Lincolnview cheerleaders have won back-to-back OASSA Division 5 Building state championships. Members of the team include Haylie Adkins, Madison Coil, Jayde DuCheney, Madysen Glossett, Chloe Krendl, MaKenna Mason, Jessie Reynolds, Kassidy Ringwald, Kacey Stewart, Brenna Case, Madison Case, Brook Hilleary, Bella Keller, Summer Karbowiak, Annie Renner, Brynn Boroff, Emma Cooley, Reagan Dunlap, Paige Dunn, Chloe […]
POSTED: 03/15/21 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Monday Mailbag featurest questions about WBL teams in the state tournament and officiating, plus comments about Crestview’s girls basketball season and a shot clock. Q: Outside of the MAC, it’s not often that you see two teams from the same league playing in the state tournament. Which Western Buckeye […]
POSTED: 03/15/21 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information Friday night entertainment, underwritten exclusively by the Van Wert County Foundation, returns to Van Wert this summer. Feel Good Fridays at Fountain Park, presented by Van Wert LIVE events, will keep spirits high and keep people feeling fine. Any Friday at 7:30 p.m., beginning June 4 through August 6, will feature national […]
POSTED: 03/14/21 at 11:06 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS – As COVID-19 vaccination efforts ramp up across Ohio, the Ohio Department of Transportation is providing extra funding to help local transit agencies and health departments to ensure all eligible Ohioans can get to vaccination sites. “We want to make sure all Ohioans who want the vaccine have equal ability to […]
POSTED: 03/14/21 at 10:58 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio has sued health-care giant Centene Corp. for an elaborate scheme to maximize company profits at the expense of the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) and the state of Ohio, Attorney General Dave Yost announced late last week. The lawsuit alleges that Centene subsidiary Buckeye Health Plan utilized a web of […]
POSTED: 03/14/21 at 10:55 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information While this year’s Cupcake Wars fundraising event looks very different because of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the United Way of Van Wert County and Van Wert Manor are still excited to present “Virtual Cupcake Wars.” Van Wert Manor Administrator Jacque Welch and United Way Executive Director Vicki Smith are teaming up again […]
POSTED: 03/13/21 at 12:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The YWCA of Van Wert County is holding a communitywide Stand Against Racism event in April. The event will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, in the Wassenberg Art Park behind Wassenberg Art Center on South Washington Street. This will be an in-person outdoor event, with masks recommended and social […]
POSTED: 03/13/21 at 12:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information It’s time to spring forward! This Sunday Daylight Savings Time begins in Ohio, with state residents moving their clocks ahead one hour that day. According to State Fire Marshal Kevin S. Reardon, though, Ohioans shouldn’t just move their clocks forward one hour, they should also check to see if potentially life-saving devices […]
POSTED: 03/13/21 at 12:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided the following updates Thursday on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nursing home visitationGovernor DeWine discussed the new federal regulations for nursing home visitation, as well as Ohio’s Vaccine Maintenance Program. The visitation guidelines, issued by the Centers for Medicare […]
POSTED: 03/12/21 at 12:09 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor DAYTON — The No. 1 team in Division IV flexed their muscles against Crestview during Thursday’s state semifinal game at UD Arena at the University of Dayton. Fort Loramie, the 2020-2021 Associated Press poll champion, took control early and went on to defeat the Lady Knights 66-24, ending Crestview’s memorable season […]
POSTED: 03/11/21 at 7:16 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports