Crestview will host Lincolnview in a Division VI boys basketball sectional championship game at 7 p.m. this Friday. Tickets may be purchased at the gate or online (https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets) and will be $8 adults/$5 students. All seats will be general admission and per NWDAB tournament guidelines, the gym will be split 50/50 for both teams. The […]
POSTED: 02/16/25 at 9:59 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports WBL Tournament OTTAWA — Van Wert’s regular season came to an end with a sixth place finish at the WBL Tournament at Ottawa-Glandorf High School on Saturday. Three Cougar wrestlers earned runner-up finishes. Owen Bates finished second in the 106 pound weight class. Bates won handily in both the quarterfinals and semifinals […]
POSTED: 02/16/25 at 9:58 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
The top seeded Crestview Lady Knights captured a Division VI sectional title with a 51-31 home win over No. 7 Delphos Jefferson on Saturday. Crestview featured a balanced attack and had three players finish in double digits, as Ellie Kline, Peyton Hoffman, and Kaci Gregory had 11,11, and 10 points respectively. Kline added nine assists […]
POSTED: 02/16/25 at 9:58 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Here are this week’s boys and girls high school basketball tournament broadcast schedules for 99.7FM WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. All games will air live. Games are subject to change. WKSD Wednesday, February 18 – girls Division V district semifinals at Defiance: Paulding vs. Delta (7:30 p.m. tipoff) Thursday, February 20 – girls Division VI […]
POSTED: 02/16/25 at 9:57 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Wayne Arthur Taylor went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 3, 2025. He spent his 78 years on earth enthusiastically and energetically devoted to sharing the love and good news of Jesus Christ with everyone he met. His passion for evangelism began at the age of 16, when he came to know Jesus […]
POSTED: 02/16/25 at 7:51 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Stephen M. Coyle, born July 17, 1944, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 15, 2025, in Van Wert, surrounded by his family. He lived a remarkable life serving the Lord and others each and every day. Steve started his career as a general contractor at the age of 14 when he completed his job designing and […]
POSTED: 02/16/25 at 8:34 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
It was a big success – Rivals United 2025 between Crestview and Lincolnview raised $31,203 for the United Way of Van Wert County. The money will be used to help those in need. The two schools competed in various events throughout the week to help raise funds. The grand total was announced Friday night during […]
POSTED: 02/15/25 at 12:49 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information The Ohio Department of Health is reporting the state’s first probable human case of influenza A(H5), also known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), or bird flu. An adult male Mercer County farm worker who was in contact with deceased commercial poultry was infected with the virus. The Centers for Disease […]
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VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Citing ongoing problems with the willingness of pharmaceutical suppliers to provide drugs to the Ohio Department or Rehabilitation and Correction for lethal injection purposes, Governor Mike DeWine issued three more reprieves of execution this week: Hutton has been on Ohio’s death row since March of 1987, while Moreland has […]
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VW independent staff All federal, state and Van Wert County offices will be closed on Monday, February 17, for the Presidents’ Day. The Van Wert Municipal Building will be open. Post offices will be closed for the day.
POSTED: 02/15/25 at 12:48 am. FILED UNDER: News