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Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor HUNTINGTON, Ind. — Van Wert educators, administrators, board members and community leaders got the chance to see what could be the future of education in the Van Wert City Schools during a visit to Viking New Tech in Huntington, Ind. All were impressed with what they saw. The Van Wert delegation had […]

POSTED: 11/05/11 at 5:39 am. FILED UNDER: News

Van Wert Police No new reports. Delphos Police No new reports.

POSTED: 11/05/11 at 3:31 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement

On Friday, charges were filed on two Lima residents in connection with the robbery Tuesday of the Pak-A-Sak service station on North Washington Street in Van Wert. Colt A. Morris, 24, has been charged with robbery, a felony of the third degree, while Ashley Woten, also 24, has been charged with complicity to commit robbery, also […]

POSTED: 11/05/11 at 3:23 am. FILED UNDER: News

What’s a rock group without a band? If the group is Rockapella, the answer is “amazing.” The five-member a cappella rock group entertained a large audience Friday night at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio and had everyone rocking by the time the night was over. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)

POSTED: 11/05/11 at 3:21 am. FILED UNDER: News

The annual meeting of the Van Wert County Agricultural Society will be held Saturday, November 12, at 9 a.m. in the Fair Board Office. There will be discussion of old business and any items that relate to the 2011 Fair.  A partial financial report will be given covering the past 11 months, since the Ohio […]

POSTED: 11/05/11 at 3:19 am. FILED UNDER: News

Attention Buckeye fans, the Ohio State Alumni Club of Van Wert/Paulding Counties has announced that Dee Miller will be the featured speaker at its annual fall bash. The bash will be held Thursday, November 17, at Grant’s Catering, 503 Canal St. in Antwerp. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for social hour and dinner is served […]

POSTED: 11/05/11 at 3:18 am. FILED UNDER: News

Nicholas Coon, a senior at Vantage Career Center, will be offering free computer classes for senior citizens from 3-4 p.m. Tuesday, November 8, at the Van Wert Senior Center, 220 Fox Road in Van Wert. Senior citizens interested in learning basic computer skills are encouraged to attend. The classes are free and open to the […]

POSTED: 11/05/11 at 3:07 am. FILED UNDER: News

ROCKY McVAIGH/independent sports The Van Wert YMCA Marlins opened their winter season on September 22 by dropping a pair of matches to Lima and Wapakoneta in a tri-meet at the Lima YMCA. The Marlins, with eight swimmers, were vastly outnumbered by the two larger teams, which had more than 50 swimmers. Although small in number, […]

POSTED: 11/05/11 at 2:26 am. FILED UNDER: Sports

Van Wert Police No new reports. Delphos Police No new reports.

POSTED: 11/04/11 at 5:28 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Vantage Board of Education members received a construction update from Project Manager Chad Stevers of Gilbane Builders, who noted that, while the work had fallen behind earlier on the new construction portion of the project, the contractor and subcontractors had put more people on the job and were now essentially back on […]

POSTED: 11/04/11 at 5:25 am. FILED UNDER: News