Robert Dean Long

Robert Dean Long, 89, of Middle Point, passed away at 3:20 a.m., Thursday at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on August 9, 1927, in Van Wert County, the son of Elwyn Edward and Ethel Leota (DeCamp) Long, who both preceded him in death. On May 22, 1948, he married the […]

ACME Baseball roundup

Van Wert independent sports Van Wert 5 Ottawa Glandorf 4 GLANDORF — The Cougars improved to 5-0 on the ACME baseball season Wednesday, with a narrow 5-4 victory over the host Ottawa-Glandorf Titans. All of Van Wert’s runs were scored in the fifth inning. One was on a bases loaded walk, and Jake Lautzenheiser had […]

Man arraigned on sex-related charges

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Five people were arraigned on grand jury indictments during Wednesday’s session of Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Harley Maroney, 21, of Van Wert, entered not guilty pleas to three counts of importuning, all felonies of the fourth degree, and one count of attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a fifth-degree felony. […]

VWCS board interviews supt. candidates

Van Wert independent news The Van Wert City Board of Education met in executive session on Wednesday evening to conduct second interviews for the two finalists for the superintendent’s position currently held by Ken Amstutz. The finalists are Rob Humble, superintendent of Fairbanks Local School District in Milford Center, and Conneaut High School Principal Tim […]

VW Rotary to have picnic at Camp Clay

Submitted information The Van Wert Rotary Club will meet at Camp Clay on Tuesday, June 13, instead of at Willow Bend Country Club. The speaker for the program for that day will be Andrea Morrow with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity. Collins Fine Foods will cater the meal. Rotary will return to Willow Bend on Tuesday, June […]

Bowen named First Team All-Ohio

MP given grant to purchase AED machine

VW independent/submitted information The Middle Point Ballpark Association just received its new AED machine, which was donated by United Way of Van Wert County. According to Wikipedia, an AED (automated external defibrillator) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses a patient’s life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia (heartbeat over 100 beats […]

Anthem pulling out of 20 Ohio counties

Van Wert independent/submitted information Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield announced that it is pulling out of 20 counties in Ohio, including Van Wert and Paulding counties, leaving those counties with essentially no available individual healthcare insurance options. In the wake of the news, both of Ohio’s U.S. senators, as well as Fifth U.S. House District Representative […]

Camp Clay Business Day

Foster Family Chiropractic will sponsor a Business Day at the Camp Clay Aqua Park this summer. Local businesses purchase the day for the Van Wert community; access includes swimming, a floating playground, zipline, paddleboats, a half-acre beach, and the 3,600-square-foot splash pad, New features include water cannons at the splash pad and a log roll […]

Local church sets Back to School event

Submitted information First United Methodist Church, 113 W. Central Ave. in Van Wert, in partnership with many Van Wert businesses and churches, has set the date for its second annual Operation Back to School event for Sunday, July 30. The free event provides backpacks, school supplies, and hygiene items to Van Wert County families in […]