickholt, Assistant Treasurer Amy Gerardot and Maintenance/Custodial Supervisor […]
POSTED: 04/20/21 at 12:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Moose Administrator Brent Agler presents Van Wert County Humane Society Board President Deb Sealscott a check for $333 as a donation to the society’s current building project. A recent district fundraising event raised over $8,500. Funds were distributed to 21 schools and organizations in the district, as well as additional funds added to […]
POSTED: 04/20/21 at 12:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
Staff and submitted information The victim in last Tuesday’s shooting near Scott has been identified, according to a release from Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach. Zy’Keera Townsend, 17, of Lima, died after being shot at a residence at 1339 Scott Road in Union Township. The young girl was a student at Apollo Career […]
POSTED: 04/19/21 at 9:59 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Monday Mailbag features questions about the weekly high school baseball poll, a shooting an AAU tournament, Lima Central Catholic and Lima Sr., and the Cincinnati Bengals Q: When is the high school baseball poll coming out? Did I miss it? Name withheld upon request A: You didn’t miss it. […]
POSTED: 04/19/21 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Baseball Van Wert 6 Kalida 5 Turner Witten’s single in the bottom of the seventh inning gave Van Wert a 6-5 walk off win over visiting Kalida on Saturday. Witten’s two out hit scored Owen Treece, who opened the inning with a single, stole second and advanced to third on a […]
POSTED: 04/19/21 at 3:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Van Wert Cougars finished first out of 10 teams at the Ottawa-Glandorf Gold Medal Meet on Friday, while the Lady Cougars finished fourth out of nine teams. Van Wert is scheduled to host Wapakoneta and Ottawa-Glandorf on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Kimberly Laudick
POSTED: 04/19/21 at 3:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Shawnee took first place at the Van Wert Tennis Invitational on Saturday, with Ottawa-Glandorf finishing as the runner-up. The Indians edged the Titans by a single point, 19-18, to claim the team title. St. Marys Memorial (9) finished third in the five team field, followed by Van Wert (8) and Wauseon […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A retired Van Wert police officer has turned his empathy for those who are struggling, coupled with an interest in prayer and its ability to change lives, into an online Christian ministry that now reaches people in a number of foreign countries, with translations in several languages. Terry Dietsch was a junior […]
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Van Wert County resident Pam Price took these photos of an eagle in the Jonestown area over the weekend.
POSTED: 04/19/21 at 1:04 am. FILED UNDER: News
Staff and submitted information CELINA — Harry Frech, a member of the Western Ohio Civil War Roundtable, will present the April program of the organization. This will be his fourth time to present. Frech has selected as his topic, the story of a local soldier, Corporal Aaron Sutton of Rockford. The title of the talk […]
POSTED: 04/19/21 at 12:58 am. FILED UNDER: News