
August 2025


Canal Days announces festival entertainment
DELPHOS — The Canal Days Committee has announced the entertainment lineup for the 69th annual celebration Sept. 11-14.

St. Joseph’s Parish Festival Kiddie Tractor Pull winners
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Toledo Diocesan Council of Catholic Women sets annual conference
TOLEDO — The Toledo Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Annual Conference will be held Saturday, Sept. 20, at Sorrowful Mother Shrine, 4106 State Route 269, Bellevue, beginning at 9 a.m. and closing at 3 p.m.

Participation in high school sports hits record high with sizable increase in 2024-25
High school athletics participation increased by nearly 200,000 in 2024-25, continuing an upward trajectory since the pandemic and registering an all-time high for participation.
Speed limit change on Lincoln Highway
MARION TOWNSHIP — The Allen County Engineer’s Office has announced a change in speed limit on Lincoln Highway from Lehman Road to the US 30 exchange.

Vantage opens 50th anniversary school year with strong enrollment
VAN WERT — Vantage Career Center began its 50th anniversary school year Thursday with steady enrollment, new facilities and high expectations.

Schwinnen turns 100 on Sept. 6
Landeck Catholic Ladies of Columbia celebrates one of its oldest members, Ethel Schwinnen, who turns 100 years old on Sept. 6.

ANNETTE POHLMAN
LIMA — Annette Pohlman, 72, passed from this life to her eternal life with her Savior Jesus Christ (Psalm 118:14) on Aug. 15, 2025, after a brief illness at St.…

Robert Keith Kiggins
DELPHOS — Robert Keith Kiggins ‘Coach’, age 90, of Delphos, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2025 at VanCrest of Delphos surrounded by his loving family.