George W. Dumm of Van Wert died in hospice care in Defiance after a long battle with COPD on Monday, February 15, 2021. George was born December 16, 1929, in Lima, the son of Chester and Della Dumm, who both preceded him in death. On June 16, 1950, he married his high school sweetheart, the […]
POSTED: 02/18/21 at 2:13 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Two people were arraigned on grand jury indictments and one person was sentenced during hearings held this past week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Amanda Wortman-Krick, 41, of Lima, pleaded not guilty to one count of receiving stolen property, a felony of the fourth degree. She was released on an […]
POSTED: 02/17/21 at 11:29 pm. FILED UNDER: News
To the Editor: Americans are problem-solvers. When we are confronted with a challenge, we figure out how to overcome it or when we see that something isn’t working, we rethink our approach. Replacing outdated practices with new, smarter ways of doing things is the key to our nation’s economy and overcoming recent and historical public […]
POSTED: 02/17/21 at 11:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Letters to the Editor
VW independent/submitted information CONVOY — Crestview Local Schools will hold online kindergarten registration Monday, March 1, through Friday, March 5. Parents or guardians residing in the Crestview Local School District who have children 5 years of age on or before August 1 may register them for kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year. Parents can register […]
POSTED: 02/17/21 at 11:22 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor LIMA — No. 9 seed Van Wert had no answer for the freshman duo of Zoe Best and Grace Freiberger, as the two combined for 47 points in No. 6 seed Shawnee’s 68-43 Division II sectional semifinal win at Lappin Gymnasium on Wednesday. Best finished with 27 points and Freiberger had […]
POSTED: 02/17/21 at 10:47 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Zadria King (above) drives to the hoop for two points during Lincolnview’s 54-23 Division IV sectional semifinal win over Edgerton on Wednesday. King finished with 15 points and seven rebounds. Kendall Bollenbacher scored 10 points and added four assists, and Makayla Jackman also finished with 10 points in the win. Lincolnview (10-13) will play at […]
POSTED: 02/17/21 at 10:45 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports ELIDA — In the final Western Buckeye League match of the season, Van Wert traveled to Elida and came back with a 48-29 victory over the Bulldogs. Individual results are listed below. 106 – Skylar Kirk (E) won by fall in 2:34 over Kaedyn Swander (VW)113 – Matthew Dunno (VW) won […]
POSTED: 02/17/21 at 10:45 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided the following updates Tuesday on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Weather delaysDue to severe weather across Ohio and the country, both Pfizer and Moderna have advised that direct vaccine shipments to providers may be delayed one to two days. The […]
POSTED: 02/17/21 at 8:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
Farewell Ohio Watercolors, we will see you again. Up next? The annual High School Invitational! Calls for entry have gone out to area art teachers for 2021. We cancelled the invitational entirely in 2020, so we are super happy to have it back! It will be interesting to see what effect challenging year have had […]
POSTED: 02/17/21 at 8:06 am. FILED UNDER: What's Up at Wassenberg?
VW independent/submitted information Parents in the Lincolnview Local School District having a child who will be 5 years of age on or before August 1, may register their child for the 2021-22 school year. Registration will be conducted the week of March 1-5, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Lincolnview Elementary building, and […]
POSTED: 02/17/21 at 7:48 am. FILED UNDER: News