Lincolnview’s Tristan Taylor slogs through heavy rain during Tuesday’s non-conference soccer match against Continental. The Pirates 6-0 and the match was called with 15 minutes left due to wet field conditions. The Lancers are scheduled to play at Van Wert at 11 a.m. Saturday. Photo courtesy of Hanna Young
POSTED: 09/22/21 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Volleyball Crestview 3 Columbus Grove 0 CONVOY — Adelyn Figley was 29-of-29 serving with seven aces and Crestview enjoyed a straight set sweep of Columbus Grove 25-17, 25-22, 25-13 on Tuesday. Cali Gregory was 12-of-12 with an ace and had 28 assists, while Laci McCoy had 13 kills and Myia Etzler […]
POSTED: 09/22/21 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Fourth graders from Crestview and Lincolnview Elementary Schools were taught a very important subject here in Van Wert County — agriculture — on Tuesday. With agriculture and its related businesses the largest employer in the county, Tuesday’s Cows and Plows event showcased the various facets of agriculture, from “Soil to Spoon”, which […]
POSTED: 09/21/21 at 11:17 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Independent staff and submitted information Van Wert Forward announces the official inauguration of the restoration and preservation of core building assets in downtown Van Wert. The project is vision driven by The Van Wert County Foundation, along with the collective efforts of many other community partners. Planning efforts began in mid-2019 to preserve and restore […]
POSTED: 09/21/21 at 10:18 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Independent staff and submitted information CHP Home Care & Hospice will host its “Beacon of Hope” dinner/auction at 6 p.m. Thursday, October 7, at the renovated Junior Fair Building on the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. The event features a meal, a silent auction, and a live auction hosted by auctioneer-emcee Bob Gamble. Local businesses are […]
POSTED: 09/21/21 at 10:15 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Independent staff and submitted information The Marsh Foundation has hired Kevin Longstreth as a physical education teacher and intervention specialist. With the addition of the physical fitness area and gymnasium on campus, this is another opportunity to expand the opportunities for youths at The Marsh. Longstreth holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Bowling Green […]
POSTED: 09/21/21 at 9:35 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor DeWine on Tuesday provided an update on the increased impact that COVID-19 is having on Ohio’s younger populations and the stress that the surge of cases is having on hospitals statewide. “The bottom line is that we’re seeing our highest levels ever of hospitalizations among those under 50 years […]
POSTED: 09/21/21 at 2:46 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Anita Zuber, 45, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021, at Van Wert Manor after battling metastatic melanoma. She was born January 8, 1976, in Paulding County, the daughter of Kenneth and Wanda (Carr) Zuber, who both preceded her in death. Survivors include a brother, Charles (Dawn) Zuber of Oviedo, Florida; one sister, Eileen Manken of […]
POSTED: 09/21/21 at 12:46 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
James Elmer Allen, 70, of Van Wert, died Sunday, September 19, 2021, at his residence. He was born May 5, 1951, in Van Wert County to James E. and Betty J. (Youtsey) Allen, who both preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Deanna K. Oechsle. Survivors include his brother-in-law, […]
POSTED: 09/21/21 at 10:32 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Duaine H. “Dewey” Karnes II, 76, of Lady Lake, Florida, and formerly of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away with his family by his side on Monday, September 20, 2021, at Ashton Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on July 26, 1945, in Edgerton, the son of Duaine H. and Sarah […]
POSTED: 09/21/21 at 10:31 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries