Staff and submitted information The Western Buckeye Educational Service Center will hold its next Governing Board meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, at the Van Wert ESC office location, 813 N. Franklin St. in Van Wert.
POSTED: 05/06/21 at 10:08 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent sports The Western Buckeye League boys’ tennis tournament got underway at UNOH on Thursday, while Crestview and Lincolnview’s baseball and softball teams dodged rain drops during Northwest Conference games. Western Buckeye League tennis tournament LIMA — All three of Van Wert’s singles players advanced to the semifinals of the Western Buckeye League […]
POSTED: 05/06/21 at 9:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lincolnview’s Dylan Schimmoeller won the long jump during Thursday’s home quad track meet with Spencerville, Bluffton and Temple Christian. The Lancers won the boys’ team title and finished second on the girls’ side. Check back Saturday for a full recap of Thursday’s action. Photo by Wyatt Richardson/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 05/06/21 at 9:34 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Note: This week’s Friday Flashback takes us back to the 2015 high school track season, when Lincolnview took top honors at the Wayne Trace Invitational. Below is the story as it appeared on the VW independent Sports page. Lincolnview track and field information HAVILAND — The Lincolnview Lancer track and teams competed in the Wayne […]
POSTED: 05/06/21 at 9:34 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Lincolnview’s Landon Price enjoyed a record setting performance, Crestview picked up a softball win against county rival Van Wert and Lincolnview fell to Bath in non-conference softball action on Wednesday. Below is a recap of the games. Baseball Lincolnview 7 Delphos Jefferson 0 Lincolnview’s Landon Price put on quite a show […]
POSTED: 05/06/21 at 3:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor For more than a quarter of a century, Van Wert High School seniors have been telling their favorite teachers how much they mean to them, thanks to VWHS grad and former school psychologist Randy Gardner’s wish to create a program dedicated to three teachers who were important to him. Gardner’s vision of […]
POSTED: 05/06/21 at 3:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor With the annual banquet again scrapped this year because of COVID-19, the Van Wert Service Club honored this year’s R.K. Thompson Self-Reliance Award finalists and announced the top winners during the club’s meeting Wednesday at Willow Bend Country Club. Top winners for 2021 were Jamie Burenga, daughter of Thomas and Julie Burenga, […]
POSTED: 05/06/21 at 1:34 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Three people were sentenced, and four people entered changes of plea during criminal hearings held this past week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Noah Johnson, 32, of Elida, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with credit for one day already served, on a charge of attempted gross sexual imposition, […]
POSTED: 05/06/21 at 1:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
To the Editor: On behalf of the Council on Aging, our Board of Directors, and the senior citizens of Van Wert County, I wanted to take a second and thank the residents of Van Wert County for their support of the CoA levies that were on the May 4 ballot. I also wanted to thank those […]
POSTED: 05/06/21 at 12:34 am. FILED UNDER: Letters to the Editor
Van Wert independent sports Van Wert’s track and field teams enjoyed a sweep at Ottoville, the baseball team edged Elida and the softball team suffered a one-run loss at Elida. Track and Field OTTOVILLE — Van Wert easily swept the Ottoville quad meet on Tuesday, winning the boys and girls team titles over the Big […]
POSTED: 05/04/21 at 9:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports