Here are the three different phases of the planned $5 million Eggerss Stadium renovation project and the projected timeline from start to finish, including the installation of artificial turf in 2023. The information was shared during Thursday’s school board meeting. See the News page for the full story. Graphics by Garmann Miller
POSTED: 07/01/22 at 3:50 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports/submitted information The Van Wert Open Tennis Tournament will be held on July 22-24 at the Van Wert County Foundation Tennis Facility at Van Wert High School. Men’s and Women’s divisions will include open singles, open doubles, and mixed doubles. Junior divisions will also be offered, which will include 18 and under with […]
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VW independent sports/submitted information WAPAKONETA — More than 500 swimmers and their families will descend on the Wapakoneta Community Swimming Pool Friday and Saturday, July 8-9, for the 40th annual Elks Invitational Swim Meet and Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL) League Championship. The WOAL is for swimmers aged 4-18 who are members of one of […]
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DAVE MOSIER/for the Van Wert independent Superintendent Mark Bagley provided an updated timeline for work at Eggerss Stadium, while Van Wert City Board of Education members acted on a number of personnel items for the new year during Thursday’s June board meeting. The superintendent released an updated three-phase project timetable that runs from March 2023 […]
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SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Student handbooks for the 2022-2023 school year were officially approved during Thursday night’s meeting of the Lincolnview Board of Education. The vote was a narrow one, 3-2, with board members Lori Snyder, Eric Germann and Michelle Gorman voting yes, and Mark Zielke and Brad Coil casting no votes on both the elementary […]
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VW independent staff/submitted information The Van Wert County Treasurer’s Office has completed and sent out bills for the second half collection of 2021 real estate taxes. The due date is July 13. The Treasurer’s Office is open Mondays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The […]
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VW independent news Due to the threat of showers and thunderstorms, tonight’s Feel Good Fridays concert has been moved from Fountain Park to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. The concert will still begin at 7:30 p.m. The band will transport people back to the 1970s, as the K-Tel All-Stars sing some of the greatest hits, […]
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Classes are on break for the summer but the Van Wert Police Department’s Special Response Team spent much of Thursday at school – Van Wert Elementary School. The SRT conducted simulation training inside and outside the building. The training session was coordinated with the Van Wert City Schools. Photos provided
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Submitted information The Van Wert Area Retired Teachers Association (VWARTA) will meet for their summer luncheon program at 12 p.m. Friday, July 8 at Willow Bend Country Club. The program speaker will be Hall Block of the Van Wert County Foundation’s Main Street Forward program, which is the leading entity to historically preserve much of […]
POSTED: 07/01/22 at 3:41 am. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles, News