Friday’s Day of Caring Food and Blood drives were both big successes, with United Way Executive Director Vicki Smith noting that preliminary totals show the food drive (above left) collected more than 40,000 food items — 17 pallets of food. “This is the largest food drive that we have had for the past couple of […]
POSTED: 09/24/21 at 11:20 pm. FILED UNDER: News
First Bank of Berne in Van Wert recently contributed $5,000 to the Van Wert County Humane Society’s capital campaign. Shown above are Becky Stepleton (center), bank president, presenting the donation to Jeff Hood and Sarah Burden, Humane Society board members. Construction has begun on a new animal shelter/adoption center on Fox Road, with completion scheduled […]
POSTED: 09/24/21 at 11:01 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Independent staff and submitted information COLUMBUS — Lt. Governor Jon Husted, who is also director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, announced Friday that the 11th application period for TechCred will open on October 1 and close October 29. “TechCred works for both Ohioans and Ohio businesses,” said Lt. Governor Husted. “There is no […]
POSTED: 09/24/21 at 10:49 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is currently accepting new enrollments for the H2Ohio Program. Producers in the original 14-county targeted area of the Maumee River Watershed can sign up for the years 2022 and 2023. That area includes: Williams, Defiance, Paulding, Van Wert, Mercer, Fulton, Henry, Putnam, Allen, Auglaize, Lucas, Wood, […]
POSTED: 09/24/21 at 10:46 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Independent staff and submitted information Straley Realty & Auctioneers Inc. announces that six of its affiliated real estate professionals have earned the 2020-2021 Presidents Sales Club awards presented by the Ohio Realtors. Realtor Chester Straley was awarded the Award of Excellence for having in excess of $5 million in sales between July 1, 2020, and […]
POSTED: 09/24/21 at 10:29 pm. FILED UNDER: Business
Van Wert independent sports Here are scores from Friday night’s Western Buckeye League, Northwest Confence, Green Meadows Conference and Midwest Athletic Conference high school football games. WBL Van Wert 32 Ottawa-Glandorf 27Bath 35 Celina 13Elida 17 Defiance 7St. Marys Memorial 25 Shawnee 3Wapakoneta 34 Kenton 0 NWC Crestview 21 Bluffton 14Allen East 21 Spencerville 14Columbus […]
POSTED: 09/24/21 at 9:17 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Ronald R. Staley, 86, of Van Wert, passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021, at Van Wert Manor. He was born May 7, 1935, in Findlay, the son of Rex and Martha (Roller) Staley, who both preceded him in death. On December 16, 1956, he married Ruth (Bader) Staley, and she passed away September 26, 2019. […]
POSTED: 09/24/21 at 4:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Note: The Van Wert/Ottawa-Glandorf series has become one of the most competitive ones over the past four years. This week’s Friday Flashback takes us back to the 2017 season when the Cougars held off the Titans for a two point win. Below is the story as it appeared on the VW independent Sports page. SCOTT […]
POSTED: 09/24/21 at 4:00 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Crestview 3 Bluffton 1 BLUFFTON — In a hard fought road match for the Lady Knights, Crestview rallied to win the first set 25-22, lost the second one 22-25, then went on to win the next two 25-22, 25-21. It was the first Northwest Conference loss of the season for Bluffton […]
POSTED: 09/24/21 at 3:58 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Independent staff and submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Thursday provided an update on the increased impact that COVID-19 hospitalizations are having on the state’s hospitals and a new vaccine incentive effort to help keep Ohio children in school, in-person, five days a week. Letter from Ohio Hospitalization Association“I received a letter […]
POSTED: 09/23/21 at 10:56 pm. FILED UNDER: News