DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Thursday was Veterans Day at the Van Wert County Fair and all eligible area military veterans earned free admission to the fair until 4 p.m. Veterans were also treated to a meal catered by Gibson’s Barnyard BBQ, could watch the harness racing in front of the grandstand, and also were served ham […]
POSTED: 09/02/21 at 11:17 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Independent staff and submitted information Van Wert Health has added an Internal Medicine physician, who is also trained in sleep medicine, to its team. Board eligible in Internal Medicine, Okey Anochie, MD, MS, is accepting new patients and will provide comprehensive care and manage complex illnesses in adolescents, adults, and the elderly. “As a physician, I […]
POSTED: 09/02/21 at 10:37 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Note: Crestview and Wayne Trace will square off in non-conference high school football action tonight and accordingly, this week’s Friday Flashback goes back to the 2014 season when the two teams lit up for scoreboard for nearly 90 points. Below is the game story as it appeared on the VW independent Sports page. Van Wert […]
POSTED: 09/02/21 at 10:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lincolnview’s Jackson Evans works around a New Knoxville defender during Thursday’s match against the Rangers. The Lancers picked up their first victory of the season, 3-0, with Evans, Reece Berryman and Austin Bockrath accounting for the goals. Caden Hanf had an assist, as did Ethan Crow. Lincolnview (1-4) will host Spencerville on Tuesday. Photo courtesy […]
POSTED: 09/02/21 at 10:24 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Volleyball Defiance 3 Van Wert 1 Defiance handed Van Wert a 26-24, 25-19, 17-25, 25-22 loss on Thursday. The Cougars dropped to 2-3 (0-2 WBL). Carlee Young and Sayler Wise each had 13 digs for Van Wert and Mariana Ickes added 12. Finley Foster finished with 28 assists and Maria Bagley […]
POSTED: 09/02/21 at 10:23 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Independent staff and submitted information As of Thursday, the Van Wert County General Health District reports an increase in 74 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since Thursday, August 26, for a total of 2,746 confirmed cases. There are six known hospitalizations of county residents due to COVID-19. To date, the health department has given 11,390 COVID-19 vaccinations. The […]
POSTED: 09/02/21 at 4:26 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Carmen Hoffman, 91, of Lima, passed away at 12:08 p.m. Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at St. Rita’s Mercy Health in Lima, surrounded by her loving family. Carmen was born January 2, 1930, in Dayton, to Joseph and Myrtle (Cotterman) Strick, both of whom are deceased. On November 24, 1956, she married Dale Hoffman, who passed […]
POSTED: 09/02/21 at 3:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Robert Francis Hogan Jr. was born in upstate New York in 1937. He was the eldest son of Robert Francis Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Kerns) Hogan. He was part of a large Irish family that consisted of 12 children, and he cherished memories of growing up on his grandparents’ farm in Conklin, New York. Due […]
POSTED: 09/02/21 at 3:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Western Buckeye League play is underway, the Midwest Athletic Conference begins on Friday and for the remainder of area teams, it’s the final weekend of non-conference football, commonly referred to as the final tuneup. Once again, some very interesting matchups are on the schedule, with some games that are almost too […]
POSTED: 09/02/21 at 3:56 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports OTTAWA — On a simply superb day for golf, Lincolnview improved to 7-0 in the Northwest Conference with a 19-stroke victory over Leipsic, 161-180, at Pike Run Golf Course on Wednesday. Evan Miller led the Lancers with a 39, followed by Grant Glossett (40). Landon Price and Avery Slusher each carded […]
POSTED: 09/02/21 at 3:55 am. FILED UNDER: Sports