Submitted information CONVOY — Pre-sale tickets for Crestview’s home varsity football game against Spencerville this Friday will be sold each day this week starting Tuesday from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. in the athletic office. Pre-sale tickets are $5 for an adult ticket and $4 for a student ticket. All tickets at the gate will be $7.
POSTED: 10/05/21 at 3:58 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information Lincolnview High School is seeking applications for head varsity softball coach following the retirement of Brad Doidge. Candidates should possess a passion for and knowledge of softball, an energetic and positive attitude and an ability to build on the successes of the last two seasons, 15-8 in 2019 and 24-4 in 2021 (NWC […]
POSTED: 10/05/21 at 3:58 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent news/submitted information It’s a trend that motorists don’t like to see. Ohio gas prices have risen 9.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.09 per gallon according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 stations in Ohio. Gas prices in Ohio are 5.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and […]
POSTED: 10/05/21 at 3:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert High School’s Student Council has announced the 2021-2022 Homecoming Court. Homecoming ceremonies will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday, before the game against Kenton at Eggerss Stadium. Homecoming Court members include (front row, left to right) senior queen candidates: Aubree Bear, Nora Doctor and Kayla Krites. Back row (left to right): Mandy Burenga […]
POSTED: 10/05/21 at 3:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent news State grant money has been earmarked to help alleviate flooding problems in the village of Scott. Van Wert and Paulding counties will receive a $500,000 Critical Infrastructure grant from the Ohio Department of Development to assist the village with flood and drainage infrastructure. The project calls for the installation of 11,500 […]
POSTED: 10/05/21 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
Sun or no sun, every Monday is “long check” day at the Van Wert Fire Department. It’s the day all trucks, equipment and apparatus are pulled out front and are thoroughly checked and inspected by members of the fire department. Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 10/05/21 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent staff COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that 161 people were arrested and 51 potential human trafficking victims were helped in a statewide operation for which nearly 100 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies partnered with non-governmental and nonprofit organizations. Operation Ohio Knows, coordinated through Yost’s Ohio Organized Crime […]
POSTED: 10/05/21 at 3:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
Mary Evelyn (Pollock) Say, 99, of Van Wert passed away at 10:16 a.m. Sunday, October 3, 2021 at Hearth and Home in Van Wert. She was born on April 24, 1922, in Delphos, to Paul Pollock and Alma (Crawford) Pollock Hiller, who both preceded her in death. On January 26, 1943, she married Charles R. […]
POSTED: 10/04/21 at 2:49 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Dorothy Dettrow, 74, of Van Wert passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born on February 18, 1947, in Hindman, Kentucky, to Joe and Gertie (Beverly) Smith, who preceded her in death. She married Merle Dettrow in LaGrange, Indiana on June 19, 1963. Together, they came […]
POSTED: 10/04/21 at 11:31 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent sports KALIDA — Lincolnview won the Wildcat Invitational at the Kalida Fish and Game Club, while the Lady Lancers finished fourth on Saturday. In addition, Crestview finished 10th on the boys side while the Lady Knights had four runners compete at the annual race. The Lancers were led by Jackson Robinson, who […]
POSTED: 10/04/21 at 4:11 am. FILED UNDER: Sports