SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor In a game that featured a number of big plays, six touchdowns in the third quarter alone and 1,100 yards of total offense, three fourth quarter plays stood out on Friday night at Eggerss Stadium. Two of those plays belonged to Van Wert. One was an open field tackle on first […]
POSTED: 09/10/21 at 11:39 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor HARROD — The 1-2 punch of Allen East’s Jacob Hershberger and Jack Hoel was too much for Crestview as the Mustangs handed the Knights their first defeat of the season, 42-14 in the Northwest Conference opener for both teams. Hershberger completed 14 of 20 passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns […]
POSTED: 09/10/21 at 11:38 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Independent staff and submitted information COLUMBUS — As the 2022 Medicare open enrollment period approaches, the Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP) will conduct a free Medicare Check-up Day event on Friday, September 17, starting at noon, at the Paulding Senior Center, 401 E. Jackson St. in Paulding. OSHIIP, a division of the Ohio Department of […]
POSTED: 09/10/21 at 11:36 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Independent staff and submitted information The Van Wert County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) announces the availability of the Van Wert County Hazard Mitigation Plan update for public review and comment. The plan update is a requirement of FEMA for the provision of hazard mitigation funds to conduct mitigation activities that reduce the county’s vulnerability to […]
POSTED: 09/10/21 at 11:34 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent sports Here are final scores of Western Buckeye League, Northwest Conference, Green Meadows Conference and Midwest Athletic Conference games played on Friday night. WBL Van Wert 55 Wapakoneta 45Bath 27 Elida 7Celina 21 Kenton 20Ottawa-Glandorf 35 St. Marys Memorial 16Shawnee 10 Defiance 7 NWC Allen East 42 Crestview 14Columbus Grove 31 Delphos […]
POSTED: 09/10/21 at 9:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Dale G. Davies, 89, of Van Wert, passed away at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at Van Wert Manor. He was born December 10, 1931, in Van Wert, the son of James G. and Cecile (Vulgamott) Davies, who both preceded him in death. On March 28, 1968, he married the former Marcia Agler, who […]
POSTED: 09/10/21 at 12:37 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Note: This week’s Friday Flashback goes back six years to the 2015 high school football season when the Van Wert Cougars hosted undefeated Wapakoneta in the regular season finale. The game was a close one and went down to the wire. Below is the game story as it appeared on the VW independent Sports page. […]
POSTED: 09/10/21 at 4:00 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Volleyball Crestview 3 Wayne Trace 0 HAVILAND – Myia Etzler had 14 kills, Ellie Kline finished with 11 digs and Cali Gregory finished with 28 assists as Crestview improved to 4-2 with a 25-22, 25-22, 25-22 straight set victory over Wayne Trace on Thursday. Laci McCoy had 12 kills and nine […]
POSTED: 09/10/21 at 4:00 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
It took a year of planning and another year of construction, but Greve Chrysler Jeep Dodge cut the ribbon on its grand re-opening Thursday following the dealership’s renovation and expansion program. Brian Greve noted that the dealership first purchased the former Arby’s restaurant site for a display area, then later acquired the Cashland property, which […]
POSTED: 09/10/21 at 1:03 am. FILED UNDER: News
Independent staff and submitted information Van Wert Municipal Court Judge Jill Worthington announced Thursday that her Courts Assisting Military Offenders (CAMO) program has earned its final certification from the Ohio Supreme Court’s Commission on Specialized Dockets. In order to receive the certification, the local court had to submit an application, undergo a site visit, and […]
POSTED: 09/10/21 at 1:02 am. FILED UNDER: News