Ohio Has Talent! finals set for March

VW independent staff/submitted information

Ohio Has Talent! returns for its 15^th show at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert. This year’s show features 15 local, regional, and statewide acts displaying a variety of talents competing for prizes of $1,000, $500 and $250 determined by audience votes.

The show is presented by CHP Home Care & Hospice and is a benefit for its hospice patient care fund that helps patients and families with coverage deficiencies.

2025 Ohio Has Talent Finalists:

• Shay Boroff, 17, from Mendon – vocal
• Hayden Castleman, 17, from Rockford – piano/vocal
• Jordon Detamore, 33, from Hicksville – vocal
• Brigitte Galauner, 28, from Cuyahoga Falls – dancer
• Jumpin Jammers, group from Van Wert Elementary School – jump rope
• Cameron King, 18, from Alvada – drum major/twirler
• Reid Knuth & Rachel Tebbe, 22, from Coldwater – duet/Broadway
• Cason Leavitt, 8, from New Albany – vocal
• Lilana Liberato, 16, from Bluffton – vocal/bilingual

• Dustin & Nick Long, 25,from Delphos – duet/Country
• Guy Amos Marcelin, 47, from Lima (Haiti) – vocal
• Minster Jugglers, group from Minster Local Schools – juggling
• Ikpemesi Ogundare, 26, from Bowling Green – vocal/opera
• Lily Ridler, 20, from New Bremen – vocal/trumpet
• Gabrielle Sheets, 25, from Van Wert – vocal/Broadway

A panel of judges selected the contestants for the finals in December. The finalists will take the stage on March 1 and will be judged by the audience. Those in attendance will receive a vote. Votes are counted by the CHP finance team and the winners are then announced.

Tickets range from $15 to $25 each and are available now at VanWertLive.com.