Van Wert’s Jace Fast (above) and Bryce Miller (below) picked up wins during Monday’s match against Bluffton and the Cougars went on to defeat the Pirates 4-1. Fast won at first singles by beating Eden Nygaard 6-2, 6-3, while Miller topped Grant Klinger 6-4, 6-4 at third singles. At second singles, Bluffton’s Luke Shadle defeated […]
POSTED: 04/13/21 at 3:49 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s edition of Random Thoughts centers around the resignation of two successful area coaches, a high-scoring team, Eddie George and the NFL Draft. Stepping down Two longtime successful coaches announced last week that they’re stepping down from their respective roles. St. Marys Memorial head football coach Doug Frye is leaving […]
POSTED: 04/13/21 at 3:49 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Police April 11, 12:35 p.m. — Caleb E. Morrow, 24, of 324 N. Washington St., was charged with domestic violence for an incident that occurred at his residence. April 8, 11:10 a.m. — Andrew C. Carrino, 30, of 117 1/2 S. Vine St., was arrested on a warrant issued in Mercer County following […]
POSTED: 04/13/21 at 12:28 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Council approved resolutions seeking grants from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources that would ultimately fund bike/walking paths in the city, and also heard a report from a meeting on the county strategic plan and its impact on city government. Council unanimously approved two resolutions authorizing Safety-Service Director Jay […]
POSTED: 04/13/21 at 12:13 am. FILED UNDER: News
Staff and submitted information Van Wert High School Theatre will be streaming its 2018 production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, The Broadway Musical this Friday and Saturday, April 16 and 17, at 7 p.m. The production was filmed on the Niswonger Performing Arts Center stage. The theatre department is excited to share this production with the […]
POSTED: 04/13/21 at 12:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
Staff and submitted information The YWCA announces the three finalists for its YWCA Scholarship for Young Women. Congratulations to Van Wert High School students Jamie Burenga, Grace Doctor, and Allison Schaufelberger. The scholarships will be distributed at the VWHS Awards Ceremony in May!. Seniors from all Van Wert County schools were invited to apply for […]
POSTED: 04/12/21 at 11:57 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Staff and submitted information The Van Wert County Board of Health will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 19, in the health department conference room, 1179 Westwood Drive, Suite 300, in Van Wert. Access may also be obtained via phone at 415.655.0001, Access code: 182 918 8941.
POSTED: 04/12/21 at 11:52 pm. FILED UNDER: News
John Knippen, 70, of Delphos, passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021, at his residence in Frostproof, Florida. He was born August 31, 1950, in Lima, to Sylvester and Florence Knippen, who both preceded him in death. John was a 1968 graduate of Delphos St. John’s High School and went on to graduate from Nashville (Tennessee) […]
POSTED: 04/12/21 at 3:30 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Max Leroy Dull, 94, of Willshire, died at 3:08 p.m. Saturday, April 10, 2021, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. He was born November 12, 1926, in Ohio City, the son of Forest Herbert and Helen Melissa (King) Dull, who both preceded him in death. On October 26, 1949, he married the former […]
POSTED: 04/12/21 at 2:19 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Billy “Joe” Dettrow, 52, of Van Wert, passed away at 3:57 a.m. Monday, April 12, 2021, at his residence. Joe was born October 29, 1968, in Van Wert, the son of Merl and Dorothy (Smith) Dettrow. Joe was a veteran of the United States Army. He worked in maintenance at the Van Wert Moose Lodge […]
POSTED: 04/12/21 at 2:12 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries