Van Wert independent sports Softball Lincolnview 20 Continental 0 (five innings) CONTINENTAL — Destiny Coil and Taylor Post each hit a home run to lead Lincolnview to a 20-0 win over Continental on Friday. Post finished with a pair of hits and five RBIs, while Coil tallied two hits and three RBIs. Addysen Stevens had […]
POSTED: 04/10/21 at 5:46 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports LIMA — Van Wert’s boys won the team title at the 12-team Bath High School Ehresman Invitational, while the girls finished third out of 11 teams, behind Kalida and Ottawa-Glandorf. The 4×800 relay team of Gage Wannamacher, Trey Laudick, Gage Springer and Hunter Sherer took first place with a time of […]
POSTED: 04/10/21 at 5:45 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Van Wert Forward downtown development project is still… um… moving forward, with the exciting news that major work is tentatively set to begin on buildings in Phase 1 this August. On Friday, those Van Wert County Foundation (VWCF) staff members actively working on the downtown project — Executive Secretary Seth Baker, […]
POSTED: 04/10/21 at 2:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
Staff and submitted information CONVOY — Convoy village-wide garage sales are scheduled for the weekend of May 14-15 throughout the community and surrounding area. Any household or business wanting to recycle, reclaim, or reuse items may participate in this community event. A listing of sales will be provided in a brochure that will be available […]
POSTED: 04/10/21 at 2:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
Staff and submitted information The Van Wert Service Club will sponsor a summer speech and language clinic again this year. Priority will be given to individuals (age birth to 21) residing in Van Wert County. The purpose of the clinic is to help individuals having difficulty producing sounds, constructing sentences, understanding or using words, or speaking […]
POSTED: 04/10/21 at 2:03 am. FILED UNDER: News
Staff and submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Friday that Ohio Department of Health Director Stephanie McCloud signed the Amended Order for Social Distancing, Facial Coverings and Non-Congregating to clarify that: Six feet of separation between tables at restaurants, drinking establishments, and banquet facilities must be maintained unless there is a physical barrier between […]
POSTED: 04/10/21 at 2:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
Tammera “Tammy” Ford passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2021, after a brief battle with cancer. Tammy was born September 28, 1966, in Van Wert to Ronald and Judith Grubb. On April 30, 2010, she married Tony Ford and he survives. Tammy graduated from Crestview High School. She formerly worked for Adkins Bookkeeping and has worked […]
POSTED: 04/09/21 at 5:23 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Murlin Pollock, 93, died Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Lakeland, Florida. Murlin was born July 10, 1927, to Ernest and Alwilda Pollock, who both preceded him in death. He married his wife, Patricia, on July 10, 1948, and she also preceded him in death. Murlin retired from the Van Wert Post Office as a clerk. […]
POSTED: 04/09/21 at 4:18 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Kelly (Walls) Lloyd (left) and John Schimoeller (middle) are the two newest members of the Vantage Career Center Alumni Hall of Fame. The two were inducted during Thursday night. Lloyd was a member of the Class of 1977 and completed Vantage’s Cooperative Office Education program and is currently First Financial Bank’s AVP business development manager. […]
POSTED: 04/09/21 at 8:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
Note: The latest Friday Flashback takes us back to May of 2013, when Van Wert advanced to the Division II softball sectional finals with an 11-run win over Elida. Below is the story that appeared on the VW independent Sports page. Van Wert softball news LIMA — The Van Wert Lady Cougars came out swinging […]
POSTED: 04/09/21 at 3:53 am. FILED UNDER: Sports