VW independent sports ELIDA — Today’s Division IV district semifinal softball games at Dorothy Edwards Field in Elida have been switched. Lincolnview and Continental will now play at 4 p.m., followed by Crestview and Miller City at 6 p.m. The winners will meet at 5 p.m. Friday for the district championship.
POSTED: 05/15/23 at 3:38 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Mary Anne (Jones) Mihm, 87, of Van Wert, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at 12:16 p.m. Friday, May 12, 2023, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born August 8, 1935, in Ironton, the daughter of Thomas and Blanch (Kizee) Lowe, who both preceded her in death. As a child, […]
POSTED: 05/14/23 at 6:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent sports Lincolnview 5 Antwerp 2 ANTWERP — Lincolnview freshman Chayse Overholt gave up just two hits and earned his first career victory and the Lancers defeated Antwerp 5-2 on Friday. Overholt pitched a complete game and struck out seven while walking two. He also had a hit and scored two runs. The Archers […]
POSTED: 05/12/23 at 9:43 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports WAPAKONETA — A pair of school records were set during Friday’s Western Buckeye League track and field championships. Kendra Deehring’s time of 12.56 seconds in the 100 meter dash set a new Van Wert High School record, and the 4×100 meter relay team of Olivia Vaas, Macy Johnson, Danesha Branson and Deehring […]
POSTED: 05/12/23 at 9:43 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent staff/submitted information The Van Wert county Agricultural Society has announced the country music group Confederate Railroad will perform at the 2023 Van Wert County Fair at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, August 31. The concert will be free to all veterans. Confederate Railroad first rolled onto the national country music scene in the early 1990s […]
POSTED: 05/12/23 at 9:38 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff TOLEDO — A priest who served at several northwest Ohio churches, including St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Van Wert, has been found guilty of five counts of sex trafficking. The trial of Michael Zacharias, 56, was held in U.S. District Court in Toledo and the jury’s verdict was announced […]
POSTED: 05/12/23 at 9:36 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff DECATUR (IN) — A Convoy man died as a result of injuries suffered in a workplace accident in Decatur. Brian Conley, 56, died May 3, after an accident at Prestress Services Industries, a manufacturing facility. He was pronounced dead at a Fort Wayne hospital. The cause of death was blunt force injuries […]
POSTED: 05/12/23 at 9:35 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert High School Class of 2003 is inviting members to a 20-year reunion on Saturday, July 8. The class will gather as part of the Main Street Van Wert Block Party. Members are welcome to catchup with old friends and reminisce about the good old days. A meeting will be held […]
POSTED: 05/12/23 at 9:33 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information The Convoy Community Foundation trustees have announced Scott Etzler as a trustee. Etzler is currently a corporate director for Vancrest Management Corporation and has spent 31 years in the workforce serving in a management position. He has also been an adjunct professor at Indiana Tech for the past 29 years, teaching […]
POSTED: 05/12/23 at 9:32 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information Beginning in 2018, Lincolnview school counselors Brenda Leeth and Tonia Verville have collaborated with local businesses to bring careers to the classroom. Nearly 200 students in grades 6-8 recently rotated through education sessions presented by 14 community partners to learn about potential jobs within a variety of industries. Career education is […]
POSTED: 05/12/23 at 9:30 pm. FILED UNDER: News