VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Department of Job and Family Services has received a number of phone calls from local residents noting they were sent 1099-G tax forms in the mail for unemployment benefits in 2020 they did not actually receive. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) will issue 1.7 […]
POSTED: 01/28/21 at 8:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
Lincolnview High School has named its 2021 homecoming court. The ceremony will take place between the junior varsity and varsity boys’ basketball games this Saturday, January 30, and will be live streamed. Members of the court are (front row, from the left) freshman attendant Taylor Post; junior attendant Alyssa Elick; senior attendants Samantha Sellers, Dylann Carey, […]
POSTED: 01/28/21 at 7:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Wednesday announced that Ohio Department of Health Director Stephanie McCloud signed a health order pushing back the statewide curfew one hour, changing the start time of the curfew to 11 p.m. The new hours begin January 28 at 12:01 p.m. and last through February 11 at 12:01 p.m. […]
POSTED: 01/28/21 at 7:47 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information DEFIANCE — The Van Wert High School boys and girls swimming teams traveled to the Defiance YMCA to compete in a dual meet against the Bulldogs on Tuesday. The Cougar boys were victorious 74-23, while the girls fell 58-40. Van Wert boys and girls earned first place finishes in every event except three. […]
POSTED: 01/28/21 at 4:57 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Sectional tournament draws for girls’ basketball will be held this Sunday, January 31. Sectional games are scheduled to be played February 16-20, and district games are slated for February 23-27. All sectional tournament games will be played on the court of the higher seed, while district games will be played at […]
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Van Wert independent sports CELINA — New Bremen bowlers swept Lincolnview at Plaza Lanes in Celina on Tuesday. On the boys’ side, the Cardinals posted a 1719-1383 victory over the Lancers. Warren Mason recorded Lincolnview’s top score of the day with a 164-204-368 series. Alex Wyatt rolled a 142-149-291 series, followed by Justin Braun (150-118-268), […]
POSTED: 01/28/21 at 4:56 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Donald Eugene Keysor of Union City, California, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021, at the age of 97. Don was born in Van Wert on August 22, 1923, the son of James Artie and Gladys (Hebb) Keysor, who both preceded him in death. He grew up on the Keysor family farm and attended Bowling […]
POSTED: 01/27/21 at 10:14 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
John “Chops” May, 60, of Celina, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born December 29, 1960, the son of James Joseph May, who preceded him in death, and Lovest Sue (Akerman) May, who survives in Celina. He is also survived by his sisters and brothers-in-law, Charlotte (Keith) […]
POSTED: 01/27/21 at 10:11 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A Van Wert woman was sentenced to prison and later arraigned on even more serious charges during hearings held this past week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Ashley McKee, 37, of Van Wert, was sentenced to a year in prison on each of two counts of failure to comply with […]
POSTED: 01/27/21 at 4:08 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Roy Dean Matthews, 76, of Van Wert, passed away at his residence and joined his Lord and Savior at 7:40 a.m. Sunday, January 24, 2021. He was born June 14, 1944, in Van Wert, the son of Earl Lee and Nellie Anna (Boyd) Matthews, who both preceded him in death. On June 7, 1969, he […]
POSTED: 01/27/21 at 3:54 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries