Matthew Duane Beech, 60, passed away Saturday morning, October 21, 2023, at his residence in Scott. He was born on October 9, 1963, in Van Wert the son of Harold and Betty (Myers) Beech, who both preceded him in death. He married the former Sara Rose Hester on July 4, 2006, and she preceded him […]
POSTED: 10/23/23 at 10:40 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor COLUMBUS GROVE — Gas up the bus – Van Wert’s boys’ cross country team is headed to regional competition in Tiffin. The Cougars finished as the runner-up to Bryan and had the individual runner-up during Saturday’s Division II district meet at Columbus Grove. The Golden Bears won the team title with 61 […]
POSTED: 10/23/23 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor COLUMBUS GROVE — It was a banner weekend for Lincolnview at the Division III district meet at Columbus Grove, as the Lancers brought home both the boys’ and girls’ trophies, and had the individual champions in both races. On the girls’ side, Bryleigh Moody claimed the title with a school record time […]
POSTED: 10/23/23 at 3:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lincolnview’s girls and boys cross country teams claimed Division III district championships at Columbus Grove on Saturday. In addition, the Lancers had individual champions on both sides. Photos submitted
POSTED: 10/23/23 at 3:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor This week’s Monday Mailbag features questions about the timeline of playoff expansion, playoff qualifiers and non-qualifiers, the current playoff format, and two games, one stadium. Q: Can you explain how the football playoffs have expanded over the years? I know when they began back in the early 1970s, very few teams got […]
POSTED: 10/23/23 at 3:48 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports MILLER CITY — Lincolnview’s soccer season came to an end with a 5-4 loss to No. 2 seed Miller in a penalty kick shootout in the Division III sectional finals on Saturday. Lancer goals were scored by Jackson Evans, Jacob Grubb, Reece Berryman and Austin Bockrath. Lincolnview finished the season with a […]
POSTED: 10/23/23 at 3:47 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Here are this weekend’s high school playoff football and college football broadcast schedules for 99.7 WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. All games will air live. Friday, October 27 WKSD – Division VII, Region 26: Arlington at Antwerp, 6:30 p.m. pregame, 7 p.m. kickoff.WERT – Division VI, Region 14: River Valley at Van Wert, […]
POSTED: 10/23/23 at 3:47 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor MIDDLE POINT – It was a weekend filled with many good memories. “Celebrating the Past of Middle Point” was held Saturday and Sunday at the Middle Point Community Building and it was a well attended event and for many, an emotional event. The retrospective art exhibit featured painted and sketched works by […]
POSTED: 10/23/23 at 3:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
These are just some of the paintings by Eugene White that were on display at “Celebrating the Past of Middle Point” over the weekend (see story above). The exhibit served as a look into Middle Point’s past, as well as a look at the works of the talented White. Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 10/23/23 at 3:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff The three people running for Van Wert mayor will participate in Tuesday night’s forum organized by Van Wert High School American Government students. Incumbent Mayor Ken Markward and challengers Linda Agler-Evans and Fred Fisher will each have 1-2 minutes to respond to the questions presented, rotating who answers first throughout the event. […]
POSTED: 10/23/23 at 3:42 am. FILED UNDER: News