Jeff Hood, Van Wert County Humane Society board member, is shown receiving $1,000 from Allan Scott of Scott Financial Services. Scott pledged $1,000 to the society’s capital campaign earlier this year after learning of its plans to build a new animal shelter/adoption center on Fox Road. Construction on the new facility is expected to begin in […]
POSTED: 03/16/21 at 7:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information VENEDOCIA — The Venedocia Lions Club will be sponsoring its Pancakes & Sausage Day for drive-thru service only this coming Saturday, March 20. Drive-thru service will take place from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the Venedocia Lions Club building. The Van Wert County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will handle traffic control […]
POSTED: 03/16/21 at 7:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The district will hold a preschool screening for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year on April 8 and 9 at the Crestview Early Childhood Center. Parents or guardians of children 3 years of age by May 1 who are interested in having them attend Crestview’s Early Childhood Center may have their children screened […]
POSTED: 03/16/21 at 7:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Soil and Water Conservation District is offering one $500 scholarship to a student studying agriculture, natural resources or closely related fields at any Ohio college or university during the 2020/2021 academic year. Recipients of the scholarship need to have completed their freshman year in college and must be a […]
POSTED: 03/16/21 at 7:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that Ohio Department of Health Director Stephanie McCloud has issued an addendum that updates quarantine guidance for student athletes and participants in extracurricular activities who may have been incidentally exposed to COVID-19 in a classroom setting. The Addendum to Director’s Second Amended Order that Provides Mandatory Requirements […]
POSTED: 03/16/21 at 7:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor The latest edition of Random Thoughts centers around public vs. private at the state tournament level, good luck wishes, OSU hoops, a big thank you, a look back and a look ahead and the bi-annual time change. Breakdown For those wondering if the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Competitive Balance rule […]
POSTED: 03/16/21 at 3:55 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Van Wert High School swim team recently held their end of the season awards program. Head coach Megan Hurless, along with assistant coach Keith Rydell honored three seniors (pictured above with Hurless, left): Jamie Burenga, Octavius Tucker and Allie Etter. Overall, the Cougar boys finished 12-3, while the girls finished 9-6. At the sectional […]
POSTED: 03/16/21 at 3:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Bob J. Galloway, 90, died unexpectedly due to a head injury from a fall in Bradenton, Florida, on Saturday, March 13, 2021. He was born June 20, 1930, in Van Wert County, the son of Lester and Helen Galloway, who both preceded him in death. Bob graduated from the Ohio City Liberty High School in 1948, […]
POSTED: 03/15/21 at 2:05 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent sports COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association has released official pairings for the 99th annual State Boys Basketball Tournament. Games will be played at UD Arena at the University of Dayton Friday through Sunday, March 19 through 21. Division IV and III semfinal games will be played on Friday, followed […]
POSTED: 03/15/21 at 3:55 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports MARION — Wayne Trace’s Jarrett Hornish won the Division III 126-pound state wrestling championship at Marion Harding High School on Sunday. Hornish (44-4) rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Trey Allen of Mechanicsburg 5-4 in the championship match.
POSTED: 03/15/21 at 3:53 am. FILED UNDER: Sports